UK NEWS Chickenpox vaccine to be offered on NHS from January August 31, 2025 Fatimah Idera For the first time, children in England will receive the chickenpox vaccine on the NHS, as part of a new combined jab also protecting against measles, mumps, and rubella. Starting…
UK NEWS Heathrow sponsors reform UK conference as big business backs Farage’s rise August 31, 2025 Fatimah Idera Heathrow Airport has been revealed as a sponsor of Reform UK’s annual party conference, signalling growing interest from major businesses in Nigel Farage’s rapidly rising party. The UK’s busiest airport…
Nigeria News Former IGP Solomon Arase is dead August 31, 2025 Friday Omosola Solomon Arase, Nigeria’s 18th Inspector-General of Police (IGP) and a key figure in police reform, has died at a hospital in Abuja. He was 69 years old. Arase, who was…
UK NEWS Kemi Badenoch vows to scrap net zero plans, boost north sea oil August 31, 2025 Fatimah Idera Kemi Badenoch vows to end key net zero policies and focus on extracting as much oil and gas as possible from the North Sea. In a major policy shift, the…
World News One dead, five injured after car drives into crowd outside Normandy bar August 31, 2025 Elizabeth Jenrola Oso One person has been killed and five others injured after a car was deliberately driven into a crowd outside a bar in northern France in the early hours of Saturday…
World News Sanders calls for Kennedy to resign over US health chaos August 31, 2025 Elizabeth Jenrola Oso Bernie Sanders has called for Robert F Kennedy Jr, Donald Trump’s health secretary, to resign, amid mounting criticism of his handling of the nation’s health agencies and his long record…
World News Israeli strikes kill 18 in Gaza August 31, 2025 Elizabeth Jenrola Oso Israeli airstrikes and gunfire have killed at least 18 people in and around Gaza City, according to local health officials, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s security cabinet prepared to discuss…
Health Nigeria News APC chieftain urges Tinubu to enforce drug price executive order August 31, 2025 Oloye A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State, Mr Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, has called on President Bola Tinubu to ensure the full enforcement of his executive order aimed…
Politics Keyamo warns PDP against Jonathan, Obi in 2027 August 31, 2025 Oloye The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has cautioned the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) against fielding either former President Goodluck Jonathan or ex-Anambra State governor Peter Obi as…
Nigeria News FG inaugurates boards of three regional development commissions August 31, 2025 New Daily Prime By Ismaeel Aleem The federal government, FG, has inaugurated the governing boards and management teams of three newly established regional development commissions for the South-South, South-West and North-Central regions. The…