Tension gripped Ondo State on Friday as angry youths in Ayede Ogbese, Akure North Local Government, barricaded the busy Benin–Akure–Ilesa highway to protest rising insecurity. […]
Month: August 2025
UN calls for donations over Myanmar food shortage.
The United Nations World Food Programme WFP has issued an urgent appeal for donations to avert what it calls a full-blown disaster in Myanmar’s Rakhine […]
Nigeria Launch Interest-Free Support Fund for Tertiary Institution Staff
The Federal Government of Nigeria has unveiled the Tertiary Institutions Staff Support Fund TISSF, a new welfare and empowerment scheme for academic and non-academic staff […]
Court discharges Ibom Air passenger accused of unruly conduct
A Lagos Magistrates’ Court has discharged Miss Comfort Emmason of charges over alleged unruly behaviour aboard an Ibom Air flight from Uyo to Lagos. Presiding […]
Oil Prices Rise Ahead of US-Russia Summit
Global markets closed on a mixed note as investors weighed a sharp rise in US wholesale inflation and looked ahead to a crucial meeting between […]
Russia and Ukraine Swap 84 Prisoners Each Ahead of Putin-Trump Summit
Russia and Ukraine have exchanged 84 prisoners each in the latest round of swaps that have seen hundreds released this year. The exchange took place […]
Liverpool to pay tribute to late Jota during Premier League opener
Liverpool will pay tribute to former forward Diogo Jota during their Premier League opener against Bournemouth at Anfield today. Jota, 28, died alongside his younger […]
“₦3 Million to Present a Bill”: Nigerian Lawmaker Exposes Deep Corruption in National Assembly
A Nigerian federal lawmaker has pulled back the curtain on what he describes as the entrenched corruption plaguing the country’s legislative arm. He revealed that […]
BBNaija’s Phyna demands justice as sister loses leg in truck accident
Ruth Otabor, the sister of Big Brother Naija Season 7 winner, Ijeoma “Phyna” Otabor, has undergone a leg amputation after being hit by a truck […]
NILDS DG Says 23 Nigerian National Assembly Members Going Abroad For Foreign Training
The Director-General of the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS), Professor Abubakar Sulaiman, has revealed that 23 Nigerian Senators and Members of the […]