No fewer than 16 persons have been roasted to death in an accident at Ajue community along the Ore-Ondo highway. They were said to have been burnt beyond recognition. The accident, which occurred around 8pm on Monday, involved a Toyota Hiace bus and a truck. Witnesses said dangerous overtaking led to head on collision and…
The trial of Jude Okoye, former Manager of Psquare group, over alleged money laundering to the tune of N1.38 billion, $1 million and £34,537.59, commenced, yesterday, before a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, with his younger brother, Peter Okoye, testifying against him. Jude alongside his company, Northside Music Limited, are being tried by the…
A South African serial rapist – who assaulted children as young as nine years old – has received 42 life sentences and 791 years imprisonment for 94 counts of rape. Nkosinathi Phakathi was convicted of 90 counts of rape – attacks that he carried out between 2012 and 2021. The 40-year-old sometimes made children watch…
An officer of the Osun State Security Network Agency, also known as Amotekun Corps, has been killed by suspected hoodlums at Papa Farm Area, in Iwo Local Government Area of the state. Confirming the killing on Thursday, Yusuf Idowu, the spokesperson for the Corps, told the News Agency of Nigeria that the incident happened on…
President Bola Tinubu has signed the Judicial Office Holders Salaries and Allowances Bill into law. The Special Adviser to the President on Senate Matters, Senator Basheer Lado, disclosed this in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday. The National Assembly had in June approved a bill that grants a 300 per cent salary increase for judicial…
Nigeria has raised $2.2 billion through its latest Eurobond auction, marking a pivotal moment in the country’s ongoing efforts to address its growing fiscal deficit. This auction, which saw the issuance of two bonds with varying tenors, follows the government’s return to the international capital markets for the first time since March 2022. The funds…
Former Minister of Aviation, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, has asked President Donald Trump not to plunge the world into a global conflict over the escalating hostilities between Israel and Iran. The remarks came as tension between Iran and Israel escalated sharply following a series of coordinated military strikes in recent days. In a strongly worded statement,…
The Senator representing Ogun West Senatorial District at the National Assembly, Solomon Adeola, has credited President Bola Ahmed Tinubu with saving Nigeria’s economy from total collapse through the removal of fuel subsidy and the floating of the naira. Adeola stated that the previous administration borrowed heavily to fund fuel subsidy payments and stabilise the naira…
A couple, Adriana Machado Ribeiro, 42, and Marcone da Silva Cardoso, 26, tragically died after their car plunged off a 1,300ft cliff in Venda Nova do Imigrante, Brazil. The incident occurred on Monday, August 4, while the pair were reportedly making love inside the parked vehicle. Police officer Alberto Roque Peres, who is leading the…
Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa says his victory in the just-ended governorship poll is a call to deliver more for the people of Ondo State. Aiyedatiwa won the Ondo governor election which was concluded on Sunday, beating the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)’s Ajayi Agboola in the largely peaceful exercise. Speaking to reporters after he was declared as…
