Thousands of anti-government demonstrators took to the streets of Bangkok on Saturday, calling for the resignation of Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra following a leaked diplomatic phone call that has fueled public outrage and shaken her already fragile administration. The call, originally intended to ease tensions with Cambodia, was leaked by a senior Cambodian official. In…
Cristiano Ronaldo has committed to Saudi Arabian club Al Nassr through 2026, the club confirmed Thursday, ending speculation over the football icon’s next move. The 40-year-old Portuguese star appeared in a teaser video just before the official announcement, declaring, “Al Nassr forever.” Ronaldo’s arrival in early 2023 sparked a wave of veteran footballers joining the…
By Ayomide Otitoju The Labour Party staged a major show of force in Ajeromi-Ifelodun on Saturday, hosting a well-attended general assembly at its LGA secretariat, located at 13 Odofin Street, Olodi Apapa, Lagos, ahead of the forthcoming local government elections scheduled for July 12, 2025. The event drew a large crowd of party members, executives,…
by Ayomide Otitoju A High Court sitting in Nairobi has ruled that the 2021 arrest and transfer of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) leader, Nnamdi Kanu, from Kenya to Nigeria was unlawful and in violation of his rights. In a judgment delivered by Justice E. Mwita, the court held that the actions of the Kenyan…
By Ayomide Otitoju Business mogul Femi Otedola has endorsed President Bola Tinubu’s recent signing of four tax reform bills into law, describing the move as pivotal to economic transparency and growth. In a statement on his X (formerly Twitter) handle, Otedola commended the reforms, saying they would “promote fairness, reduce complexity, and rebuild confidence in…
By Ayomide Otitoju Exactly two years after his historic appointment as Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), CGC Bashir Adewale Adeniyi has been unanimously elected Chairperson of the World Customs Organisation (WCO) Council—the highest decision-making body in global customs administration. His election took place on Saturday, June 28, 2025, during the concluding session of…
Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz has revealed that the Israeli military had plans to assassinate Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, during the recent 12-day conflict between the two nations but failed to do so due to operational constraints. In an interview with public broadcaster Kan on Thursday, Katz stated that Khamenei would have been…
By Ayomide Otitoju President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Friday lauded the achievements of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) under the leadership of Prof. Benedict Oramah, describing the bank’s impact as transformative for Nigeria and the continent. The President made this known during the 32nd Annual Meetings of the Afreximbank in Abuja, where he conferred the…
By Ayomide Otitoju An investigator with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abubakar Kwaido, has told a Federal High Court that former Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman, voluntarily provided multiple confessional statements during his interrogation. Testifying before Justice James Omotosho on Thursday, Kwaido said the statements were made in the presence of Mamman’s legal…
