By Ayomide Otitoju Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State, his Oyo State counterpart, Engr. Seyi Makinde, and a host of former governors and dignitaries on Tuesday joined family, friends and associates to celebrate former First Lady of Ogun, Ondo and Lagos states, Senator Fatimat Raji-Rasaki, as she marked her 70th birthday. Among those in attendance…
By Ayomide Otitoju The 5th Canada-Africa Business Conference will convene senior executives, investors, policymakers, and institutional partners from Namibia, Canada, and across Africa, with a strong focus on mining, energy, infrastructure, and sustainable economic development. The conference comes as Namibia continues to attract growing international interest, driven by its reputation for regulatory certainty, sound governance,…
By Ayomide Otitoju The Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II, has cautioned Nigerian youths against resorting to violence, warning that such actions could plunge the country into confusion and instability. The monarch gave the advice while addressing leaders of the Benin City Christian Community at the climax of their 2026 Universal Week of Prayer, held…
By Ayomide Otitoju The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has announced plans to publish two separate inflation figures for December following significant changes to its consumer price index (CPI) methodology that caused the headline inflation rate to spike. According to a Bloomberg report, the decision follows the recent rebasing of Nigeria’s CPI, which introduced methodological…
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,…
