May. 14, 2026, 9:48 PM EDT The House Ethics Committee announced Thursday that they are investigating whether Republican Rep. Chuck Edwards engaged in sexual misconduct or helped create a hostile workplace environment. The bipartisan committee said in a statement that it is reviewing allegations that Edwards, 65, “may have created or fostered a hostile work
Table of contents In May 2026, Samsung removed three Galaxy smartphones from its software update eligibility chart. The Galaxy A13, Galaxy A23 LTE, and Galaxy M33 5G are off the list. That means no more routine security or firmware updates for these phones. The devices still work fine, but the security protection that Samsung provided
In 2019, Ikechukwu Nweze was trying to solve a problem in Asaba, in southern Nigeria, where he was based: ordering food online was difficult. At the time, most venture-backed food delivery startups were focused on Lagos and Abuja, where higher population density and stronger consumer demand made logistics easier to scale. Mid-sized southern cities like
Maseru — The media plays a vital role in shaping public perceptions, influencing community behaviour, and ensuring accountability in health and other sectors. Recognizing this, the World Health Organization (WHO), in collaboration with the Lesotho Ministry of Health, hosted a one-day dialogue with the media in Maseru under the theme “Reporting Health Right: Standing with
Maiduguri, On a quiet morning in Maiduguri, Musa Bamaiyi Joseph watched laboratory staff move samples into new freezers.“These machines didn’t survive the flood,” he said softly. “Now, we can work again. Without fear.” This intervention demonstrates a simple truth: reliable laboratory infrastructure is essential to protecting children from preventable diseases. Musa is a laboratory scientist.
Aliko Dangote, President of the Dangote Foundation. Photo Credit: Imago Nigeria's wealthiest man and the richest black man, Aliko Dangote, has opened up on why he refused to step up his interest in buying his beloved football club Arsenal, Soccernet.ng reports. The idea originated decades ago. According to the BBC, Dangote has been a fan
….Warns security agencies against interfering with election process President Bola Tinubu has charged the leadership of the All Progressive Congress APC and all contestants in the party’s primaries to be fair to everyone and avoid do-or-die politics President Tinubu stated this in his message to the party, ahead of the nationwide primaries that will produce
Rotimi Amaechi, former Minister of Transportation and presidential aspirant on the platform of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) has urged Nigerians to elect their next president based on competence, merit and experience rather than ethnic or regional considerations. Amaechi spoke on Thursday after submitting his presidential expression of interest and nomination forms at the ADC
Davido, Wizkid missing as Madonna, Shakira headline FIFA World Cup 2026 Halftime Show Nigeria’s biggest music stars, Davido and Wizkid, are notably absent from the headline lineup after FIFA and Global Citizen announced that Madonna, Shakira and BTS will co-headline the historic FIFA World Cup 2026 Final Halftime Show. The performance, curated by Chris Martin
The International Finance Corporation said it would immediately send a mission to Nigeria to explore scalable investment structures that could unlock private capital into sectors such as livestock, energy and housing Bayo Onanuga, Presidential Spokesman, in a statement, disclosed that Diop Makhtar, Managing director of the Corporation, announced this in Kigali, Rwanda, on Thursday, during
Nigeria’s drive to modernise tax administration and tighten digital compliance received a major boost as technology firm Upperlink Limited has been authorised by the Nigeria Revenue Service (NRS) as a System Integrator for the country’s national e-Invoicing platform. The approval positions Upperlink at the centre of Nigeria’s expanding electronic invoicing regime, which is expected to
Newly-appointed Golden Eaglets coach Eboboritse Uwejamomere has described his appointment as a “dream come true” after the Nigeria Football Federation handed him the responsibility of rebuilding the country’s struggling U-17 side, Soccernet.ng reports. The NFF confirmed the appointment of the young tactician as the new head coach of Nigeria’s U-17 male national team, replacing long-serving
The Cameroonian arm of Africa Global Logistics (AGL), the logistics giant that operates port, rail, maritime, and freight services, has partnered with REasy, a trade finance platform, to launch a groupage shipping service for small businesses importing goods from China. Groupage shipping is a model where multiple businesses share space inside a single shipping container
A federal judge ordered Texas not to enforce parts of a law that would allow state authorities to arrest and deport illegal immigrants independent of the federal government, saying only Congress has the power to control the borders. U.S. District Judge David Alan Ezra, a Reagan appointee, rejected Texas’s argument that illegal immigration constitutes an
Upper Nile State – The Ministry of Health, together with WHO and partners, has officially launched the Minister’s Special Initiative on Maternal and Newborn Health in Maiwut, aimed at ensuring that mothers and newborns in hard-to-reach areas have access to basic emergency obstetric and newborn care services comparable to those available elsewhere in the country.