Nigeria has withdrawn from the 2025 World Relays scheduled to take place in Guangzhou, China, citing delays in the issuance of visas to its athletes. The Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) in a statement on Friday blamed China’s visa process for the withdrawal. The federation regretted that despite beginning the application process in February, “the…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has penned a heartfelt birthday message to his wife, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, who clocks 64 today. In a moving tribute, President Tinubu described his wife as his rock, confidant, and greatest supporter, praising her unwavering strength, grace, and love. He acknowledged her compassion, generosity, and dedication, which inspire millions of Nigerians,…
Former presidential aide Doyin Okupe had hinted about his death during what was his final media interview. He spoke with The Whistler Newspaper just months before his death on Friday, March 7. Okupe, 72, passed away in Lagos during surgery. In his last interview, which later went viral, Okupe was credited to have paused briefly…
A United States of America, USA, judge has temporarily blocked Trump’s order to change birthright citizenship, which is enshrined in the Constitution. The judge says the order, which was slated to take effect on 19 January, was “blatantly unconstitutional”. The order Among the executive orders President Donald Trump signed just hours after taking office as…
The Ogun state Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency has confirmed the death of 18 passengers in Ogbere area of Ijebu East local government,along the Ijebuode/ Ore expressway. The accident involved a Toyota Hiace,with registration number XA 690AKU with the passengers burnt beyond recognition,while one other sustained injury. The public relations officer of the state owned…
Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State has dissolved the State Executive Council (SEC) with immediate effect. The decision was announced by the Governor himself at the end of an expanded meeting of the Exco. The dissolution affects all commissioners, special advisers, and senior special assistants, including the Secretary to the State Government, Barrister Muhammad Ubandoma-Aliyu….
Operatives of the Federal Capital Territory Command of the Nigeria Police Force have arrested an officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). The NDLEA officer was arrested over allegations of attempted robbery and shooting of a Bolt driver in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital city. A security expert, Zagazola Makama, said that the NDLEA officer…
Nigerian singer Naira Marley has spoken out for the first time since a Magistrate court in Yaba, Lagos, cleared him and others of any involvement in the death of fellow artiste Mohbad. Recall on Tuesday, it was reported that the court ruled Naira Marley, his associate Sam Larry, and Prime Boy had no case to…
A fire that broke out at a nightclub in North Macedonia where more than a thousand people had gathered for a concert killed at least 50 people, state news agency MIA reported on Sunday. Citing the interior ministry, MIA said “at least 50 people died in a discotheque in Kocani”, a town some 100 kilometres…
Less than seven months after a boat accident claimed over 200 lives in Gbajibo in Kaiama Local Government Srea of Kwara Etate, 37 traders perished in another boat mishap which occurred on Thursday in the Gbajibo-Mudi community in the state. The traders, according to impeccable sources came to the weekly market and were returning home…