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Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has commiserated with his Ondo State counterpart, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu (SAN), on the death of his mother, Lady Evangelist Grace Akeredolu.Governor Sanwo-Olu, in a statement issued on Thursday by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Gboyega Akosile, urged Governor Akeredolu, the deceased family, friends and entire people of Owo and…

The Police in Oyo State says the State Criminal Investigation Department (CID) is handling the investigation of the decomposing body of a landlord found in his bedroom at Awotan, Apete area of Ibadan. It would be recalled that skeleton of the landlord, later identified as Aderemi Abiola, was discovered in his bedroom by some residents…

Businesses in Calabar, Cross River State, are under pressure, following the lack of power supply in the city for seven days. The situation was caused by a fire that occurred on 3 September, at the 132/33 KV Substation in Adiabo, Calabar. Ndidi Mbah, TCN General Manager, Public Affairs, had on 4 September, issued a statement,…

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said troops had “liberated dozens of settlements” and reclaimed more than 1,000 square kilometres (385 square miles) of territory in the Kharkiv region in the east as well as in Kherson in the south over the past week. Zelenskyy on Friday posted a video of Ukrainian soldiers announcing they had…

Ukraine’s military has claimed lightning-quick gains in the east of the country after a surprise counteroffensive was launched this week to recapture territory from Russian forces. The Ukrainian military said on Saturday it entered the town of Kupiansk in east Ukraine, a key supply hub held by invading Russian forces for several months. Kyiv also…

King Charles III has been proclaimed the United Kingdom’s monarch in a pomp-filled ceremony steeped in ancient tradition and political symbolism – an event which has been for the first time, broadcast live online and on air. The ceremony on Saturday was followed by gun salutes and the reading of proclamations in London and in…

The campaign of the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party for the 2023 general elections, Atiku Abubakar, has given reason why the chairman of the nation’s main opposition party, Iyorchia Ayu, cannot be removed at this time. The PDP has for months been rocked by internal crisis, with a camp loyal to Rivers State…

Queen Elizabeth, the longest-reigning monarch in Britain’s history, died on Thursday aged 96, and her son Charles succeeded to the throne immediately.Here is an explanation of the protocol surrounding the official accession of a new monarch and Saturday’s ceremony formally proclaiming Charles as king.An Accession Council convened at St James’s Palace, the official residence of the sovereign, to proclaim…