The Lagos State Examinations Board has announced the official release of results for candidates who participated in the Public Service Examinations. The results were released following the conclusion of deliberations by the Award Committee, which reviewed the examination outcomes in line with established procedures and assessment standards. Candidates are advised to check their individual results…
Danny Welbeck scored his first goal for Chelsea as the Blues defeated Luton Town 2-0 at Stamford Bridge to book their place in the third round of the League Cup. The 35-year-old striker broke the deadlock after a goalless first half, heading in a well-delivered cross from Malo Gusto to give Chelsea the lead. Hakeem…
United States Olympic champion Masai Russell has broken Tobi Amusan’s women’s 100m hurdles world record at the Zurich Diamond League. Russell clocked an astonishing 12.09 seconds to lower Amusan’s previous world record of 12.12 seconds, set at the 2022 World Championships in Eugene, Oregon. The record-breaking performance came in a thrilling night of athletics at Zurich’s Letzigrund Stadium,…
President Bola Tinubu has directed a comprehensive reform of Nigerian football following the country’s repeated failure to qualify for major regional, continental and global tournaments. The President said the reform should address longstanding weaknesses in governance, administration, stakeholder representation, player development pathways, domestic competitions and accountability within the football system. Tinubu noted that while other…
Canada has welcomed the United States’ decision to withdraw its objections to measures protecting the French language and Canadian culture, describing the move as a positive development in ongoing trade tensions. Canada’s minister responsible for US-Canada trade, Dominic LeBlanc, said Ottawa was encouraged by Washington’s revised position on issues including the online visibility and labelling…
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), in collaboration with the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) and other agencies, has launched a sustained enforcement operation against traffic violations across Abuja. The exercise targets motorists who disobey traffic lights, drive against traffic, use restricted routes, park illegally, overload vehicles and obstruct major roads and junctions. The FCTA…
President Bola Tinubu has sworn in Abel Enitan as the new Head of the Civil Service of the Federation. Enitan officially assumed office on Thursday at the State House in Abuja, succeeding Didi Walson-Jack, who retired after reaching the statutory retirement age of 60. The new Head of Service, who hails from Osun State, is…
The World Health Organization (WHO) has officially declared Uganda free of Ebola following 42 consecutive days without a new confirmed case, marking the end of the country’s latest outbreak. The milestone came after Uganda’s last confirmed patient, an imported case, was discharged from care on July 16, 2026, with no evidence of further transmission linked to the…
Germany is estimated to have recorded around 15,800 heat-related deaths this summer as the country experienced several periods of extreme temperatures, according to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI), the national public health institute. People aged over 75 were identified as the most affected by the intense heat. The RKI estimated that about 9,600 heat-related deaths occurred in a single week…
Canadian actor and legendary voice artist Peter Cullen, best known for voicing Optimus Prime in Transformers and Eeyore in Disney’s Winnie the Pooh, has died at the age of 85. Cullen began voicing the heroic Optimus Prime in the original Transformers television series in 1984. He later reprised the iconic role across several Hollywood films and spin-offs. He also became widely recognised as the voice…
