Year: 2025

  Two people, including a community leader of Sanyinna village in Tangaza Local Government Area of Sokoto State, were killed by suspected Lakurawa terrorists during an attack on the village on Thursday. Garzali Raccah, an aide to the Local Government Chairman on security matters, confirmed the incident and said the assailants stormed the village around … Continue reading “Suspected Lakurawa Terrorists Kill Two In Sokoto Over Vigilante Involvement”

  Liverpool stretched their perfect Premier League start to maintain their stranglehold of the Merseyside derby with a 2-1 win over Everton and open up a six-point lead at the top of the table. Goals from Ryan Gravenberch and Hugo Ekitike were the defending champions’ reward for a dominant first half and enough for a … Continue reading “Liverpool Beat Everton To Maintain Perfect Premier League Start”

  Real estate firm, Afriland Properties Plc, has released a detailed set of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) following the tragic fire outbreak at Afriland Towers on Broad Street, Lagos Island, during the week. Separate statements released by the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) and United Capital Plc said the fire led to the death of … Continue reading “Afriland Publishes Detailed FAQs On Towers Fire Incident”

   President Bola Tinubu will join prominent Yoruba monarchs, political leaders, captains of industry, and thousands of Ibadan sons and daughters to celebrate the coronation of Oba Rashidi Adewolu Ladoja, as the 44th Olubadan of Ibadanland.  Unveiling details of the coronation program at a press conference on Saturday, Chief Bayo Oyero, Chairman of the Planning … Continue reading “Tinubu To Attend Ladoja’s Coronation As 44th Olubadan, Committee Unveils Weeklong Plan”

  Many are feared to have lost their lives in an explosion that occurred at the Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria (DICON)  factory located in the Kakuri Industrial area of Kaduna South local government, Kaduna State. The incident, which reportedly occurred at about 10 am on Saturday,  was said to have left many injured and … Continue reading “Many Feared Dead As Explosion Rocks Factory In Kaduna”

  Rescuers on Saturday recovered two bodies from an underground mine operated by Freeport Indonesia in Papua, a police official said, weeks after a landslide trapped seven workers. The landslide occurred on September 8 when material from an extraction point flowed at one of five sections of the Grasberg Block Cave underground gold and copper … Continue reading “Two Bodies Recovered Weeks After Landslide At Mine In Indonesia’s Papua”

  The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that almost 1 billion people face mental health conditions, calling on governments to take decisive steps towards addressing them. The Director General of the Organisation, Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, raised the alarm ahead of the High-Level Meeting on Noncommunicable Diseases and Mental Health slated for September 25. He … Continue reading “Almost One Billion People Face Mental Health Conditions, WHO Warns”

  Russia on Saturday slammed the UN Security Council vote to reimpose economic sanctions on Iran over its nuclear programme and warned of a risk of an “escalation of tensions”. “The Russian side has repeatedly pointed out the provocative and illegal nature of the actions of the European countries participating in the JCPOA,” the Russian … Continue reading “Russia Slams UN Vote To Reimpose Iran Nuclear Sanctions”

  Zenith Bank Plc has posted a profit before tax (PBT) of ₦625.63 billion for the half-year ended June 30, 2025. In a filing on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NGX), the company’s board approved an interim dividend of ₦1.25 per share, representing a 25% increase from the ₦1.00 paid in H1 2024. Gross earnings rose … Continue reading “Zenith Bank Posts ₦2.5trn Gross Earnings H1 2025”