ALAAFIN, SOUN ABSENT AS MAKINDE KICKS OFF OYO @50 ANNIVERSARY IN IBADAN
By Aishat Momoh. O. Two prominent traditional rulers in Oyo State, the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Akeem Owoade, and the Soun of Ogbomoso, Oba Olaoye...
FALCONETS TAKE ON SENEGAL IN U-20 WORLD CUP QUALIFIER IN IBADAN
By: Fasasi Hammad Nigeria’s Falconets are set to host Senegal in a 2026 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup qualifying match in Ibadan. The first-leg encounter...
UK TRAIN PREDATOR JAILED FOR ATTACKING WOMAN, TEENAGER MINUTES APART
A 27-year-old Daniel Odubanjo has been sentenced to six years in prison for trapping a woman in a train toilet and sexually assaulting her before...
CBN UPGRADES OPAY, MONIEPOINT, KUDA, OTHERS TO NATIONAL LICENCES
By Aishat Momoh. O. The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has upgraded the operating licences of major financial technology firms and microfinance banks, including Opay...
COURT ORDERS FCT WORKERS TO SUSPEND STRIKE FOLLOWING SUIT BY WIKE
By Aishat Momoh. O. The National Industrial Court of Nigeria, sitting in Abuja, has granted an interlocutory injunction compelling workers under the Joint Union Action...
COURT ORDERS FCT WORKERS TO HALT STRIKE
By: Balogun Ibrahim The National Industrial Court of Nigeria in Abuja has granted an interlocutory injunction filed by FCT Minister Nyesom Wike and the FCT...
FRANCE MOVES TO BAN SOCIAL MEDIA FOR UNDER-15s AS LAWMAKERS PASS BILL
Agency Report French lawmakers have approved a bill that would ban children under the age of 15 from using social media platforms, a move President...
BITTER COLD HITS MILLIONS ACROSS US AFTER MAJOR SNOWSTORM
[caption id="attachment_208423" align="alignnone" width="300"] A truck plows snow on a residential street in Washongton, DC, on January 26, 2026. A monster storm barreling across the...
PSC, POLICE EXTEND CONSTABLE RECRUITMENT DEADLINE TO FEBRUARY 8
By Aishat Momoh. O. The Police Service Commission (PSC), in collaboration with the Nigeria Police Force (NPF), has announced a two-week extension of the ongoing...
KANO BUSINESSMAN SHOT DEAD BY SUSPECTED GUNMEN
By: Fasasi Hammad Gunmen, suspected to be bandits, have killed a prominent community businessman, Alhaji Habibu Mai Shago, during a night raid in Tiga town,...