King Charles III has paid more than £30 million ($39.6 million) in personal taxes since ascending the British throne in September 2022, Buckingham Palace announced on Thursday in the first public disclosure of tax payments by a reigning monarch. The unprecedented release forms part of the Palace’s commitment to greater transparency amid increasing public scrutiny…
By Ayomide Otitoju No fewer than nine people have been confirmed dead, while 27 others were rescued alive following the collapse of a two-storey building at Alakija Bus Stop, Satellite Town, in the Amuwo-Odofin Local Government Area of Lagos State. The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) confirmed that rescue operations at the scene have…
By Ayomide Otitoju At least 235 people have been confirmed dead and more than 4,300 injured after two powerful earthquakes struck northern Venezuela within less than a minute of each other, triggering widespread destruction and hampering rescue efforts. According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), the earthquakes measured magnitudes 7.2 and 7.5 and struck…
By Gboyega Akosile Every public leader eventually arrives at a moment when the conversation changes. The debates of the day begin to give way to the judgement of history; power gradually yields to legacy. History, after all, is often kinder to reflection than it is to politics. It is in such moments that achievements acquire…
By Ayomide Otitoju Europe’s ongoing heatwave is posing significant health risks, prompting calls from the World Health Organization (WHO) for stronger climate-resilient healthcare systems. World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned on Wednesday that rising temperatures across the continent are already disrupting daily life, including the closure of schools and widespread power outages in…
By Ayomide Otitoju A Federal High Court in Kaduna has adjourned ruling on the bail applications filed by former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, and his co-defendant, Jimi Lawal, to July 1, 2026, in an alleged corruption case instituted by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC). Justice Hauwa’u Buhari fixed the…
By Ayomide Otitoju Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has congratulated President Bola Tinubu following the passage of the constitutional amendment bill establishing State Police by the Senate. The Senate on Wednesday approved all 26 clauses of the bill during the Committee of the Whole, a development widely regarded as a landmark reform in Nigeria’s security framework. In…
By Ayomide Otitoju A lawyer, Deji Adeyanju, who is the second prosecution witness in the trial of former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has told the Federal High Court in Abuja that the former governor allegedly admitted during a television interview that “we listened to the conversation of the NSA”. El-Rufai is being tried over…
Alan Greenspan, the former chairman of the US Federal Reserve who shaped American monetary policy for nearly two decades, has died at the age of 100. Greenspan, who served under four US presidents, was widely credited with helping to steer a long period of economic expansion and price stability, earning him the reputation as an…