Wagner ends rebellion as mercenaries return to base
Wagner mercenaries headed back to their base on Sunday after Russia’s President Vladimir Putin agreed to allow their leader to avoid treason charges and accept exile in neighbouring Belarus. The agreement halted an extraordinary crisis — a private army led by Putin’s former close ally Yevgeny Prigozhin trying to storm Moscow — but analysts said […]
Hajj: 5 Nigerian pilgrims die, 30 with mental health challenges
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, Sunday confirmed the death of five Nigerian pilgrims participating in the ongoing Hajj in Saudi Arabia.
Kidnappers release three women after payment of N7m in Kwara
Reprieve came the way of Mrs Rukkayat Musa and her two sisters in-law on Sunday having been kidnapped from their house at Emir’s road, Ilorin in Ilorin East local government area of Kwara state, since midnight of last Wednesday.
Lagos Ibadan-Express gridlock: Lagos proposes suspension of rehab work for sallah
Following the hardship experienced by motorists and residents along Lagos Ibadan Expressway , with attendant gridlock due to the ongoing road reconstruction, Lagos State Government has called on Federal Ministry of Works and Housing to suspend further work after the Edel-el-Kabir, Sallah, Celebration.
Akwa Ibom mapping based on Court rulings, not politics — Coastal LGAs
The coastal people of Akwa Ibom State have slammed the attempt by some selfish interests to politicise the mapping of the state with law by the state House of Assembly, saying that the action was purely based on court rulings spanning years.
Dangote and I have a lot in common including successful businesses – Bill Gates
Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, says Aliko Dangote has been his “invaluable partner” for many years and they have a lot in common.
