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WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal health officials on Friday said they have linked cases of a diarrhea-causing parasite tied to shredded lettuce to an additional four states, expanding the scope of the largest U.S. outbreak of cyclospora. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said the outbreak first tied to Taco Bell restaurants now includes Illinois, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Pennsylvania. Previously …

President Bola Tinubu on Thursday declared that Nigeria has emerged from its most difficult economic phase, saying his administration’s sweeping reforms are earning global recognition and restoring investor confidence in the country. The President said the growing interest by multinational companies and international partners in Nigeria was a direct result of ongoing reforms and the collective efforts of Nigerians working …

Members of the Edo State House of Assembly (EDHA) have thrown their weight behind Governor Monday Okpebholo’s efforts to combat criminality in the state, as the House yesterday passed the bill seeking to make the installation of Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) cameras mandatory in public places and institutions. The executive bill, which passed first reading in Benin, received overwhelming support from …

Wars often end somewhere different from where they begin. The current conflict with Iran has been plagued by ill-defined and shifting objectives, from aspirations of regime change to more focused aims of degrading Iran’s nuclear and military capabilities. Nearly six months in, it has evolved into something else entirely: a struggle over who controls the Strait of Hormuz and, with …

  In an industry historically tethered to rigid Western blueprints, Wizkid approached music with the unshakeable confidence of a native Lagosian who knew his sound belonged to the world. When his breakout anthem, Holla at Your Boy, pierced the airwaves in 2010, it was not just a hit; it was the opening salvo of a generational takeover. It signaled the …

The Ondo State Police Command has arrested four police officers captured in a viral video making unprofessional and ethnically insensitive remarks to a motorist during a stop-and-search operation along the Lagos–Benin Expressway. The command said the officers had also been placed under investigation following public outrage over the incident, which circulated widely on social media on Friday. The viral clip …

Health department staff members enter the Andrews County Health Department measles clinic carrying doses of the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine, April 8, 2025, in Andrews, Texas. (AP Photo/Annie Rice, File) The number of measles cases in the U.S. has surpassed the record-breaking tally for all of 2025, with five more months of 2026 still to come. The U.S. Centers …

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has dismissed allegations by former Ogun governor, Chief Olusegun Osoba, that he deceived Alliance for Democracy (AD) leaders during the 2003 political realignments. Obasanjo, in a letter on Thursday , addressed to Osoba, described Osoba’s article, “How Obasanjo Deceived Us in 2003,” as inaccurate, insisting he never deceived anyone in his political career. He said several …

The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) has commenced an investigation into a runway excursion involving an Enugu Air Embraer E170 aircraft at Benin Airport (BNI). ‎ ‎This is contained in a statement signed by Mrs Funke Adebayo-Arowojobe, the ‎NSIB Director of Public Affairs and Family Assistance on Thursday in Abuja. ‎ ‎According to the statement, the aircraft, operating as Flight …

The Chairman, Interim National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Tanimu Turaki (SAN) says that the main opposition party remains resilient and cannot be erased from the Nigeria’s political landscape. Turaki made the assertion at a crucial PDP stakeholders’ meeting in Abuja on Thursday. The chairmen said that in spite of current leadership and legal hurdles, the …