Gov Ademola Adeleke of Osun has commiserated with the Orangun of Oke-Ila, Oba Adedokun Omoniyi Abolarin, over the passing of his wife, Solape. This is contained in a statement issued by Mallam Olawale Rasheed, spokesperson for the governor on Tuesday. Adeleke described the deceased as a virtuous woman and a pillar of support to the…
Sapphire Egemasi, a Nigerian ‘tech queen’, faces more than 20 years in prison after her arrest by the FBI for allegedly defrauding multiple U.S. government agencies out of substantial sums. Egemasi, identified as a programmer with a Devpost account, was detained around April 10, 2025, in the Bronx, New York, along with co-conspirators, including Samuel…
Many people lost their lives as a devastating accident rocked Karu Bridge near Nyanya Market, in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) when a fully loaded fuel tanker lost control due to brake failure, plowing into multiple vehicles and setting off a catastrophic chain of explosions. The area where the tanker crashed into quickly turned into…
Former Governor of Imo State, Senator Rochas Okorocha, has denied recent claims trending on social media that he discredited the All Progressives Congress (APC). In a statement signed by his former Special Adviser on Media, Samuel Onwuemeodo, Okorocha said the claims were false and fabricated by his political detractors. The statement read, “Almost eight years…
President Bola Tinubu has assured Nigerians that his administration remains resolute in consolidating and strengthening the reform-oriented legacy of his predecessor, former President Muhammadu Buhari. He made this known at the launch of a new book authored by Malam Garba Shehu, former Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to President Buhari. The book, “According…
The Edo Muslim Pilgrim Welfare Board says the airlift of intending pilgrims for the 2025 Hajj pilgrimage will commence on May 14, with nearly 200 pilgrims set to depart for Saudi Arabia. The chairman of the board, Mallam Musah Muhammad Uduimoh, made the disclosure on Sunday in Benin during a media briefing. He explained that…
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has revealed that as of April 2025, $1.3 billion in airline funds are currently blocked by governments, hindering repatriation efforts. Notably, Nigeria is absent from this troubling list. Despite the significant amount, this reflects a 25% improvement from the $1.7 billion reported in October 2024. Over the past two…
Of the 127,000 cancer cases recorded annually in Nigeria, 7.2 per cent are children, an official of National Cancer Control Programme, Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, has said. The National Coordinator of the Programme, Dr. Uchechukwu Nwokwu, disclosed this on the sidelines of a public enlightenment on Childhood cancer in Abuja. The News…
German police conducted raids on multiple properties across the country on Wednesday as part of an investigation into a suspected people smuggling network. Authorities targeted 19 locations across several German states, including Thuringia, Baden-Württemberg, Schleswig-Holstein, North Rhine-Westphalia, and Saxony-Anhalt, with a focus on the city of Jena in Thuringia. Five arrest warrants were executed for…
Sen Orji Kalu (Abia North) has said that the gale of endorsements of President Bola Tinubu for second term is driven by his bold leadership and transformative policies. Kalu, however, dismissed speculations that the endorsements were a response to fears about opposition’s coalition arrangement. Addressing newsmen in Abuja on Tuesday, the former governor of Abia,…
