Posts By: Asaye Bankole

Former DSS Officer Claims Abacha Died of Heart Attack During Intimate Encounter

Former DSS Officer Claims Abacha Died of Heart Attack During Intimate Encounter

Asaye Bankole Jul 21, 2026

A former Assistant Director of the Department of State Services (DSS), Dennis Amachree, has alleged that Nigeria’s former military ruler, Gen. Sani Abacha, died from…

Court Sends Scavenger to Jail for Vandalising Public School in Akure

Court Sends Scavenger to Jail for Vandalising Public School in Akure

Asaye Bankole Jul 20, 2026

An Akure Magistrate’s Court has sentenced a scavenger, Ibironke Adedayo, to six months in prison for vandalising a public primary school and stealing roofing sheets…

Samsung Biologics Launches $1.8 Billion Takeover Bid for Swiss Drugmaker PolyPeptide

Samsung Biologics Launches $1.8 Billion Takeover Bid for Swiss Drugmaker PolyPeptide

Asaye Bankole Jul 20, 2026

South Korea’s Samsung Biologics has announced an all-cash offer worth 1.46 billion Swiss francs ($1.81 billion) to acquire Swiss contract drug manufacturer PolyPeptide. The offer…

Global Stocks Waver as Rising Oil Prices and Tech Earnings Loom

Global Stocks Waver as Rising Oil Prices and Tech Earnings Loom

Asaye Bankole Jul 20, 2026

Global stock markets were cautious on Monday as rising oil prices and concerns about inflation weighed on investor sentiment, while investors awaited earnings reports from…

At Least 25 Killed as Floods and Landslides Hit Northern India

At Least 25 Killed as Floods and Landslides Hit Northern India

Asaye Bankole Jul 20, 2026

At least 25 people have died following floods and landslides caused by heavy rainfall across northern and northeastern India, officials said on Monday. Weather authorities…

Andy Burnham Set to Become UK Prime Minister

Andy Burnham Set to Become UK Prime Minister

Asaye Bankole Jul 20, 2026

Andy Burnham is set to become the United Kingdom’s next prime minister after winning the Labour Party leadership race following Keir Starmer’s resignation. Burnham, 56,…

US Vice President JD Vance Celebrates Birth of Fourth Child

US Vice President JD Vance Celebrates Birth of Fourth Child

Asaye Bankole Jul 20, 2026

United States Vice President JD Vance has announced the birth of his son, Alec Neel Vance, saying both the newborn and his wife, Usha Vance,…

NRS Intensifies Push for E-Invoicing as July 31 Deadline Nears

NRS Intensifies Push for E-Invoicing as July 31 Deadline Nears

Asaye Bankole Jul 20, 2026

The Nigeria Revenue Service (NRS) has ordered all large taxpayers to fully adopt the national e-invoicing and Electronic Fiscal System by July 31, 2026, warning…