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President Donald Trump said Saturday that US forces had captured Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro after launching a “large scale strike” on the South American country. “The United States of America has successfully carried out a large scale strike against Venezuela and its leader, President Nicolas Maduro, who has been, along with his wife, captured and […]
Continue ReadingAbout 48 hours to the end of 2025, a man later identified as Mr. Kunle Bankole, was on Tuesday found dead inside his vehicle after about four hours of parking at a spot in Kilomodemo Community, Jeje area, Apete, Ibadan, Oyo State. According to Saturday Tribune, the man’s vehicle, a Honda CR-V with registration number […]
Continue ReadingNigerian Senator representing Nasarawa North Senatorial district, Godiya Akwashiki, has reportedly passed away. He died at the age of 52, after a protracted illness. Senator Godiya Akwashiki (SDP/Nasarawa North), was born on Aug.3, 1973, in Angba Iggah, Nassarawa Eggon, Nasarawa. A family source, who confirmed the incident to newsmen on condition of anonymity on Thursday […]
Continue ReadingIn Nigeria, on Tuesday and Thursday last week, two precision airstrikes hit targets. As similar as the pains the airstrikes brought, they were also marked by dissimilarities. While one hit the country’s northwest target against ISIS terrorists on Thursday, Christmas day, earlier on Tuesday, the other hit the heart of state capture in Nigeria. But localities of the strikes […]
Continue ReadingAdedamola Joshua, an uncle of British-Nigerian former world boxing champion, Anthony Joshua, shared his thoughts with Bankole Taiwo of Punch on the accident that claimed the lives of two of the boxer’s friends, the trauma the family is facing after getting the news of the incident, among other issues …. excerpts: How did you get […]
Continue ReadingOgun State Police Command in Nigeria, has arraigned Adeniyi Mobolaji Kayode, the driver of the Lexus SUV involved in the accident that killed two members of boxing star Anthony Joshua’s entourage, before a Sagamu Magistrate Court. In a statement released by the State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Oluseyi B. Babaseyi, on Friday, the […]
Continue ReadingAfter the Nigerian Super Eagles defeated Ugandan national team by three goals to one (3-1), in the ongoing AFCON tournament, an angered Ugandan football player vented his anger on the super eagles warning them to stay away from the Ugandan women. It is not clear why the Ugandan player told the Nigerian men to leave […]
Continue ReadingGeneral Mamady Doumbouya has been elected president of Guinea after securing the majority of the vote, according to initial polling results published by the country’s election commission. The junta leader is hoping to legitimise his rule after seizing power in a coup four years ago. A civil society group campaigning for the return of civilian […]
Continue ReadingNigerian Senate president, Godswill Akpabio, has directed his legal counsels to withdraw all defamation suits he had instituted against some persons in the law courts. He gave the directive after becoming moved by the New Year Mass sermon he heard from a Catholic priest at the Sacred Heart Parish in Uyo, Akwa Ibom state on […]
Continue ReadingFormer Nigerian president, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan has warned Nigerian leaders to prioritize the welfare of citizens and adopt people-centered leadership in 2026, saying that unity, shared responsibility and integrity are crucial to safeguarding the country’s future amid economic hardship and persistent insecurity. He gave the warning in his New Year message to Nigerians at home […]
Continue ReadingOgun State Police Command on Thursday confirmed the arrest of the driver of the ill-fated Lexus SUV conveying the World boxing champion, Anthony Joshua, and two of his close friends before it crashed on Monday around Danco, along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. Oluseyi Babaseyi, spokesperson for the state police command, disclosed this in a statement made […]
Continue ReadingLately, Facebook memories brought to my attention a November 1, 2015, post by Femi Adesina, media aide to late Muhammadu Buhari, in which he took issue with then the Peoples Democratic Party’s spokesman, Olisa Metuh, who had accused the President of “demarketing Nigeria”. Adesina had insisted, “President Buhari will not, in the guise of marketing […]
Continue ReadingThe epidemic of crisis afflicting major political parties in Nigeria in the current political dispensation appears to have infected the African Democratic Congress (ADC) too, as a faction of the party, led by its National Chairman, Nafiu Gombe, on Thursday distanced itself from the reported defection and registration of former Labour Party presidential candidate Peter […]
Continue ReadingThe Confederation of African Football (CAF) has released the full fixtures for the Round of 16 at the CAF Africa Cup of Nations Morocco 2025 following the conclusion of the group stage. According to the fixtures published on CAF’s website on Wednesday, the knockout phase will start from Saturday, January 3, to Tuesday, January 6, […]
Continue ReadingIn his New Year speech to Nigerians on Thursday, President Bola Tinubu said his administration’s fiscal, monetary and structural reforms implemented in 2025 had stabilised key economic indicators despite global headwinds, while pledging to deepen tax reforms, expand infrastructure investment, strengthen security operations and accelerate inclusive growth initiatives aimed at improving living standards across the […]
Continue ReadingOur Father, the God of all generations and faiths, we thank You for Your goodness on every being as we step into the year 2026. We thank You for Your mercies, kindness and love. We ask that You Bless us, bless our readers and people of the world with the desire to taste and see how good You […]
Continue ReadingIbrahim Mohammed, a suspected Boko Haram suicide bomber, captured by troops of Operation HADIM KAI in collaboration with hunters in Yobe State has revealed chilling details of how he was recruited, paid and deployed to carry out deadly attacks on worshippers in Maiduguri, admitting that he received up to N100,000 for suicide bombing missions. The […]
Continue ReadingAs the year ends, the biggest domestic controversy in Nigeria is the realization that when the new year begins, effective January 1, Nigerians will be faced with a new tax regime which will broaden the tax net, ensure better collection, equity and accountability and a more efficient sys-tem which means more revenue for the government. […]
Continue ReadingThe Presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general elections, Mr. Peter Obi, has formally joined the coalition-backed African Democratic Congress (ADC). The former governor of Anambra announced his defection in Enugu on Wednesday, December 31. Mr. Obi said his defection ahead of the 2027 election is aimed at rescuing and transforming Nigeria. […]
Continue ReadingPresident Bola Tinubu has departed Lagos for Europe to continue his end-of-year break, but prior to an annual summit at Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The development was confirmed on Sunday by the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, who said President Tinubu left Lagos on December 28 and would […]
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