By Ayomide Otitoju Pope Leo XIV is set to embark on an 11-day tour of Africa beginning Monday, marking his first major international trip since ascending to the papacy last year. The visit will take the 70-year-old pontiff across Algeria, Cameroon, Angola, and Equatorial Guinea, covering more than 18,000 kilometres. The trip, scheduled to run…
By Ayomide Otitoju At least eight persons have been killed in a late-night attack by gunmen on Mbwelle village in Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau State. The assailants reportedly invaded the community around 11 p.m. on Thursday, opening fire on residents in a shooting that lasted nearly an hour. The victims were said to…
By Ayomide Otitoju The African Democratic Congress (ADC), led by David Mark, has approached the Federal High Court in Abuja seeking an order compelling the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to reverse recent changes made to the party’s leadership records on its portal. In a motion on notice filed before Justice Emeka Nwite, the party…
By Ayomide Otitoju Babajide Sanwo-Olu has congratulated the Oba Saheed Ademola Elegushi on his 50th birthday, praising the monarch as a visionary leader who has fostered peace, growth, and development in his domain. In a statement issued Thursday by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Gboyega Akosile, Sanwo-Olu described Oba Elegushi as a committed…
By Ayomide Otitoju Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Tuesday inaugurated the fully regenerated Tolu Schools Complex in Ajegunle, Lagos, the largest integrated public school cluster in West Africa, alongside the Maracana Stadium featuring 19 mini-football pitches. The comprehensive overhaul, overseen by the Special Committee on Rehabilitation of Public Schools under Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, covers 36 schools…
By Ayomide Otitoju The Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Ishaq Oloyede, has commended the significant increase in Computer-Based Testing (CBT) centres for the conduct of the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), despite technical challenges recorded during this year’s mock exercise. Oloyede made the remarks on Wednesday during an appearance on Channels…
By Ayomide Otitoju Prominent figures of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) on Wednesday led a “Save Nigeria Democracy” protest to the headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Abuja. Among those present were Peter Obi, Atiku Abubakar, Rotimi Amaechi, Rabiu Kwankwaso, David Mark, Rauf Aregbesola and Aminu Tambuwal, alongside hundreds of supporters and…
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer arrived in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, marking the first leg of a Gulf tour aimed at strengthening the ceasefire in the Middle East conflict, according to Downing Street. During the visit—his first to the region since the outbreak of the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran on February 28—Starmer is expected to…
By Ayomide Otitoju President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, on Wednesday represented Bola Tinubu at the inauguration of key infrastructure projects in Lagos, including the Ojota-Opebi Link Bridge. Other projects unveiled were the Multi-Agency Complex and the Lagos Geographic Information System (LAGIS) building in Alausa, now renamed the Bola Ahmed Tinubu Administrative Complex. Speaking at…
