By Ayomide Otitoju The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has clarified that the 52 individuals arrested during recent protests in Ekpoma, Edo State, were detained for looting and vandalism, not for participating in peaceful demonstrations. In a video posted on the Force X handle, Egbetokun dismissed claims that the arrests targeted law-abiding protesters. “In Ekpoma,…
By Ayomide Otitoju Thirteen pupils were killed and several others injured when a minibus carrying students collided with a truck south of Johannesburg on Monday, South African police confirmed. The crash occurred near Vanderbijlpark, an industrial city approximately 60 kilometres from Johannesburg. Police said the minibus driver appeared to lose control while attempting to overtake…
By Ayomide Otitoju Vice President Kashim Shettima is leading Nigeria’s delegation to the 56th Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland. His arrival follows a visit to Conakry, Guinea, on Friday, where he represented President Bola Tinubu at the inauguration of President Mamadi Doumbouya. On arrival in Switzerland, Shettima was received…
By Ayomide Otitoju Nigerians continued to rely heavily on cash withdrawals in the first half of 2025, pulling ₦36.34 trillion from Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) between January and June — nearly three times the ₦12.21 trillion recorded in the same period last year, according to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). The surge persisted despite…
By Ayomide Otitoju At least 39 people were killed and more than 120 injured after a high-speed train derailed and was struck by another train in southern Spain, authorities said on Monday, marking the country’s deadliest rail disaster in more than a decade. The crash occurred on Sunday evening when a high-speed train operated by…
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,…
