By ayomide Otitoju The Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered an interim freeze on four Jaiz Bank accounts allegedly connected to former Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mele Kyari, as part of an ongoing fraud investigation. Justice Emeka Nwite issued the order on Tuesday after hearing an…
Russians expressed mixed reactions Tuesday to the prospect of a meeting between President Vladimir Putin and his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelensky, following U.S. President Donald Trump’s announcement that he would broker direct talks between the two leaders for the first time in nearly six years. Trump revealed the plan after separate meetings with Putin in…
By Ayomide Otitoju Former Benin Republic international striker, Razak Omotoyossi, has died at the age of 39, multiple online sources confirmed on Tuesday. Omotoyossi, who was born in Lagos to Nigerian parents, reportedly passed away in his home country on August 19, just two weeks after the death of his sister. He had been battling…
The union representing Air Canada’s flight attendants has ended its strike after reaching a tentative wage agreement with the airline, bringing relief to travelers affected by widespread cancellations. The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), which represents about 10,000 flight attendants, announced on Tuesday that the strike had been suspended following mediated negotiations that resumed…
Thousands of firefighters, backed by soldiers and water-bombing aircraft, battled more than 20 major wildfires across western Spain on Monday, where officials say a record area of land has already been destroyed. Spain and neighbouring Portugal have been among the hardest hit in southern Europe by wildfires fuelled by extreme heatwaves and drought conditions linked…
French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday called for stronger sanctions against Russia if President Vladimir Putin fails to advance negotiations toward peace in Ukraine. Speaking to reporters after talks at the White House, Macron said US President Donald Trump believes both Moscow and Kyiv are open to a deal. “President Trump believes we can get…
By Ayomide Otitoju The Federal High Court in Abuja will today begin the trial of five men accused of masterminding the June 5, 2022 bombing at St. Francis Catholic Church in Owo, Ondo State. The Department of State Services (DSS) arraigned the defendants — Idris Abdulmalik Omeiza, Al Qasim Idris, Jamiu Abdulmalik, Abdulhaleem Idris, and…
By Ayomide Otitoju The Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Ogunwusi, has declined to respond to a 48-hour ultimatum issued by the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Abimbola Owoade, over the conferment of a chieftaincy title on Ibadan businessman, Dotun Sanusi. In a statement posted on Tuesday, the Ooni’s spokesperson, Moses Olafare, said the monarch had directed…
By Ayomide Otitoju Buba Galadima, a chieftain of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), has dismissed suggestions that Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, the party’s leader and former Kano governor, could ally with President Bola Tinubu ahead of the 2027 general elections. Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Monday, Galadima accused the Tinubu administration of working…
