The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Ondo State Command, has deployed 1,400 personnel and 20 patrol vehicles to ease the movement of motorists during the Eid el-Kabir celebration in the state. Dr Samuel Ibitoye, FRSC State Sector Commander, disclosed this while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Akure. Ibitoye, who…
German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius is to travel to France for talks with his French counterpart Sébastien Lecornu on Wednesday evening, following Donald Trump’s victory in the US presidential election. The talks are expected to focus on the consequences of Trump’s victory. In particular for the future support for Ukraine, which has been fighting for…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has recovered large consignments of opioids in raids carried out in Lagos, Abia, Kano, Benue, Osun and Edo States. This is contained in a statement by NDLEA’s Director, Media and Advocacy, Mr Femi Babafemi, on Sunday in Abuja. Babafemi said that in an interdiction operation in Lagos, three…
Two teenagers, Balakrishnan and Suleiman, have been sentenced to life in prison for the murder of Rishmeet Singh, a 16-year-old boy. The attack, which lasted only 27 seconds, saw Rishmeet being stabbed 15 times by the two attackers, who then fled the scene, leaving his body on the ground. Rishmeet had come to the UK…
In a virtual inaugural session of the second ‘Voice of Global South Summit,’ Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed strong condemnation for the loss of civilian lives in the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict. Emphasizing the need for restraint, Modi called for dialogue and diplomacy to address the situation. He also reaffirmed India’s condemnation of Hamas’ October…
Gov Ademola Adeleke of Osun said that contrary to the interpretation in some quarters, the Court of Appeal has not reinstated the sacked local government chairmen and councillors in the state. Adeleke made the clarification while addressing a news conference on Sunday in Osogbo. The governor explained that the Monday’s judgment of the Court of…
Gov Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has described the death of a former Guardian Cartoonist, Mr Olaseinde Obe, fondly known by his signature ‘Obe Ess’, as a great loss to the media industry. Obe Ess, 68, was a legendary figure in Nigerian journalism. He spent many years at The Guardian newspaper, where his cartoons became…
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday, fixed March 18 for ruling on the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL)’s preliminary objection against a suit filed by the Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals FZE over oil import licence dispute. Justice Inyang Ekwo fixed the date after counsel to the NNPCL,, Ademola Abimbola, SAN, and…
The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump has paused the development of a plan to resolve the Ukraine conflict in order to take into account the opinion of European allies. The Telegraph newspaper reported on Tuesday. U.S. Special Envoy for Ukraine, Keith Kellogg, has promised to hold individual talks with NATO allies before finalising the…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has invited the new Pope Leo XIV to visit the country after holding his first phone call with the pontiff on Monday. “Such a visit would bring real hope to all believers and to all our people,” Zelensky wrote on X after what he called a “warm and truly substantive” discussion…
