PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has reaffirmed Nigeria’s commitment to supporting Mali’s democratic transition and deepening economic ties between the two nations, declaring that West African countries are stronger when united.

Valeria Marquez, a 23-year-old social media influencer from Mexico, has been shot and killed while live streaming on TikTok at her beauty salon in Guadalajara, local authorities have confirmed.

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has revealed plans for a major political coalition involving the All Progressives Congress (APC), the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and the Labour Party (LP) to confront what he described as the ‘incompetent and inefficient’ government of President Bola Tinubu.

The Ibadan stakeholders have urged the Assembly to refrain from creating discord, emphasising that the council’s chairmanship should be rotated among traditional rulers.

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, (NAFDAC) has condemned the use of fake agrochemicals and pesticides for crops yield and preservation of poultry birds. Mr Emeka Orajaka, Coordinator of NAFDAC in Ebonyi, stated this during farmers forum tagged, “Best Practices to maximise profits in poultry business” on Thursday in Abakaliki. The […]

Panic gripped staff, patients, and residents on Thursday after a fire broke out at the Ifako-Ijaiye General Hospital in Lagos. The fire temporarily halted medical services and destroyed property worth millions of naira.

By Shina Abubakar, Osogbo Governor Ademola Adeleke’s kinsmen have rallied support for the All Progressives Congress, APC, to unseat the governor in 2026. The group, under the auspices of Ghaff Unity, from Ede town, also threw their support behind the former State Commissioner for Finance, Bola Oyebamiji, to clinch the APC ticket in a bid […]

South Africa booked their place in the final of the CAF U-20 Africa Cup of Nations Egypt 2025 after edging Nigeria 1-0 in a tense semi-final clash at the Suez Canal Stadium on Thursday.

A vice president of one of the parallel film events at the Cannes Festival was suspended Thursday after being publicly denounced for sexual violence, witnesses and organisers told AFP.

By Shina Abubakar, Osogbo The Rector, Osun State College of Technology, OSCOTECH, Esa-Oke, Dr Sunday Adegoke, has called on Governor Ademola Adeleke and the College’s Governing Council to urgently convert contract workers of the institution to permanent staff. In his valedictory address service on Thursday, in Esa-Oke, he noted that the college has been relying […]

A Federal High Court in Lagos presided over by Justice Daniel Osiagor has convicted 10 Thai sailors and their vessel, named MV Chayanee Naree, for trafficking 32.9 kilograms of cocaine from Brazil into Nigeria through the Apapa seaport, Lagos.

The Senate has reaffirmed its commitment to combating crude oil theft, revealing that it is considering stiffer penalties, including terrorism charges, for major offenders.

By Shina Abubakar, Osogbo Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has charged members of the Lions Club International to explore areas of partnership with his administration in a bid to deliver service to the people at the grassroots. Speaking while declaring open the 18th Multiple Districts Convention of the Club tagged; Osogbo-Oroki 2025 held in Osogbo, […]

President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has assured Nigerians that the passage of the Raw Materials Research and Development Council Amendment Bill by the National Assembly, followed by its signing into law by President Bola Tinubu, would serve as a moral compass for Africa in raw materials export.

By Shina Abubakar Osogbo OSOGBO – Members of the licensed electrical contractors and electricity consumers in Osun State thronged the streets of the State capital protesting against Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company, IBEDC, over what they called “fraudulent billing”. The License Electrical Contractor of Nigeria, LECAN, and affected electricity consumers in the state thronged the streets […]