Aare Adetola EmmanuelKing Celebrates Olubadan Ladoja at 81 The Aare Apesinola of Ibadanland, Sir Aare Adetola EmmanuelKing KOF, has joined the sons and daughters of Ibadanland, Yorubaland, and well-wishers across Nigeria in celebrating His Imperial Majesty, the Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rashidi Adewolu Ladoja, FNSE, on the auspicious occasion of ...
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Singapore sets Meta September 30 deadline to end govt impersonation scams
Singapore said on Thursday it had given Meta until September 30 to clamp down on the growing number of scammers pretending to be government officials or face hefty fines. Meta’s Facebook is the top platform used by fraudsters to carry out the scams, which have cost victims tens ...
Read More »Ex-French president Sarkozy found guilty in Libyan money scandal
A Paris court on Thursday convicted former French president Nicolas Sarkozy on charges of criminal conspiracy but acquitted him of corruption and accepting illegal campaign financing in his trial into accusations late Libyan dictator Moamer Kadhafi helped fund his victorious 2007 presidential run. The trial is the latest ...
Read More »Police foil car snatching, child abduction attempts in Anambra
The Anambra State Police Command has foiled a car snatching, diversion of trucks and also recovered stolen items in separate operations across the state. According to a statement issued on Thursday by the Spokesman for the state police command, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, three suspects were arrested during ...
Read More »FBI places $10,000 bounty on Nigerian wanted for bank fraud
The Federal Bureau of Investigation has announced a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of a Nigerian, Olumide Adebiyi Adediran, wanted in the United States for multiple fraud offences. According to a statement on the FBI’s website on Wednesday, Adediran faces charges of bank ...
Read More »NSCDC arrests 19 suspected vandals in Kano
The Kano State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps has arrested no fewer than 19 suspected vandals across the state within three days. The state NSCDC Commandant, Bala Bodinga, made the disclosure while briefing newsmen at the State Headquarters of the command on Wednesday. ...
Read More »Timi Dakolo offers to pay school fees for struggling parents
Nigerian singer, Timi Dakolo, has announced plans to assist parents struggling to pay their children’s school fees as schools reopen for the new 2025/2026 academic session. In a post on his official X handle on Wednesday, Dakolo acknowledged the financial strain many families face at the start of ...
Read More »Shettima harps on Nigeria’s case for UN security council seat
The Vice President, Kashim Shettima, has listed steps to strengthen peace, development, and human rights across the globe. Speaking at the general debate of the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Wednesday, he said that to achieve peace and development, Nigeria ...
Read More »Nigeria despised by terrorists for choosing tolerance over tyranny – Tinubu
President Bola Tinubu has said terrorists despise Nigeria because it chooses tolerance over tyranny, adding that its bitter experience has shown that violence never ends where it begins. Vice President Kashim Shettima, who represented President Bola Tinubu at the ongoing 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly ...
Read More »Oluwo, Ataoja feud: Regulate monarchs’ social media usage, Princes urge Adeleke
Princes from three royal families on Iwo, Osun State have appealed to the state government and the Osun Traditional Council to regulate use of social media platforms by monarchs in the state. The princes, who decried incessant fighting among traditional rulers in Yorubaland on social media, demanded an ...
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