Two children were found dead in a car in France on Monday as much of Europe sweltered through record high temperatures and national authorities launched urgent measures to reduce the impact. The youngsters, aged two and four, were found in their family car in a residential parking lot in the southern town of Carpentras…

…commissioned by the Minister of Power, Joseph Tegbe. Similarly, in partnership with the European Union under the Interconnected Mini-Grid Acceleration Scheme (IMAS), the agency has delivered significant off-grid capacity additions across several states. This includes a 493.75 kW system in Jengre, Plateau State (Bassa L…

…from over one hundred scholars, artists, and cultural practitioners from Africa, Europe, and North America, it stands as one of the most comprehensive tributes ever dedicated to an African artist. The collection captures not only El Anatsui's artistic achievements but also his legacy as a mentor, teacher, philanthropis…

…visits EU-funded election result analysis dashboard centre in Ekiti Meanwhile, the European Union Delegation to Nigeria and ECOWAS has visited the Election Result Analysis Dashboard, ERAD, Centre in Ado-Ekiti, reaffirming the European Union's longstanding support for democratic governance, civic innovation and citizen…

…half, but that was still enough to tear apart the Saudis and send a message that the European champions remain in contention for a second World Cup. Yamal opened the scoring from Oyarzabal’s cross for his first World Cup goal on 10 minutes. Oyarzabal then struck twice in three minutes to take his tally to 14 goals in h…

…Cup Group H campaign as he returned to the starting line-up to open the scoring for the European champions in a comprehensive 4-0 victory over Saudi Arabia on Sunday. The Barcelona star needed just 10 minutes to get Spain up and running against the Saudis in Atlanta, before a Mikel Oyarzabal brace and a Hassan Al-Tamba…

…move was precautionary, given her main aim of the season is to win the 800m race at the European Championships and to try and break the record in London on July 18. Hodgkinson approaches the start-line in Birmingham before withdrawing "I wasn't feeling 100 per cent standing on the start-line, so I made the tough decisi…

The Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has applauded the European Investment Bank (EIB) for its support towards the Omi

…Vice-President Al Gore, former US Secretary of State John Kerry and legislators from the European Parliament, Russia and Japan, GLOBE International is a non-partisan parliamentary organisation focused on strengthening governance for sustainable development and climate action. In an official invitation signed by GLOBE L…

At the height of imperialism, powerful European nations colonised vast parts of Africa, Asia and the Americas, bringing countries such as Nigeria, India, Algeria, Vietnam and Indonesia under foreign rule. Through a combination of military resistance, strategic diplomacy, geographical advantages and rapid modernisation,…

…archipelago of just over half a million people who are making their World Cup debut. The European champions arrived in North America as one of the favourites, but with Lamine Yamal only able to appear as a second-half substitute on his return from injury, La Roja were unable to find the target against Cape Verde. De la…

…flights conducted this year resulted in the removal of 130 persons, including 67 European Union citizens deported on criminality-related grounds. The deportations come against the backdrop of growing migration tensions involving South Africa, both domestically and internationally. South Africa has in recent months witn…

…Strait of Hormuz again over Israeli attacks in Lebanon. Before boarding his flight to Europe, Vance told reporters he hoped to “make progress on the nuclear issue, make progress on the Lebanon ceasefire issue. Those are the two big things that I think we’re going to be focused on”. Follow-up talks had been planned in S…

…in explaining being wheeled off airport tarmacs and practically airlifted to America, Europe or Saudi. Some are even moved in wheelchairs! Yet they owe their people nothing in their thinking and those demanding, are branded enemies of the state that must be crushed. Today, the oldest president in Africa is 93-year-old…

…-later identified as malaria - which constantly took a heavy toll of any group of Europeans who dared to venture beyond the Bights. However, nothing daunted, the Brit- ish merchants perservered, and by 1860 they had established trad- ing stations along the banks of the Niger. It is apposite to mention that the British…

…advocacy from scholars, activists, artists and governments of colonised countries, some European and American institutions are returning cultural and religious artefacts to their countries of origin. For example, Germany has returned some of the looted Benin Bronzes to Nigeria, and some charities and colleges in the Un…

…Security Council resolutions, including resolution 2791 (2025). Also on Saturday, the European Union drew global attention to the latest developments in Sudan, warning that “El Obeid must not become another El Fasher.” The EU asked that the RSF end its attacks in El Obeid, saying the killing of civilians, the violence…

…split: the US version of the Watch Ultra 2 uses a Snapdragon chip with 5G, while the European version keeps the Exynos chip with LTE. Even the model numbers do not fully agree. An earlier leak pointed to SM-L716 as the US 5G model, but a more recent FCC filing lists the US carrier model as SM-L715U instead. Samsung has…

Civil society organisations under the European Union Support for Democratic Governance in Nigeria, EU-SDGN, the Election Observation Hub, have called on political parties and candidates contesting the Ekiti State governorship election to refrain from voter inducement and uphold democratic values throughout the electora…

…about why applications are denied. African travellers paid a steep price for Europe’s visa barriers in 2024. According to Semafor, applicants from countries including Comoros, Senegal, Nigeria, and Ghana faced some of the highest Schengen rejection rates globally, losing an estimated $68 million in non-refundable appli…

…with him. The clash has opened an unusually personal rift between Trump and one of Europe’s most prominent right-wing leaders, who had sought to cast herself as a bridge between Washington and the continent during Trump’s return to power. Trump had initially told Italian broadcaster La7 that Meloni “begged” him for a p…

…statement Government said Governor Sanwo-Olu spoke while receiving a delegation from the European Investment Bank, EIB, led by its Vice President, Ambroise Fayolle, during a courtesy visit to Lagos House, Marina. The governor commended the EIB for supporting the Omi Eko Project, describing the initiative as a transform…

…with the FIFA ruling that academies that own the economic rights for players who move to Europe or abroad for big fees will get a percentage, Nigerians have now bastardized this academy system in our football. “And because it has been polluted by all of these non-existent academies, there is no motivation for the real…

…used it to hack journalists and human rights activists. Since then, other countries in Europe have been lax with spyware makers like Italy. Despite numerous scandals, Europe, home to many spyware and hacking tools makers, has continually failed to curb the export of spyware to authoritarian regimes. Critics say that a…

The European Tour visits Bratislava for the Slovak Darts Open with Michael van Gerwen, Gerwyn Price, Gian van Veen and Stephen Bunting all in action.