(The Lagos State Judiciary has announced that a coroner’s inquest into the tragic fire incident at Afriland Towers on Broad Street, Lagos Island, will begin on October 14, 2025. According to a statement released on Monday, the inquest will be conducted by Coroner Court 9, Igbosere District, sitting at Court 4 of the Yaba […]
Once considered a male-dominated field, Nigeria’s logistics and petroleum distribution sector is now witnessing a wave of change led by trailblazers like Juliana Terzungwe Iorzaa. The 28-year-old driver from Benue State has emerged as a symbol of courage and perseverance, recently gaining recognition as one of the new petroleum truck drivers assigned by Dangote Oil […]
President Bola Tinubu has asked the National Assembly to approve his administration’s plan to borrow $2.35 billion from external sources to finance part of the 2025 budget and refinance a maturing Eurobond. In a letter addressed to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, and read during plenary on Tuesday, the President […]
Cameroon’s long-serving President, Paul Biya, made his first campaign appearance on Monday in Maroua, located in the country’s Far North Region, as he seeks an eighth term in office at the age of 92. The rally, which drew thousands of supporters, marked a rare public appearance for Biya, who has ruled the Central African […]
World No.1, Novak Djokovic defied exhaustion and searing Shanghai heat to secure a hard-fought victory over Spain’s Jaume Munar, advancing to the quarterfinals of the 2025 Shanghai Masters on Tuesday. The Serbian star battled leg pain and visible fatigue but prevailed 6-3, 5-7, 6-2 in a grueling match that lasted nearly two hours and […]
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the defence team of former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele, on Monday stalled the planned forensic examination of a mobile device tendered as evidence in his ongoing $4.5 billion fraud trial. At the resumed hearing before the Justice Rahman Oshodi of the Lagos […]
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has reportedly accepted the departure of Professor Mahmood Yakubu as Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), following the expiration of his second term in office. According to a statement released by Bayo Onanuga, the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, President Tinubu thanked Professor Yakubu for […]
Denmark is set to become one of the first countries in Europe to ban social media use for children under the age of 15, following a bold proposal announced by Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen. Frederiksen unveiled the plan on Tuesday, warning that social media and constant smartphone use are “stealing childhood” and contributing to […]
Senate President, Godswill Akpabio has warned that more than 33 million Nigerians are facing acute food insecurity, calling for urgent and coordinated policy action to tackle the worsening hunger crisis across the country. Speaking during Tuesday’s plenary as the Senate resumed from recess, Akpabio said hunger had become one of the most pressing challenges […]
Governor Alex Otti of Abia State has swiftly responded to the claim made by the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Kalu, regarding the state’s monthly allocation from the Federation Account. Governor Otti clarified that the figures quoted by the Deputy Speaker were “inaccurate and misleading.” Setting the Record […]
