Global sales of electric vehicles are expected to exceed 20 million this year, accounting for more than 25 per cent of all vehicles sold.   This is according to a report by the International Energy Agency on Wednesday.   Global EV outlook report says that sales continue to grow ...

  Mali’s military junta has dissolved all political parties in the country.   A statement read on state television on Tuesday said the country’s military leader, Assimi Goita, validated the decision.   Last month, a national conference of political actors in Mali recommended the dissolution of all political parties and ...

  Tributes poured in from across Latin America on Tuesday following the death of Uruguay’s former president Jose “Pepe” Mujica, an ex-guerrilla fighter revered by the left for his humility and progressive politics. The 89-year-old, who spent a dozen years behind bars for revolutionary activity, lost his battle against cancer ...

  The International Organisation for Migration has said that a record 83.4 million people have been forced to flee from their homes, fuelled by an increase in disasters and conflict.   The UN migration agency, in its 2025 Global Report on Internal Displacement, on Tuesday, said the number of people ...

  A former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has said he and a former Governor of Jigawa State, Sule Lamido, would have challenged President Bola Tinubu over the nation’s current state of affairs if they were still serving as governors.   The former governor of Rivers State stated this in ...

  Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Tuesday hosted Ayelabola Ololade, a model and final-year Computer Science student at the University of Lagos, in recognition of her Guinness World Record achievement.   Ololade recently made headlines after walking an astonishing 130.62Km on a catwalk, setting a new world record for ...

  Osun State House of Assembly on Tuesday passed vote of confidence on the State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, and subsequently endorsed him for another term in office.   Adeleke will, by November 2026, complete his current term and will be expected to seek second term in office before then.   ...

  The Senate, on Tuesday, amended the Acts establishing the South-South, South-West, and North-Central Development Commissions, to provide for the appointment of more executive directors to enhance efficient administration in the regional bodies.   This was sequel to the presentation of three bills sponsored by the Senate Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele ...

  Former National Secretary of the defunct Social Democratic Party and ex-Governor of Jigawa State, Sule Lamido, has urged President Bola Tinubu to bring closure to the June 12, 1993 saga by settling the N45 billion debt owed to the family of the late 1993 presidential election winner, Chief MKO ...

  Nigerian actress and filmmaker, Funke Akindele, has been named one of The Hollywood Reporter’s “Most Influential Women in International Film,” a prestigious global list celebrating 46 visionary women making a significant impact on the international film industry.   Reacting to the recognition, Akindele took to her Instagram page on ...