Nepal plunged into turmoil on Tuesday as violent protests over a controversial social media ban and corruption allegations left at least 19 people dead, forced the resignation of Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Oli, and shut down Kathmandu’s international airport. The Civil Aviation Authority ordered Tribhuvan International Airport closed with immediate effect, halting all incoming and…
Nigeria’s health sector may face a major crisis if the planned strike by the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) goes ahead, Minister of State for Health, Ishaq Salako, has warned. Salako said most hospitals rely on generators to keep operations running because of poor power supply. A disruption in fuel…
The Ondo State Government will, for the first time, officially co-host the annual Igogo Festival with the Owo Kingdom, in what many describe as a landmark move for cultural promotion in the state. The announcement was made on Friday when the Commissioner for Culture and Tourism, Hon. Afolabi Adesoji, led a delegation to the palace…
Governors, Party Leaders Stand Firm: “We Are Not Cowards” By our reporter Abuja | September 3, 2025 The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is facing renewed internal conflict as governors elected on its platform, alongside the party’s National Chairman Umar Damagum and key stakeholders, push back against demands from the camp of Federal…
In a landmark achievement for grassroots football, Optimum Football Club of Owo has become the first team from Ondo State to gain promotion to the Nationwide League Division One, achieving the feat in their debut season. The youthful side, largely made up of secondary school students, stunned fans with their impressive displays, capping it off…
The Idanre Descendants Union, United Kingdom (IDU-UK), has congratulated High Chief Christopher Oluwole Akindolire, the Regent and Lisa of Idanre Land, on his 90th birthday. In a goodwill message signed by President Mrs. Nike Williams, General Secretary Mr. Olugbenga Duyilemi, and Elder Representative Mr. Duro Olurankinse, the Union described the traditional Prime Minister as…
The 2025 edition of the world-acclaimed Igogo Festival in Owo, headquarters of Owo Local Government Area of Ondo State, commences on Thursday, September 4, with the first Upeli procession by the Ughares (elders) of the ancient town’s Iloro Quarters. The procession, which begins at 4:00 p.m., will take off from Arigidi, Iloro, and terminate at Ugha…
Abuja, September 1, 2025 – The Federal Government of Nigeria has praised Finland following the sentencing of Simon Ekpa, a Finland-based pro-Biafra agitator, to six years in prison for terrorism offences. The ruling was delivered on Monday by the Päijät-Häme District Court in Finland, a decision the Nigerian government described as a “watershed…
b b . Mallam El-Rufai Abuja, September 1, 2025 The Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) has slammed former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai over claims that the federal government pays or incentivizes bandits, calling the allegations “baseless” and “false.” In a statement released Monday,…
In a quiet corner of Lagos, a small café hums with the soft chatter of patrons sipping their morning coffee. At a table near the window, a woman in her late twenties shares her story, her eyes reflecting both vulnerability and resilience. She is a former sex worker, now a businesswoman, raising a small family….
