Gbenga Sodeinde in Ado Ekiti With less than three weeks to the Ekiti State governorship election, Governor Biodun Oyebanji, has vowed that criminal elements would […]
Year: 2026
2027 Polls: NDC Plans Independent Result Transmission, Says Utomi
• ACF knocks Peter Obi’s one-term promise, Tinubu ‘shambolic’ performance Chuks Okocha in Abuja Political economist, Prof. Pat Utomi has said that the Nigeria Democratic […]
Cecilia Wanjiku: Mum of Utumishi Girls' student who died saving classmates recalls last conversation
Utumishi Girls Academy student Cecilia Wanjiku died while trying to save her schoolmates during a horrific dormitory fire The Form Four girl’s mother recounted the […]
Man Named Loony Toon, Who Shot At Police Officers, Sentenced To 20 Years In Prison
An Oregon court sentenced Loony John Franklin Kolb Toon to 20 years in prison for shooting at three police officers. The incident occurred during a […]
Five dead, dozens wounded as Russia launches major attack across Ukraine, authorities say
Russian air attacks on major Ukrainian centres including Kyiv, Dnipro and Kharkiv killed at least five people and wounded dozens early on Tuesday (June 2), […]
US Cuts Agricultural Equipment Tariffs From 25% To 15% Amid Rising Farm Costs
The White House said it will reduce tariffs on agricultural equipment, such as combines and harvesters, in order to reduce costs for US farmers and […]
‘You’d be in prison if it weren’t for me’: Trump to Netanyahu as he pushes Israel to stop Lebanon escalation
President Donald Trump speaks during a Cabinet meeting at the White House. (Photo: AP) US President Donald Trump sharply criticised Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu […]
Israel's Netanyahu called off Beirut strike after tense call with Trump
US President Donald Trump said he persuaded Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to call off the strike on Beirut, following which the Israeli leader “turned his […]
Russia halts jet fuel exports until November after Ukraine hits refineries
Russia on Monday banned the export of aviation fuel until the end of November as Ukraine escalates its strikes on Russian refineries, depots and pipelines. […]
No More Pre-Retirement Leave, FG Tells Civil Servants
The Federal Government has abolished the long-standing practice of placing civil servants on mandatory pre-retirement leave, declaring that such a provision does not exist under […]
Anti-malaria Campaign: Over 34.7m Mosquito Nets Distributed in Nigeria in 2025
Nigeria’s malaria control efforts recorded a major milestone in 2025 with the successful distribution of more than 34.7 million insecticide-treated mosquito nets (ITNs) across 10 […]
Trump's 'weaponisation' fund put on hold after fierce opposition from Congress
President Donald Trump’s nearly $1.8 billion fund to compensate victims of alleged government “weaponisation” has been put on hold after the White House faced fierce […]
2027 Polls: CBN Moves to Flush Out N2.83tn Idle Cash
The Central Bank of Nigeria has unveiled an ambitious plan to mop up about N2.83tn currently held outside the formal banking system, as part of […]
Gunman kills six people, then himself, in eastern Iowa, police say
A gunman killed six people and himself during a series of shootings in several locations of Muscatine, Iowa, a waterfront city across the Mississippi River […]
Pentagon bars journalists from its press office, evicts media houses, saying it has become a 'classified space
The US Defence Department has designated its press office a classified space, the Pentagon said Monday, making it off-limits to journalists who used to be […]
Ro Khanna and Thomas Massie team up to strip US-Israel military tech cooperation from defense bill
In one of the latest examples of political extremes converging over Israel, Reps. Ro Khanna and Thomas Massie joined forces this week to challenge a […]
NBA Calls for Urgent Legal Education Reform
The President of the Nigerian Bar Association, Mazi Afam Osigwe, SAN, has called for urgent reforms in Nigeria’s legal education system, warning that the profession […]
US ceasefire proposal gains Hezbollah backing as Israel halts Beirut threat
Hezbollah has accepted a US-backed ceasefire proposal, according to Lebanon’s embassy in Washington, after Israel threatened strikes on Beirut’s southern suburbs, raising hopes of easing […]
US: 6 dead in Iowa shooting; suspect dies by suicide during confrontation, say cops
2 min readUpdated: Jun 2, 2026 08:28 AM IST Six people lost their lives in a string of shootings at several locations in the US’s […]
7, Including Suspect, Killed In Shooting After A "Domestic Dispute" In US' Iowa
At least seven people, including the suspect, were killed in a shooting spree at multiple locations across Iowa, United States, in an apparent domestic dispute. […]