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 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….
By Jimoh Ahmed Akungba-Akoko wore the look of a town reborn on Saturday as indigenes trooped out in their thousands to witness a moment that had eluded them for decades — the presentation of the Staff of Office to their new monarch, His Royal Majesty, Oba Isiaka Oseni Adu, by Ondo State Governor, Lucky Orimisan…
Governor Aiyedatiwa Commends Philanthropist, Reels Out Health Sector Achievements By Our Reporter The University of Medical Sciences Teaching Hospital Complex (UNIMEDTH), Akure, received a major boost on Friday, August 29, 2025, as businessman and philanthropist, Chief Sunday Owoyemi (popularly known as Sunny Owo), donated a fully furnished 20-bed, one-storey building for house officers (intern doctors)…
Tension has gripped Owo town as some yet-to-be-identified gunmen abducted a staff of the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Owo, identified as Pastor Akesinro. The incident occurred at Upenme community in Owo Local Government Area of Ondo State around 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, August 28, 2025, when the victim was reportedly attacked inside his residence….
