January 2025
Canada announces sixth interest rate cut
The Bank of Canada on Wednesday further cut its interest rate by 25 basis points, bringing the country’s monetary policy rate down to 3.0 percent. Tiff Macklem, the Bank of Canada governor, speaking on the rate cut, said the move was due to uncertainty in the country’s economy. “There’s a lot of uncertainty out there, […]
Osun: Mixed reactions trail Aregbesola’s expulsion, Omoluabi Progressives’ exit from APC
The political landscape of Osun State has been significantly altered by the recent departure of the Omoluabi Progressives from the All Progressives Congress, APC, and the subsequent expulsion of former Governor Rauf Aregbesola from the party. The departure of the Omoluabi Progressives and the expulsion of Rauf Aregbesola from the APC have elicited mixed reactions […]
I returned to my village after advising Tinubu to become president – Bisi Akande
Bisi Akande, a former interim chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has disclosed that he advised President Bola Tinubu to run for presidency in 2023. Akande disclosed that after Tinubu emerged president, he returned to his village in Ila, Osun State. In an interview with Edmund Obilo, Akande revealed that Tinubu had expressed concerns […]
EndSARS protest organized from America, designed to end Tinubu – Bisi Akande
A former governor of Osun State, Bisi Akande, has alleged that the historic EndSARS protest that shut down the nation’s economy in 2020 was orchestrated to destroy President Bola Tinubu. Speaking in an interview, State Affairs with Edmund Obilo, published on Wednesday via YouTube, Akande alleged that the protest was manufactured in America by the […]
NSCDC CG Audi warns personnel against misuse of firearms
The Commandant General, CG, of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, Ahmed Abubakar Audi, has charged officers of the agency to put into use principles and techniques acquired during their Pistol Management Course, PMC 002, for enhanced service delivery. The CG, while warning personnel against misuse of firearms, in a statement by CSC […]
Russian drone strikes apartment block in Ukraine, kills four
A Russian drone early on Thursday struck a multi-storey apartment building in the northeastern Ukrainian city of Sumy, killing at least four people and injuring no fewer than nine, including a child. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy via the Telegram messaging app described the attack as a terrible tragedy and a terrible Russian crime. He added […]
Kwara fire service averts fire disaster in fuel tanker spill
Kwara State fire service has averted a major fire disaster which could have occurred from a fuel tanker spill at Sabo market, Orile Igbon, along Ogbomoso highway in Oyo State. The incident occurred on Tuesday, at about 20:27 hours, in the town located close to Kwara State boundary. The Kwara State fire service had responded […]
Nigerian varsity cancels already written final year exams over wild jubilation
Management of the Ambrose Alli University Ekpoma, Edo State, has announced the cancellation of some final year examinations written on Wednesday following “wild jubilation” by graduating students on the school campus. A statement issued by the Head Information/Public Relations and Protocol of the institution, Mr Mike Ade Oladenika said the graduating students violated an established […]
US military helicopter collides midair with American Airlines jet
A United States Army Black Hawk helicopter collided midair with an American Airlines jet on Wednesday evening at Reagan National Airport in Arlington, Virginia. CNN reports that the plane, American Airlines Flight 5342, had 60 passengers and 4 crew members on board and had departed from Wichita, Kansas. According to the Metropolitan Police Department, there […]
Sultan backs Sharia law in Oyo, Ekiti
It’s alien to Yoruba culture, says Gani Adams President-General, Nigeria Supreme Council of Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) and Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III, has expressed support for the establishment of an Independent Shariah Arbitration Panel in Ekiti and Oyo states. But the Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland, Gani Adams, condemned the attempt to introduce […]