By: Oluwaseun Lawal ANTALYA, Türkiye — Imagine a clinic during a heatwave. The building is stifling, the electricity cuts out, and the refrigerator storing medicines stops working. Then heavy rain floods a nearby water source, or a washed-out road prevents a pregnant woman from reaching care. These are not distant climate projections. They are the…
By: Oluwaseun Lawal ANTALYA, Türkiye — The world has no shortage of climate targets. The harder task is making them work in people’s lives. That was the message from UN Climate Change Executive Secretary Simon Stiell as COP31 opened in Antalya, where he urged governments to focus on practical delivery alongside negotiations. Stiell said the…
A Federal High Court in Abuja has set aside a subpoena seeking to compel Department of State Services (DSS) lawyer Akinlolu Kehinde, SAN, to testify in Omoyele Sowore’s cyberbullying case. Justice Mohammed Umar ruled on Monday that a lawyer generally cannot be forced to disclose information connected to legal representation. He said exceptions may apply…
By: Abudu Olalekan US President Donald Trump says renewed fighting with Iran is “highly unlikely,” though he has not ruled out further strikes if Tehran refuses to accept a strong agreement. Speaking to CNN on Sunday, ahead of a White House meeting with Qatar’s prime minister, Trump struck a less threatening tone after weeks of…
By: Oluwaseun Lawal ANTALYA, Türkiye — Imagine a clinic during a heatwave. The building is stifling, the electricity cuts out, and the refrigerator storing medicines stops working. Then heavy rain floods a nearby water source, or a washed-out road prevents a pregnant woman from reaching care. These are not distant climate projections. They are the…
By: Oluwaseun Lawal ANTALYA, Türkiye — The world has no shortage of climate targets. The harder task is making them work in people’s lives. That was the message from UN Climate Change Executive Secretary Simon Stiell as COP31 opened in Antalya, where he urged governments to focus on practical delivery alongside negotiations. Stiell said the…
A Federal High Court in Abuja has set aside a subpoena seeking to compel Department of State Services (DSS) lawyer Akinlolu Kehinde, SAN, to testify in Omoyele Sowore’s cyberbullying case. Justice Mohammed Umar ruled on Monday that a lawyer generally cannot be forced to disclose information connected to legal representation. He said exceptions may apply…
By: Abudu Olalekan US President Donald Trump says renewed fighting with Iran is “highly unlikely,” though he has not ruled out further strikes if Tehran refuses to accept a strong agreement. Speaking to CNN on Sunday, ahead of a White House meeting with Qatar’s prime minister, Trump struck a less threatening tone after weeks of…
By: Abudu Olalekan Workers across Osun State have been directed to begin a three-day sympathy strike at midnight on Sunday, November 8, 2026, as organised labour presses for the release of withheld local government allocations. The Nigeria Labour Congress says the action is in solidarity with members of the Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees,…
By: Abudu Olalekan Africa’s climate negotiators are heading into COP31 with a clear message: the continent’s priorities must count, and promises must come with the money to deliver them. Nearly 200 countries are gathering in Antalya, Türkiye, from November 9 to 20 for talks aimed at advancing the Paris Agreement. Pressure is growing on world…
