Heart transplant recipient welcomes baby girl
Dr Sanjana Kochhar, from Liverpool, suffered multiple organ failure while in hospital in October 2022 and underwent a transplant. She was discharged on Christmas Eve that year. In August, she welcomed her daughter and has since visited a special living…
LASTMA impounds 84 vehicles over traffic violations in Lagos
The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has impounded 84 commercial and private vehicles during a weekend enforcement operation targeting ‘one-way’ driving, illegal parking, indiscriminate loading and unauthorised garages across parts of the state. The vehicles were impounded at traffic…
OPay Dismisses Reports of Stopping Phone Numbers as Account Numbers
OPay has dismissed a social media claim suggesting that the fintech company has stopped using customers’ phone numbers as account numbers. It was gathered that the claim, which circulated on social media, advised customers whose OPay account numbers are linked…
INEC sets zero-failure plan for 2027 polls
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has unveiled a “zero-failure” operational plan for the 2027 general elections, with its chairman, Prof. Joash Amupitan, warning electoral officials against partisanship, negligence and deviations from laid-down procedures. Amupitan spoke yesterday in Kaduna at…
Tinubu Postpones Return To Nigeria, New Date Emerges
He was expected to arrive in Lagos, where he would remain for up to a week before proceeding to Abuja, the nation’s capital.However, the itinerary has been revised, with the president’s return now likely on Tuesday. The presidency said Tinubu…
Calypso icon Mighty Sparrow dies at 91
Legendary calypsonian Slinger Francisco, better known as the Mighty Sparrow, has died at the age of 91.His family said the Grenada-born, Trinidad-raised performer died peacefully in New York on Sunday following a brief illness, surrounded by loved ones. “It is…
U.K. Police Investigate Suspected Terror Plot Near Base Used by U.S. Forces
Armed police monitor a road block after a major incident was declared on Sept. 27, 2026, near RAF Fairford, a military base that is used by the United States Air Force.Press Association via APritish counterterrorism police are leading an investigation…
Botswana Withdraws From 2028 AFCON Bid Over Financial Constraints
Botswana has officially withdrawn from the joint bid with South Africa and Zimbabwe to host the 2028 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), leaving the two remaining countries to continue the hosting process with the Confederation of African Football (CAF). According…
Nigerian Doctor Elected President Of Canadian Medical Association
Dr. Bolu Ogunyemi, a brilliant Nigerian-born physician and educator, has been elected to lead the Canadian Medical Association (CMA). Smashing through a 158-year-old glass ceiling, Dr. Ogunyemi’s election marks the first time a Black physician will head the prestigious organization….
Samson Dauda Won the Finals. Nick Walker Won the Mr. Olympia. The 2026 Scorecard, Explained
Walker built a seven-point lead on Friday, Dauda won Saturday night, and two points decided the Sandow for the second year in a row.Both of those things are true, and the official scorecard shows exactly how. Walker finished on 18…