September 2025
The bacteria turning waste plastic into painkillers
Earlier this year an extraordinary new way of using waste plastic made headlines. A common bacterium was genetically engineered to eat a plastic-derived molecule and then digest it to produce the everyday painkiller, paracetamol. The microbe used by Stephen Wallace, professor of chemical biotechnology at the University of Edinburgh, was Escherichia coli, better known as…
Court Orders NMA To Determine Nnamdi Kanu’s Fitness To Stand Trial
The court ordered that the report of the team’s findings should be signed by both its chairman and secretary and should be filed in the court’s registry within eight days from today (September 26, 2025). The Federal High Court, Abuja, has ordered the President of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) to set up a team…
New digital ID will be mandatory to work in the UK
Digital ID will be mandatory in order to work in the UK, as part of plans to tackle illegal migration. Sir Keir Starmer said the new digital ID scheme would make it tougher to work in the UK illegally and offer “countless benefits” to citizens. However, opposition parties argued the proposals would not stop people…
British couple held by Taliban for months feared they would be executed
A British couple released by the Taliban in Afghanistan last week said they were detained in 10 different prisons and at one point thought they would be executed. Peter, 80, and wife Barbie Reynolds, 76, said it was never explained to them why they were being held, nor why they were released. The couple, who…
Malami Honours DSS Invitation Over Kebbi Convoy Attack
Former Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), has confirmed honouring an invitation by the Department of State Services (DSS) over the recent attack on his convoy in Kebbi State. In a statement released on his personal social media handle on Monday, Malami said the invitation was linked to the…
PSG’s Dembele beats Barca’s Yamal to Ballon d’Or, as Bonmati nets hat-trick
Ousmane Dembele helped Paris Saint-Germain to a quadruple last season, including their first Champions League. Paris Saint-Germain’s French international forward Ousmane Dembele has been named the men’s Ballon d’Or winner for 2025, with Barcelona’s Spanish international Aitana Bonmati claiming the women’s title for the third consecutive year. The pair were awarded the trophies, recognised as…
Israel intensifies Gaza attacks, kills 22 since dawn
Huge plumes of smoke have been seen rising from Gaza City as deadly Israeli air attacks intensify and ground forces advance, killing 18 in the city and four elsewhere, according to our team on the ground.Gaza’s Health Ministry has warned that patients are facing “certain death” as hospitals in the besieged territory may have to…
UK, Australia, Canada Recognise Palestinian State
Britain, Australia, and Canada on Sunday recognized a Palestinian state in a seismic shift in decades of Western foreign policy, triggering swift Israeli anger. Portugal was also to recognize Palestinian statehood later Sunday, as Israel came under huge international pressure over the war in Gaza triggered almost two years ago by the October 7, 2023,…
