The Federal Government’s Independent Investigative Committee probing the deaths of detainees in the custody of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps in Niger State has found that 37 persons, including 14 minors, died from asphyxiation caused by overcrowding, poor ventilation,...
The Publicity Secretary of the Nigerian Society of Engineers, in Oṣun state and a coren certified professional, Engineer Muslihudeen Olayinka Ibrahim, has urged Nigerians to engage qualified engineers and comply with approved building regulations to prevent building collapse.
This comes following a...
Nigerian midfielder Kanyinsola Yusuf has expressed excitement after scoring her first goal at the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup in Morocco, helping the Flamingos defeat defending champions North Korea 3-1.
Yusuf, who plays for FC Robo, scored a stunning direct free-kick in...
The Ondo State House of Assembly has passed the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Bill, 2026, seeking to establish state police services across the country.
The bill was passed during plenary on Monday after scaling its second and third readings,...
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has urged members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) across the country to support President Bola Tinubu’s re-election in 2027.
Wike, who is also leader of the Rainbow Coalition, spoke on Tuesday in...
A political ally of former Osun State Governor, Gboyega Oyetola, has warned that Governor Ademola Adeleke-led campaign council for President Bola Tinubu’s 2027 re-election bid may struggle to achieve its objectives without the involvement of Oyetola’s political camp.
The warning comes amid...
1. He was born on May 11, 1926, in Uso, Ondo State, Nigeria
2.He attended a primary school in his village, Uso, before advancing to institutions such as Ondo Boys’ High School, Yaba Higher College in Lagos, and the University College in...
The Conscience of the Yoruba Nation Group has described the death of the National Leader of the pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation as the close of an extraordinary chapter in the political history of Yoruba land and Nigeria.
The group, in a statement issued...
Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has thrown his weight behind President Bola Tinubu’s re-election campaign, pledging the state’s support for mobilisation ahead of the 2027 presidential election.
Aiyedatiwa spoke when members of the PBAT Door-to-Door Movement, led by Chief Kestin Pondi, visited...
The United Nations Security Council has approved the US plan for Gaza, marking a major diplomatic victory for Washington.The vote endorses President Donald Trump’s 20 point ceasefire plan, which...
President of the Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, has announced the decision to reduce the price of Liquefied Petroleum Gas, LPG commonly known as cooking gas.Speaking during a recent...
Iranian authorities on Thursday made it known that at least 12 journalists and media workers were killed during the recent 12-day war with Israel,citing the media arm of the...
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has announced Nigeria currently has no active Ebola cases following the medical evacuation of the country’s index patient and her husband to Switzerland,
The WHO Regional Director...
The Ondo State House of Assembly has passed the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Bill, 2026, seeking to establish state police services across the country.
The bill was passed during...
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday dismissed a no-case submission filed by former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, over the alleged unlawful interception of telephone conversations involving the National...
Former super-middleweight world champion George Groves has urged Anthony Joshua to bring boxing legend Mike Tyson into his training team ahead of his highly anticipated heavyweight clash with Tyson Fury.
Joshua and...
Iran is holding high-level security talks with Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey in Tehran amid rising tensions in the Middle East and fears of renewed fighting involving Iran, Israel and the...
KENYA/ACCIDENT
At least 24 people have been killed and another 24 injured after a passenger bus collided with a truck along Kenya’s Nairobi-Mombasa Highway. The accident occurred near Kanga in Makueni County,...
