By Ayomide Otitoju The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has reported that 33 people died and another 33 were injured in power-related accidents across the country during the third quarter of 2025. According to the regulator’s Q3 2025 report, a total of 57 electricity-related accidents were recorded nationwide, with Ikeja and Kano electricity distribution zones…
By Ayomide Otitoju The Kebbi State Government has announced the reopening of Government Girls’ Comprehensive Secondary School, Maga, following the abduction and subsequent rescue of 24 schoolgirls last November. The announcement was made on Tuesday by the Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, Dr. Halima Bande, after a security meeting with school principals and heads…
By Ayomide Otitoju The United States has delivered military supplies to Nigerian security agencies as part of efforts to strengthen security operations across several parts of the country. The development was disclosed on Tuesday by the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM) in a post on X, formerly Twitter. “U.S. forces delivered critical military supplies to…
By Ayomide Otitoju A Federal High Court sitting in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, has nullified the emergence of Dr. Wole Oluyede as the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the 2026 election and ordered a rerun of the party’s primary. In a judgment delivered by Justice Babs Kuewumi, the court upheld claims of…
By Ayomide Otitoju Sugary drinks and alcoholic beverages are becoming increasingly affordable in many countries due to persistently low tax rates, a trend the World Health Organization (WHO) says is driving rising cases of obesity, diabetes, heart disease, cancers and injuries, particularly among children and young adults. In two new global reports released on Tuesday,…
By Ayomide Otitoju Controversial Nigerian singer Habeed Okikiola, popularly known as Portable, has been arraigned before a State High Court in Ota, Ogun State, over a nine-count charge bordering on assault, theft, causing harm and resisting arrest. Thej on Monday following his arrest by operatives of the Ogun State Police Command over allegations linked to…
By Ayomide Otitoju The Lagos State Government has stepped up efforts to ensure a safe, adequate and sustainable blood supply, as the Lagos State Blood Transfusion Service (LSBTS) held a Voluntary Blood Donation Awareness and One-on-One Sensitisation Campaign at the Lagos State Government Secretariat Community, Alausa-Ikeja, on Tuesday. The campaign, themed “Voluntary Donors, Sustainable Blood:…
By Ayomide Otitoju Madam Lucia Onabanjo, widow of Ogun State’s first civilian governor, Olabisi Onabanjo, has died at the age of 100. Her passing was announced on Tuesday by her daughter, Olubukunola Onabanjo, who said the family matriarch died peacefully on Monday. In a statement, the family said: “The family of Chief Victor Olabisi Onabanjo,…
By Ayomide Otitoju The OPEC Fund for International Development (OPEC Fund) has launched an official mission to Côte d’Ivoire to strengthen strategic cooperation with the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) and advance joint efforts to support sustainable development across Africa. The delegation is led by OPEC Fund President Abdulhamid Alkhalifa. A key event during the…
