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…
The United States has revoked over 100,000 visas since President Donald Trump assumed office on an anti-migrant platform, marking a record for a single year, the State Department said Monday. State Department spokesman Tommy Pigott said the administration’s top priority is “protecting American citizens and upholding American sovereignty.” The number of revoked visas since Trump’s…
France’s pace of greenhouse gas emissions reduction slowed for a second consecutive year in 2025, leaving the country off track to meet its climate targets, according to a provisional government-commissioned forecast published on Tuesday. Data from Citepa, a non-profit organisation mandated by the Ministry of Ecological Transition to compile France’s greenhouse gas inventory, showed that…
By Ayomide Otitoju Former President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Olisa Agbakoba (SAN), has criticised politicians over the ongoing political crisis in Rivers State, describing the situation as evidence of selfishness within Nigeria’s political class.Agbakoba said the dispute underscored what he described as a lack of concern for the welfare of Nigerians, particularly the…
By Ayomide Otitoju Real Madrid on Monday announced the departure of head coach Xabi Alonso by mutual consent, with former club defender Alvaro Arbeloa named as his replacement. The decision comes a day after Los Blancos suffered a 3-2 defeat to rivals Barcelona in the Spanish Super Cup final in Saudi Arabia. In a statement,…
By Ayomide Otitoju The Federal Government on Monday held talks with senior officials of global professional services firm KPMG in Abuja to resolve concerns arising from the implementation of Nigeria’s newly enacted tax laws. The meeting followed intense debate within the business and professional community over the implications of the new tax framework. In a…
