Fred Smith, Who Transformed Parcel Delivery by Founding FedEx, Dies at 80
Fred Smith, the founder and executive chairman of FedEx Corporation, has passed away, News.Az reports citing the WREG Memphis. Smith died on Saturday, sources confirmed to WREG. He was 80…
Terror, horror and sorrow in Benue
On June 13, 2025, Yelewata and Dauda, two Benue communities bordering Nasarawa state, played host to a gory spectacle overnight. It was filled…
REVEALED: Groom’s Father, Brother Among Wedding Travelers Murdered In Plateau
The father and younger brother of the groom were among the wedding travelers who were murdered in Plateau State, on Friday. Daily Trust had reported how 31 persons traveling in an 18-seater Bus, belonging to Ahmadu…
2027: ‘ADA Is A Joke’ – Keyamo Taunts Atiku, El-Rufai, Others
Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has described the newly formed All Democratic Alliance (ADA) as a joke which lacks political weight to trouble the ruling party. He said it is not a…
NNPCL’s Spokesperson Resigns
The Chief Corporate Communications Officer (CCCO) for the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Femi Soneye. In a statement, he said the decision is to allow him devote more time to his family and attend…
How Convicted Robbery Inmate Was Caught Processing Visa While In Lagos Prison
A convicted armed robber, Haruna Ayo, has been discovered processing an international passport in Lagos. According to PUNCH, the incident happened on Wednesday, May 19, when warders from the Kirikiri Maximum…
2027: Northern power blocs eye VP Shettima’s seat
Six govs, lawmakers jostle for VP’s position Zulum, Ndume’s anti-Tinubu comments hunting Shettima – Sources APC NWC divided over VP’s return Vice President Kashim Shettima’s political future may be…
Finally, Air Peace gets UK approval to fly into Heathrow airport
Air Peace, Nigeria’s flagship carrier, is set to begin flight operations to London Heathrow Airport, following months of diplomatic engagements between…
Marketers raise petrol price to N955/litre
MRS filling stations, one of the key oil marketing firms in the downstream, have raised the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit (petrol) to N925/litre in Lagos, from N885/litre as crude oil prices have maintained their…
Property dispute: Alao-Akala’s daughter seeks father’s exhumation for DNA test
Oluwatoyin Alao-Aderinto, first daughter of the late former Oyo State Governor, Adebayo Alao-Akala, has filed a suit at the Oyo State High Court in Ibadan, seeking an order for a Deoxyribonucleic Acid test on seven…
59 die in Borno, Kano, Kebbi, Pleteau attacks
NO fewer than 59 people were killed in four separate attacks in Borno, Kano, Kebbi and Plateau states on Friday and Saturday. While 30 people were killed in Kebbi State, 12 persons, who were identified as wedding…
You won’t regret joining APC – Tinubu tells Eno
President Bola Tinubu has assured Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno, that he will not regret joining the All Progressives Congress. The ruling party rolled out the red carpet to receive the governor into its…
Why we are against Tinubu’s govt – Afenifere factional leader, Oba Olaitan
The leader of a faction of the Yoruba socio-cultural group, Afenifere, Oba Oladipo Olaitan, speaks to DANIEL AYANTOYE on why the group is against President Bola Tinubu’s administration You recently called for the…
Over 12,000 Residents Benefit from Yishawu’s 10th Free Dental Health Outreach
Hon. Gbolahan Yishawu’s 10th free dental health outreach has reached a milestone, impacting over 12,000 residents of Eti-Osa Constituency 2,…
Lagos Police Arrest Most Wanted Notorious Killer “Olori Eso”, Recover Cache Of…
The Lagos State Police Command has announced the arrest of a 44-year-old suspected hired killer, cult kingpin, and leader of a deadly gang responsible for numerous violent crimes across Mushin and its environs. The…
10 killed, seven injured as suicide bomber attack Borno market
A suspected Boko Haram suicide bomber yesterday night, Friday, June 20, 2025, detonated an explosive device at a crowded fish market in Konduga Local Government Area of Borno…
Putin says recession in Russia ‘must not be allowed to happen’
President Vladimir Putin on Friday urged officials not to let Russia fall into recession “under any circumstances”, as some in his own government warned of a hit to economic growth. Economists have warned for months of…
Emir clears air on reports of Boko Haram invasion into Gwoza LGA
His Royal Highness, the Emir of Gwoza, Alhaji Mohammed Shehu Timta has refuted claims. He reports that armed Boko Haram terrorists have invaded Gwoza town and engaged with troops of North East ‘Operation Hadin Kai.’ Gwoza…
Seven Chinese nationals jailed for cyberterrorism, internet fraud in Lagos
A Federal High Court in Lagos has convicted and sentenced seven Chinese nationals to one year imprisonment each for their involvement in cyberterrorism and internet fraud linked to a large-scale Ponzi scheme uncovered in…
Yelewata Attack: Six newborns delivered in IDP camp
Six babies have been delivered by displaced survivors of the June 13 armed herdsmen attack on Yelewata community in Guma Local Government Area of Benue State. The over 3,000 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) are…
Man who breached security at presidential event in Kaduna has history of psychiatric illness –…
The Kaduna State Police Command has confirmed that the man who breached security during President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s recent visit to the state is mentally unstable and acted out of emotional excitement, not with malicious…
Liverpool sign Florian Wirtz for British transfer record £116 million
Liverpool have signed Florian Wirtz from Bayer Leverkusen for a combined fee of £116 million. The reigning English Premier League (EPL) champions announced the acquisition of the 22-year-old German midfielder on…
SEC prohibits independent directors from becoming CEO, limits chairmanship to 4 years
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has barred independent non-executive directors (INEDs) from taking up executive roles, including that of chief executive officer (CEO), within the same company or group…
“Masses feel left behind” – APC chieftain tells Tinubu to ease hardship before 2027
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ogun state, Oladayo Ogunjebe, has urged President Bola Tinubu to take urgent steps to improve the economy ahead of the 2027 general election. In a statement…