Wednesday, October 28, 2026

ADEFEMOLA AKINTADE

October 2, 2026

Students riot over overcrowded classrooms, teacher shortages in France

Sixty-five teachers were injured or assaulted during the demonstrations while 400 schools shut down on Friday.

Rioting
October 2, 2026

Christa Pike in critical condition after botched execution, lawyers say

Ms Pike was convicted for the murder of Colleen Slemmer in the 1990s and remained on death row for over 30 years.

Christa Pike
October 2, 2026

U.S. immigration officer jailed for accepting $6,000 bribe

Mr Dukuly pleaded guilty to “aiding and abetting the bribery of a public official in exchange for an official act.”

Court
October 1, 2026

Japan jacks up permanent residency fee by 2,000%

“There are citizens who feel anxiety and a sense of unfairness,” Ms Takaichi wrote on social media days before the hike.

Japanese flag
October 1, 2026

Tinubu hails Temitope Ajayi at 50

Mr Tinubu hailed his media aide, Temitope Ajayi, on his 50th birthday, commending him for breaking down key administration policies in in-depth, easy-to-read essays.

October 1, 2026

Jealous killer Christa Pike survives two lethal injections, hospitalised

Ms Pike remained conscious and was snoring loudly despite receiving two doses of lethal injections in a botched attempt by prison officials to carry out her death sentence.

Christa Pike
September 29, 2026

Three teenagers die after car veers into river

Police said the fourth person, a 17-year-old survivor, will be questioned.

Police at the accident scene near River Wear 
September 29, 2026

U.S. slams visa ban on corrupt, drug-trafficking foreign officials, family members

A Department of State statement on Monday said the visa restriction would also apply to immediate family members of targeted foreigners in Western Hemisphere countries.

President Donald Trump
September 29, 2026

OpenAI cancels release of new AI model over safety concerns

OpenAI said GPT-6.1 Astra was not honest in disclosing its full actions to users and carried out instructions without being prompted.

Open AI
September 28, 2026

More than 14 million people live in food poverty in UK: Amnesty International

The poll found that 70 per cent of respondents had changed their eating and shopping habits to accommodate rising food costs.

People in UK shopping for food