By Ayomide Otitoju Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has declared Monday a paid public holiday nationwide to celebrate Senegal’s victory at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). The announcement followed the Teranga Lions’ 1–0 victory over host nation Morocco in the AFCON final played on Sunday, January 18, 2026, in Rabat. The president approved…
Russian President Vladimir Putin has been invited to join a proposed “Board of Peace” initiated by US President Donald Trump to help resolve global conflicts and oversee governance and reconstruction efforts in Gaza, the Kremlin said on Monday. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov confirmed the invitation, noting that Moscow was seeking to “clarify all the nuances”…
By Ayomide Otitoju The Chief Imam of Ilorin, Sheikh Muhammad Bashir Saliu, has died at the age of 75. His passing was confirmed on Monday by his Chief Secretary, Dr. Abdulazeez Arowona, who said the revered cleric died after decades of dedicated service to Islam and the Ilorin Emirate. Born in 1950 in Ilorin, Kwara…
By Ayomide Otitoju Dangote Group has signed a $350 million-plus contract with India’s state-owned Engineers India Limited (EIL) to expand its refinery from 650,000 barrels per day to 1.4 million barrels per day. The expansion will include the addition of a second processing train, focusing on the production of Euro VI–compliant fuels. Under the agreement,…
By Ayomide Otitoju Uganda has lifted a nationwide internet shutdown but will continue to restrict social media platforms, authorities announced Sunday, hours after longtime President Yoweri Museveni was declared the winner of national elections. The internet had been blocked two days before Thursday’s polls, with the government citing the need to curb “misinformation,” a move…
Wildfires in southern Chile have killed at least 15 people and forced more than 50,000 to evacuate, authorities said Sunday. Security Minister Luis Cordero confirmed the casualties as blazes continued to rage for the second day in the Nuble and Biobio regions, roughly 500 kilometers (300 miles) south of Santiago. President Gabriel Boric declared a…
By Ayomide Otitoju The Federal Government has expressed condolences to South Africa, Mozambique, and Zimbabwe following the recent deadly floods that have claimed lives and displaced thousands across the region. In a statement on Sunday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs sympathised with the affected countries over the human and material losses caused by the disaster….
By Ayomide Otitoju The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against several state governors and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, over alleged failures to account for billions of naira spent as security votes since May 29, 2023. SERAP said the legal action was prompted by persistent insecurity…
By Ayomide Otitoju The Kano State Police Command has arrested three principal suspects in connection with the murder of a housewife and her six children at Dorayi Chiranchi Quarters in Kano. The arrests were confirmed in a statement issued on Sunday, which said the operation followed intelligence-led investigations carried out on the directive of the…
