Canada’s government says it is preparing for another “explosive” wildfire season, for which it is training extra firefighters. A warmer-than-normal winter has left little snow on the ground and has compounded droughts in several regions. Last year was by far Canada’s worst for wildfires, with 15 million hectares (37 million acres) of forest burned. Linking…
A public hospital in Kenyan capital Nairobi has sacked 100 doctors who are taking part in a nationwide strike that has been ongoing for almost a month, its management said on Tuesday. The Kenyatta University Referral Hospital said new doctors had been hired in place of those striking. Doctors in Kenya went on a nationwide…
China will remain the largest growth engine for the world economy in spite of its slowdown, the Asian Development Bank said.“China is obviously going to still be important for some time to come. They still account for nearly half of GDP in Asia Pacific,” ADB’s chief economist Albert Park said in a press conference for…
Former US President Donald Trump exited a Bloomberg Billionaires’ list as Truth Social shares plummeted on Tuesday. The Republican leader had joined the world’s richest earlier this month as Trump Media began trading at $78.The development comes at a time when the businessman-turned-politician is facing millions in legal payouts as well as the rising costs…
The First Lady, Sen. Oluremi Tinubu, has charged the Super Falcons to win the gold medal for Nigeria at the 2024 Olympic games in Paris. The first lady made this known in a statement by her Spokesperson, Olubusola Kukoyi, in Abuja on Wednesday. She also commended the Super Falcons for qualifying for the games for…
The entry of Nigeria’s major carrier, Air Peace into the lucrative London route, has sparked price war among foreign airlines which have severally reduced their airfares to compete effectively with the Nigerian airline. This emerged just as the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, yesterday, thanked Gatwick Airport, London management for welcoming Air…
Mr Allen Onyema, Chairman of Air piece. says foreign carriers operating the Nigeria-UK route are conspiring to send Air Peace out of the international operations.He said since Air Peace commenced flight operations to London on March 30, 2024 by charging normal airfares, the foreign airlines had been scheming to edge it out of business.Onyema made…
The Super Falcons will face off against Bayana Bayana for the Olympic Games ticket in a double-header with Nigeria hosting the first leg in Abuja on April 5th before the return leg on April 9th in Pretoria. According to the draw, whoever qualifies between Nigeria and South Africa, has been drawn to face defending FIFA…
In Hong Kong’s largest gold smuggling bust, the city’s authorities seized an estimated $10.7 million worth of the precious metal that had been concealed as machine parts being shipped to Japan. According to a government statement Monday, 146 kilograms of gold had been “molded and camouflaged” as part of two air compressors in the cargo…
A new blanket of confusion is spreading over the succession process of the Olubadan of Ibadan land, as suspicion is thickening that Olubadan-in-Council members may boycott the meeting slated for tomorrow during which Oba Owolabi Olakulehin is expected to be pronounced the Olubadan-designate. The suspicion Oba Olakulehin’s absence has been spreading among stakeholders since Oba…
