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Immediate Past Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo SAN, GCON, has congratulated the Alake of Egbaland, HRM Oba (Dr.) Adedotun Aremu Gbadebo III, on the occasion of his 80th birthday anniversary. Osinbajo, the former Vice President, personally signed a congratulatory letter to the monarch and stated: “Yours have been seasons of quality, patriotic, selfless, and honest service; in your youth, to your nation, having sworn as a soldier to lay down your life for her, and in later years, devoting your life to the service of Egbaland and its peoples and the development of Ogun State. “Of very few can it…

Global investment of $2.7 trillion a year is needed to achieve net zero emissions by 2050 and prevent temperatures from rising above 1.5 degrees Celsius this century, a report by consultancy Wood Mackenzie said on Thursday. Scientists have said the world ideally needs to limit the global average temperature rise to 1.5 °C this century to avoid catastrophic effects from climate change. Many governments have pledged to reduce emissions to net zero by mid-century to help achieve this. However, most countries are not on track to even meet emissions targets by 2030, let alone 2050, the report said. Net zero…

The troops of Operation Safe Haven have captured the murderer of Dorathy Jonathan in cold blood while fetching firewood at Afana village in Zango Kataf Local Government Area, Southern Kaduna. Chronicle NG reports that the Nigerian Army made an official X (Twitter) post on the manhunt’s success. In line with Commander Operation Safe Haven (OPSH) Major General AE Abubakar’s resolve to bring all perpetrators of crime to justice in Southern Kaduna and environs, following the stakeholders engagement on September 10, 2023, troops of OPSH have captured the murderer of one Mrs. Dorathy Jonathan in the Southern Kaduna area of Kaduna…

 The Abuja Electricity Distribution Plc (AEDC) has regretted the blackout experience in the affected areas, as issued in a formal statement. The distribution company attributed the power outage to a technical fault on the feeder serving these areas. Chronicle NG reports that the company posted on its official Twitter account. “The Management of Abuja Electricity Distribution Plc. (AEDC) wishes to notify its esteemed customers in Gwarimpa Abuja, Cosgrove, Katampe, Jahi 1, Jahi 2, Capital Hub Urban Shelter (Katampe), and its environs that the power outage they are currently experiencing is due to a technical fault on the feeder serving these…

The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), which runs Nigeria’s national grid system from Osogbo in Osun State, has once again plunged the country into darkness. In the early hours of today, reports said that the grid plummeted to a meagre 273 megawatts of electricity, coming from two out of the over 27 generators. This comes barely a week after TCN rolled out the red carpet to celebrate a questionable 400 days of national grid stability. A number of distribution companies confirmed to The Guardian that the grid went down at 00:41 AM, disclosing that most of their feeders are out.…

France is set to ban disposable e-cigarettes, known locally as “puffs,” because of the danger they pose to the environment and public health. The government is currently developing a new anti-smoking plan, according to Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne, who recently spoke on RTL radio. It should be in force by the end of the year, campaigners said. Several other countries in Europe, including Germany, Belgium, and Ireland, have announced similar bans. The UK is also said to be considering one. Sold over the counter by tobacconists, disposable vapes in France cost around €9 (£7.70)—less than a packet of 20 cigarettes.…

Three children and one woman died and 21 people were rescued after their migrant ship sank off the Tunisian city of Sfax, Faouzi Masmoudi, a judge in Sfax, told reporters on Wednesday. He said all the asylum seekers were Tunisians. Tunisia has become a major departure point for asylum-seeker boats heading across the Mediterranean Sea towards Italy. It is a country of origin and transit for migrants, refugees, and asylum seekers attempting to cross the Mediterranean Sea to Europe. Since mid-2017, the number of Tunisians attempting to reach Europe has significantly increased. Greece rescues 25 migrants from deadly Evros wildfire…

A high court in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has sentenced presidential candidate Jean-Marc Kabund to seven years in prison on 12 charges, including spreading false rumours and insulting the head of state, his lawyer said on Wednesday. Kabund was a former vice president of parliament and a close associate of President Felix Tshisekedi, who launched his own political party last year after the two fell out. He has been held in Kinshasa’s main prison since his arrest in August 2022, after he called Tshisekedi a “danger” and lambasted his government in a speech. “The court sentenced him to…

Apple is ditching its in-house iPhone charging plug and falling in line with the rest of the tech industry by adopting a more widely used connection standard, the USB-C plug. A big part of the reason is a European Union common charging rule that’s coming soon for the 27-nation bloc. Here’s a look at the USB-C plug and what it means for consumers: What is USB-C and how can I tell it apart from other plugs? The first part of the acronym stands for Universal Serial Bus, and it replaces earlier versions of the USB cables used on everything from…

At least 56 people are known to have died and dozens were injured in a huge fire in an apartment block in Vietnam’s capital, Hanoi. Some 37 people were injured in the fire, police said, adding that 39 victims have been identified. The fire, which broke out during the night, has been extinguished. The owner of the building has been arrested. Authorities in fast-growing Hanoi say many newly built apartments do not meet fire safety regulations. The city’s population has quadrupled to 5.25 million in the past 20 years. The cause of the fire is being investigated, but witnesses said…