The Ondo State Government has imposed a 24-hour curfew in Ikare-Akoko, the headquarters of Akoko North East Local Government Area, following clashes at the annual carnival in the community. The state government said on Thursday that the curfew will come…
Mexican security forces on Thursday arrested the son of jailed drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, scoring a victory in the battle against powerful cartels days before US President Joe Biden visits. Ovidio Guzman, who was arrested in the northwestern…
The group, the Coalition for Credible Elections 2023, has raised concerns about some “key areas” it believes Nigeria’s electoral arbiter, INEC, should address ahead of the February 25 presidential and National Assembly elections. “An effective resolution or a non-effective resolution…
Former President of the Bar Association of Nigeria, Dr Olisa Agbakoba (SAN) on Thursday, said the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) should not exist. He said the commission was now being run outside the constitution. Agbakoba said this at…
The leader of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Akogun Oyedepo, has accepted the challenge by Kwara State government to public debate on their claim to have received the sum of N337bn from June 2019 to December 2021. The government, in…
Consumer electronics giant Sony and automaker Honda, which partnered last year to develop and produce electric vehicles, have announced the name of their new car brand: Afeela. The two giants announced their first car innovation during the Consumer Electronics Show.…
I’m sure he was expecting a firestorm. As usual, he was primed and released to explode in his own time and season. If former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s letter endorsing Peter Obi of the Labor Party has been ignored, uncriticized, and…
Tottenham Hotspur striker Harry Kane will break every goalscoring record when he retires, according to club manager Antonio Conte. The 29-year-old England captain needs just three more goals to become Spurs’ all-time record goalscorer after scoring in Wednesday’s 4-0 win…
Hours after his father was fired as Wazirin Bauchi, commissioner of Cooperatives and SME development in Bauchi StateSa’adatu Kirfi has announced his resignation from the country’s executive council. His father, Bello Kirfi, is one of the most influential politicians in…
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday pressed his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to declare a “unilateral” ceasefire in Ukraine. “President Erdogan said that the demand for peace and negotiations must be supported by a unilateral ceasefire and a vision…