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At least 17 people, including three children, have died after a gas leak at a South African slum near Johannesburg, possibly linked to illegal mining operations, emergency services said on Thursday.
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The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Maj.-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, says Nigerian Army under his watch will stamp out oil theft and pipeline vandalism in the country’s Niger-Delta region. Lagbaja gave this assurance during an interactive session with media executives on Wednesday in Ibadan as part of activities marking the 2023 Nigerian Army Day Celebration (NADCEL).…
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Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has issued fresh notice to the Federal Government to meet its demands within two weeks or risk industrial disharmony in the health sector. The association said this in a communique issued on Wednesday after its virtual Extraordinary National Executive Council Meeting (E-NEC). The communique was signed jointly by NARD’s…
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Allison Mack, the former “Smallville” actress who was convicted of sex trafficking, was released from prison early on Monday. Mack, 40, was sentenced to three years in prison in 2021 for her role in the NXIVM cult, which prosecutors said used women as sex slaves. She was released after serving two years of her sentence.…
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Meghan Trainor and her husband, Daryl Sabara, have welcomed their second child, a baby boy. The “All About That Bass” singer announced the news on Instagram on Tuesday, sharing a photo of herself holding her newborn son. “On July 1st (our 7 year anniversary of our first date) we welcomed Barry Bruce Trainor into the…