A fatal road traffic accident occurred in the Onirin area of Ile-Ife on Wednesday morning, claiming one life and leaving another person injured. The incident involved a single commercial truck, which reportedly suffered a brake failure. According to a First Information Report from the office of the Osun Sector Commander, Corps Commander T.A. Sokunbi, the […]

Deputy President of the Senate, Barau Jibrin, yesterday, visited Bunkure Local Council of Kano State to sympathise with families of the 16 hunters murdered in Uromi, Edo State. He met with the families, drawn from Bunkure, Kibiya, Rano and Garko council areas, at the At-Taqwa Mosque in the Sabon Fegi area of Bunkure council, where […]

The United States has slapped a 26% reciprocal tariff on India in a setback to the South Asian country’s expectation of getting relief from President Donald Trump’s global trade policy that has unnerved world markets for weeks. According to a statement from the White House, the reciprocal tariff will be effective from April 9. The […]

Governor Ademola Adeleke has honoured Chief (Mrs) Monica Adenike Okundaye as the Queen of Adire in recognition of her local and global contributions to the adoption and popularity of adire textile. The Governor conferred the honour on the proprietor of Nike Arts Gallery today while commissioning the gallery complex building at Akoda, Osun state. In […]

The Minister of Works, Senator David Umahi has directed the immediate reopening of the Independence Bridge in Lagos to vehicular traffic. The directive followed the earlier closure of the bridge by the Federal Government for planned maintenance and rehabilitation works. The commencement of repairs yesterday caused horrendous experiences on the part of Lagos residents who […]

The managing director of the National Airspace Management Agency (NAMA), Engr Ahmed Umar Farouk, has declared that the people of Kebbi State will vote for President Bola Tinubu and Governor Nasir Idris for their second terms in 2027. Farouk stated this yesterday while speaking with journalists at Birnin Kebbi. The NAMA DG, an APC stalwart […]

The father and the stepmother of three sisters have been arrested after the siblings reportedly died while on a visit to their father’s residence in Oruhworun, Udu local government area of Delta State. The father’s house is in the Delta Steel Company (DSC) township. Reports said that the sisters live apart from their father, who […]

The Director General of National Agency for Food Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye has announced the reopening of Onitsha Head Bridge drug market, popularly known as ‘Ogbo Ogwu’. NAFDAC also announced that shop owners must meet strict administrative conditions before the reopening of their shops to prevent a recurrence of the issues […]

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced that companies which manufacture their products in the United States will pay zero tariffs. The 78-year-old Republican made this statement at the White House Rose Garden while unveiling his long-promised set of tariffs on imports as part of his “America First” agenda. “There’s no tariff if you build […]

Brigadier-General Maharazu Tsiga (rtd), former Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), has been released after spending 56 days in captivity. Tsiga was abducted on February 5, 2025, from his hometown in Bakori Local Government Area of Katsina State, alongside nine other residents. Despite his family paying a ransom, his captors held him for […]