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The Group Chief Executive Officer of OandO Plc, Wale Tinubu has disclosed that the oil firm is partnering with the Lagos State Government to deploy 5,000 electric buses for public transportation in the state.…

Former Belgian international Radja Nainggolan was arrested on Monday as part of an investigation into cocaine trafficking via the port of Antwerp, the Brussels prosecutor’s office said. Police arrested several suspects,…

Unknown Gunmen attacked an ambulance along Egbe-Ogbe-Ponyan road in Yagba East local government of Kogi state at the weekend, killing its director, Segun Adekoya. It was gathered that the incident occured around 5pm on…

Kaduna State Governor, Senator Uba Sani, has revealed reasons why his administration opted for peace deal with bandits unleashing terror in some parts of the state. Kaduna has been under attacks by bandits who reign…

By Femi Fani-Kayode A friend sent the following to me last night. He wrote, “No to the evacuation of Palestinians. They will never be allowed to return once they vacate Gaza. That’s what happened to their…

An activist and former presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, has rejected the Nigerian police bail conditions and opted to remain in cusstody. He said he was asked to submit his…

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar, has said Nigeria is rich enough to fund the frequent foreign trips embarked upon by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu since assumption of office. Tinubu’s trips abroad had come…

Hoodlums suspected to be kidnappers have invaded the Chikakore area of Kubwa in Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory, kidnapping a man, his wife, son and two others. A resident of the community told our…

Despite the brewing crisis in the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mojisola Meranda on Monday, January 27, occupied the seat of the Speaker of the House. Recall that Meranda had been elected following the…

Nigeria’s former president, Muhammadu Buhari has given insight into his health conditions since he left office on May 29, 2023. Buhari while describing Nigeria a challenging country to govern said that since leaving…

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State has expressed relief over the exit of Omoluabi Progressives, a group loyal to former governor Rauf Aregbesola, from its fold. It noted that Aregbesola, who is…

The office of the Inspector-General of Police has sued some Nigerian businessmen for allegedly defrauding a foreigner of N13.5 billion. The IGP’s suit is pending with the Federal High Court in Abuja. Rafik Akar, a…

Residents of Aso Garden Estate in Maitama, Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja, have raised urgent concerns regarding structural damage to their homes due to ongoing construction activities embarked on by the FCT…

Timileyin Ajayi, the suspected killer of Salome Adaidu, has been arraigned at the High Court of Justice, Lafia, the Nasarawa State capital. He…

The Force Headquarters in Abuja witnessed a heavy deployment of armed policemen on Monday, following the scheduled appearance of former presidential candidate and activist, Omoyele Sowore. The activist was invited by the police for…

Legal luminary and founder of Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD), Aare Afe Babalola has revealed that he rejected offer of an oil bloc and ministerial appointment twice. Babalola said this on Sunday when…

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has warned Risevest (Victoria Island) Cooperative Multipurpose Society Ltd. and Stecs (Alausa)…

The price of tomatoes in Lagos and other parts of Nigeria has significantly dropped due to a glut caused by the ongoing harvest season. Farmers and traders have attributed the price crash to the surplus supply, which…

China said Monday it was “extremely unlikely” Covid-19 came from a laboratory, after the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) said it believed the virus had more likely come from a lab rather than natural…

Details of how six top Yoruba monarchs prevailed upon nonagenarian legal luminary Afe Babalola to drop his criminal defamation suit against human rights activist and lawyer Dele Farotimi have emerged. It was…

A mass jailbreak was taking place on Monday morning at a prison in the besieged Congolese city of Goma, hours after fighters from the armed group M23 and Rwandan troops entered the city, a security source told AFP.…

The US will not go ahead with tariffs on Colombia, after Bogota agreed to accept - without restrictions - deported migrants, the White…

A lawmaker in the 7th National Assembly, Senator Ita Enang, has said that with the “low” amounts allocated to critical sectors…

Leicester pushed Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou closer to the exit door with a 2-1 win that extended Spurs’ dismal run, while Manchester United’s 1-0 victory at Fulham eased the pressure on Ruben Amorim.…