Micheál Martin and Simon Harris welcome Gaza ceasefire after ‘15 months of immense human suffering’
Michael D Higgins said massive scale-up of humanitarian aid is needed now to save lives…
OYO’s new policy may be at the cost of rights
Beyond the practicalities of providing ‘valid proof of relationship,’ it is clear that OYO is encouraging partner hotels to discriminate against customers based on their marital status…
Sony’s “Entertainment Network”, Soneum, Goes Live
Sony launched a layer 2 network on Ethereum to create an entertainment layer on top of a Web3 finance layer. The network is open to all creators and will protect creator rights while ensuring equitable value distribution between creators and consumers. Sony, the media and Entertainment giant…
World reacts to Israel-Hamas Gaza ceasefire announcement
Officials welcome announcement of truce agreement, call for surge in humanitarian aid to Gaza…
Animal rights advocates are ready for Trump’s war on science
Democrats and Republicans generally don’t agree about science. The vast majority of Democrats believe climate change is a major threat, for example, while less than a quarter of Republicans say the same. But people across the political spectrum agree on animal testing. Or, more accurately, no one knows what to think: About half of each…
‘LIFE’ scores map out where habitat loss for crops drives extinction
Across the globe, no other human activity currently affects the survival of wildlife species more than where we choose to grow our food. Alongside other impacts like hunting and climate change, agricultural production is helping to drive what scientists call Earth’s sixth mass extinction, with roughly three times more extinctions happening now than expected to…
Ogun collaborates with IHV to reduce tuberculosis
The Ogun State Government, in collaboration with the Institute of Human Virology, IHV, has reaffirmed its commitment to reducing the prevalence of tuberculosis in the state. The Executive Secretary of the Ogun State Primary Health Care Development Board, Dr Elijah Ogunsola, made this known during a stakeholders’ meeting held on Wednesday…Lawyer Sues Wike Over Arrest Of Abuja Scavengers, Traders
Abba Hikima, a legal practitioner, has filed a suit against Nyesom Wike, minister of the federal capital territory (FCT) for allegedly violating the rights of scavengers and traders in the city. In the suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/1749/3024 and filed on November 20 before the Abuja federal high court…
FULL LIST of 8 New Commissioners Sworn In By Governor Bala Released
On Wednesday, January 15, 2025, the governor of Bauchi State, Bala Mohammed sworn in eight new commissioners into his cabinet. The governor while addressing the new commissioners said their appointment was made based on trust to handle the tasks before them. He said, “You have a duty to God and an obligation as fellow human…