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War in Iran: Qatar Energy declares force majeure on LNG production
Ziggy Ojiegbe World’s leading exporter of liquefied natural gas (LNG), QatarEnergy, has declared force majeure to buyers on Wednesday after Iranian attacks on the country. The announcement came two days after the company halted production at the country’s main site….
Crowds scramble for cash at plane crash site
Ziggy Ojiegbe Hundreds of people rushed to grab newly minted Bolivian currency notes after a military cargo plane crashed near the capital on Friday, killing at least 15 people and injuring others, officials said. The aircraft, a Lockheed C-130 Hercules…
Hope rises for prostate cancer patients as new drug shows promising results
Ziggy Ojiegbe A new experimental drug is raising hope for men with advanced prostate cancer, including those whose disease has spread and no longer responds to standard treatment. The medicine, known as VIR-5500, showed promising results in an early clinical…
Japa: UK, NAPTIP warn Nigerians against Asia scam trafficking
Spotlight Nigerian survivors of scam trafficking Sopuruchi Onwuka The British High Commission (BHC) in Nigeria, which played key role in rescue and safe return of Nigerians who were lured and forced to work at scam hubs in Asia, has activated…
Boy, 11, accused of fatally shooting father over Nintendo game
An 11-year-old boy accused of fatally shooting his father appeared in court for the first time, telling investigators he did not think about the consequences before pulling the trigger. According to local media reports, Clayton Dietz is charged with homicide…
Jeffrey Epstein: The files bringing the rich, influential and powerful to account
Sopuruchi Onwuka The release of new tranches of documents tied to Jeffrey Epstein shows that beyond being an artful businessman who harnessed power with connections that string world’s most influential personalities under his manipulation; it also illustrates how the crafty…
Epstein scandal: Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor arrested
Ziggy Ojiegbe Brother of King Charles of England, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, was on Thursday arrested all day on suspicion of misconduct in public office. He was later released by the British police under investigation. The former Prince was taken into custody…
British agency raises alarm over street drug deadlier than heroin
Sopuruchi Onwuka A drug support charity in northwest England has raised fresh concerns over the spread of powerful synthetic opioids now appearing in the UK’s street drug supply. The Well, a recovery service based in Cumbria, says it is seeing…
Coroner to deliver findings in case of British woman shot by father
A coroner is expected to deliver conclusions on Wednesday following intense legal arguments over the death of a British woman who was shot dead by her father while visiting him in the United States. Lucy Harrison, 23, from Warrington in…
UNICEF warns of surge in AI-generated sexualized images of children
1.2 m children report sexualized deepfake of their images Sopuruchi Onwuka The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has warned of a sharp rise in the use of artificial intelligence to create sexualized images of children, citing new evidence that shows widespread…
