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Press Freedom: Falana, SERAP, others call for amendment of Cyber Crime Act

Following the continued arrest and detention of journalists and other Nigerians, lawyers and stakeholders have in unison...

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Jammu will decide who will form next Govt in J terror will resurface if Cong, NC, PDP come to power: Shah

‘Rahul, Omar fooling people on Statehood; only Modi will restore it’ Cong, Abdullahs, Muftis indulged in corruption;...

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LP: Why stakeholders dumped Abure

Several factors, including the 2027 presidential election, were responsible for the sack of Julius Abure as National Cha...

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Six different scorers aid Belleville girls soccer in its triumph over Passaic Charter

Six different scorers aid Belleville girls soccer in its triumph over Passaic Charter...

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Jarrett Guest and Landon Ruggieri connect on 3 TDs in Bryant’s victory over DII Franklin Pierce

SMITHFIELD, R.I. (AP) — Jarrett Guest passed for 282 yards and connected with Landon Ruggieri for three touchdowns in ...

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Highway To Where?

Beyond being a transformative infrastructure project aimed at connecting Nigeria’s southern coastline, the story of th...

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Ex Minister, Independents join fray for Phase-III elections

Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Sept 7: Former Minister and BJP candidate Pawan Gupta was among the candidates who filed ...

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16-year-old boy dies after drowning in pool despite facility being closed, mayor's office says

According to the mayor's office, the 16-year-old reportedly climbed the perimeter fence at the closed City of Houston fa...

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Aradel Energy Acquires TotalEnergies, NNPC Assets To Boost Marginal Field

Aradel Energy Limited has stepped up asset purchases by acquiring 100 per cent interest in the Olo and Olo West marginal...

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Lenolkulal secures Sh10mn bail pending appeal on graft conviction

The judge found that the appeal raised significant and arguable questions of both law and fact, which could potentially ...

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Ministry of Defense calls in external experts to investigate major outage

The Ministry of Defense has commissioned external experts to investigate Wednesday's major...

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‘Applicable to me and EP Jayarajan alike'; to obey party’s decision, says T P Ramakrishnan

KOZHIKODE: T P Ramakrishnan said that he will work according to the decision taken by the party. It is heard that T P Ra...

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Security Body in China’s Yunnan Warns TNLA to Stop Fighting Myanmar Junta

“We are watching you,” the Ruili City Security Commission warned the ethnic armed organization, urging it to return ...

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Nato’s Stoltenberg defends Ukraine’s advance into Russia as legitimate self-defence

BERLIN, Aug 31 — Ukraine’s incursion into Russia’s Kursk region is legitimate and covered by Kyiv’s right to sel...

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From Sept 1, power will be disconnected if bills are not paid

The Bangalore Electricity Supply Company on Friday said that from September 1, if consumers fail to pay electricity char...

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NAICOM To Support Factoring Devt, Economic Growth

The commissioner for Insurance and chief executive officer of the National Insurance Commission (NAICOM), has pledged fu...

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Oasis ticket-selling websites hit with outage issues

Ticketsellers blamed the volume of fans visiting the websites....

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Like Port Harcourt, NNPC Seeks Private Firms To Operate Kaduna, Warri Refineries

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited has again begun seeking reputable operations and maintenance comp...

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Federal agency cracks down on a predatory lending practice that often hurts Somali Muslims

For years, Fartun Weli has been frustrated with the way low-income Somali Muslims in Minnesota have been targeted by sha...

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Ogun revokes licences of 20 orphanage homes

Ogun State Government has revoked the provisional licences of 20 private orphanage owners operating in the state due to ...

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A TRIBUTE TO WORKERS

From barbecues to getaways to shopping the sales, many people across the U.S. mark Labor Day — the federal holiday cel...

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TICK TALK

Warm weather entices you into the great outdoors....

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WISH YOU weren't here

The doorbell to Martinho de Almada Pimentel's house is hard to find, and he likes it that way. It's a long rope that, wh...

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AGAVE

Tequila-based margaritas and palomas have long been cocktail-menu staples, but their base ingredient — agave — is wo...

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New building method like toy Legos

MIAMI — Would you live in a place built from life-sized Lego bricks?...

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WEEK'S WEATHER INCLUDED A LITTLE BIT OF EVERYTHING

It was a wild week of weather in many parts of the United States. The National Weather Service issued excessive heat war...

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TRIPS ON A BUDGET

PERSONAL FINANCE | ADVICE...

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Botched financial aid form snarls some college plans

WASHINGTON — After a long summer of technical glitches, most of America's prospective college students finally applied...

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Ascend to new heights

Climbing might look terrifying on television, with and without ropes. Whether it's watching "Free Solo" or roped climber...

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Daughter-in-law wants to be too close to 'mom'

Dear Eric: My daughter-in-law wants a much closer relationship with me than I feel comfortable with. She began calling m...

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Alexander County fire kills 7 goats

A chicken house fire killed multiple farm animals in Alexander County on Wednesday....

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The care economy

ELECTION 2024 | ANALYSIS...

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East Burke High student competes at Florence Motor Speedway

This has been a busy week for Burke County race car driver Landon S. Huffman, and he'll end it with a full weekend sched...

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Mary H. Moore

Mary H. Moore Cary Mary Hunter Moore, 94, was called home peacefully in the early evening of August 22nd. Her last days ...

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Hiddenite man charged in shooting

A Hiddenite man is facing multiple assault charges following a road rage incident that ended with a shooting in Alexande...

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We want to see world; does world want to see us?

Hawaii charges tourists a variety of taxes and fees. It may soon add a $25 climate tax that visitors would pay when they...

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Michael "Mike" Luther Pannell

March 13, 1949 August 28, 2024...

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DOUBLE DUTY

When Hickory High School's Braeden McCourt walked onto the field at Kenan Memorial Stadium in Chapel Hill with his Red T...

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'Medical debt is not a choice'

For area residents like Jennie Rojo, a new state program to relieve hospital debt for patients is welcome....

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Caldwell volleyball moves to 3-1

After losing the season opener, the Caldwell Community College & Technical Institute Cobras volleyball team has won thre...

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School system aims to build students' resiliency

Newton-Conover City Schools is testing a program it hopes will lead to increased graduation rates, test scores and impro...

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Paris Olympics raised the bar for the world

My family loves the Olympics, so we're always disappointed when they come to an end. When the Paris Olympics wrapped up ...

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LONG ROAD TO 100

STARTING GRID | YOUR GUIDE TO THE WEEK ON THE NASCAR CIRCUIT...

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Maggie Mae Turner Smith

July 7, 1931 August 26, 2024...

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Record-setting seasons fuel WNBA ROY debate

Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese are having historic rookie seasons on and off the court and their performances continue to...

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Calls for unity need some skepticism and scrutiny

The single most abused, misused and misunderstood word in American politics is "unity." All presidential candidates vow ...

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Donald Bruce Teague

February 4, 1933 August 28, 2024...

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Report shows Ill. union participation declining

SPRINGFIELD — Overall participation in labor unions has declined in recent years in Illinois, although the state has s...

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GIP/Jemena

Jemena is the largest gas distributor in NSW, and the state-owned utilities giant’s slice is expected to be worth $5 b...

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Hard work, hard workers add prosperity

ANOTHER VIEW | LINCOLN JOURNAL STAR...

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Trump, Kennedy alliance might work

In an election cycle that can only be described as stranger than fiction, things have just gotten impossibly weirder....

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Progress made, but more work to do for organized labor

2024 has been another big year for organized labor in Illinois. We saw the implementation of Paid Leave for All, updates...

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Common bladder irritants

It's not unusual for Dr. Mallika Anand to see women walk into her office toting one of those huge (and hugely popular) i...

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Robert Lamoureux | Sticker shock on water main replacement

Question: We recently discovered we have a galvanized pipe that is going to fail at any time. The line provides water fo...

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S&P 500 closes 4th straight winning month

Stocks on Wall Street finished broadly higher Friday as the market closed out its fourth straight winning month with sol...