Port Harcourt-based Nigerian streamer and digital content creator, Precious Bestman, popularly known online as PREESH, is combining live streaming, street fashion and community building as he expands his creative career.

FRANKFURT — Two workers at Germany’s Frankfurt Airport have died after contracting malaria in an unusual outbreak believed to have been caused by an infected mosquito transported into the country aboard an aircraft. Fraport, the company that operates Frankfurt Airport, said six employees had contracted what is known as airport malaria, with two subsequently dying. […]

The climate crisis is no longer a future threat but a present emergency. Inequality is deepening rather than narrowing. And the custodians of political and corporate power have shown, repeatedly, that they cannot be trusted to navigate these crises without independent, rigorous and courageous intellectual challenge from outside their own circles.

The latest international assessment says more than 560 million people in sub-Saharan Africa remain without electricity, while about 970 million lack access to clean cooking. The pace of electrification would need to triple to achieve universal access by 2030. 

As Nigerian consumers continue to seek smarter ways to maximize value from their everyday spending, Verve, Africa’s leading domestic payment card and token brand, has launched the 2026 edition of its National Consumer Promotion campaign, called the Verve Goodlife 7.0 Promo.

By Benjamin Njoku Nollywood actress Uche Ogbodo is trending again, this time for her newly transformed look. The mother of one recently underwent facial rejuvenation barely a month after announcing her separation from husband Bobby Maris after eight years of marriage. This marks her second cosmetic procedure this year, after her BBL a few months […]

London Elite Magazine has profiled Prof. Dr. Matthew Siu Ting Yip, an internationally recognised mathematics educator, researcher and Mathematics Olympiad mentor whose work has contributed to mathematics education and academic development across several countries.

The Executive Chairman of Ikorodu Local Government, Hon. Prince Adedayo Ladega, has honoured seasoned legal practitioner and respected community figure, Barr. Mustapha Olayinka Ajenifuja, with a special prayer session featuring Qur’an recitation as he marks his birthday today.

KAMPALA — King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV of Uganda’s Tooro Kingdom, who became the world’s youngest reigning monarch after ascending the throne at the age of three, has died at 34. The monarch died at about 10 p.m. local time on Thursday, according to the Prime Minister of the Tooro Kingdom, Calvin Armstrong […]

By Samuel Oyadongha, Yenagoa The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Niger Delta University (NDU) branch, has suspended its indefinite strike following an agreement with the Bayelsa State Government on the implementation of outstanding allowances and wage award arrears. The union had embarked on the strike over the state government’s delay in implementing the Consolidated […]

By Udeme Akpan, Energy Editor A Nigerian chemical engineer, Godswill Chidiebere Agomuo, has called for increased local formulation and production of specialised oilfield chemicals, saying the move could reduce operating costs, promote technology transfer and strengthen Nigeria’s technical capacity in the oil and gas industry. At an estimated average of about $40 per barrel, Nigeria’s […]

By Damilola Samuel The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has called on the Oyo State Government to urgently address welfare and manpower challenges affecting resident doctors at the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) Teaching Hospital, Ogbomoso. The association made the appeal as the August 28 deadline for the ultimatum issued by the hospital’s […]

By Henry Umoru ABUJA — Ahead of the 2027 presidential and general elections, the Obi-Kwankwaso (OK) Movement has rejected any proposal to merge or absorb the organisation into another political body, insisting that it will remain an independent support group. The movement, a political platform established to mobilise support for the joint ticket of Peter […]

By Shina Abubakar, Osogbo OSOGBO — Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has dissolved the Governing Council of Osun State University (UNIOSUN) and immediately reconstituted it to strengthen the institution’s governance structure. In a statement issued on Friday by the governor’s spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed, Adeleke said the reconstitution was aimed at ensuring continuity and avoiding any […]

…Deploys 500,000 vaccine doses, expands treatment centres By Chidinma Chukwu, Abuja ABUJA — The Federal Government has activated an emergency multi-agency task force to contain a diphtheria outbreak affecting children in parts of Katsina and Kano states. As part of the immediate response, the government has deployed 500,000 doses of diphtheria vaccines to the two […]