Trump jokes Canada becoming 51st US state ‘a great idea’
US President-elect Donald Trump said Wednesday it would be “a great idea” for Canada to become the 51st US state, teasing on social media that “many Canadians” welcome the idea,…
Russia detains suspect over murder of chemical weapons chief Igor Kirillo
MOSCOW – Russia said on Wednesday it had detained an Uzbek man who had confessed to planting and detonating a bomb which killed a top general, Igor Kirillov, in Moscow…
Fulani herdsmen occupy family land in Nigeria’s Oyo, threaten lives
Olayomi Koiki OYO – A prominent family in Nigeria’s state of Oyo, the Ajele Family, has raised alarm over the threat posed by Fulani herdsmen, who have allegedly taken over…
Nigeria police arrest two suspected ritualists in Ogun
Morakinyo Akinosun ABEOKUTA, Nigeria – Two suspected ritualists have been nabbed in Nigeria’s Ogun, police in the southwestern state said on Tuesday. Oladeyo Idowu and Monday Ogunniyi were arrested at…
Several children killed in stampede at Christmas event in Ibadan
Morakinyo Akinosun IBADAN – An unspecified number of children died on Wednesday morning at the Islamic High School in Basorun, Ibadan, Oyo State, South-West Nigeria after a stampede during a…
Luigi Mangione sought to ‘sow terror’ in UnitedHealth executive killing, prosecutor says
NEW YORK – Luigi Mangione sought to “sow terror” by shooting dead UnitedHealth Group executive Brian Thompson on a Manhattan street this month, a New York prosecutor said on Tuesday…
Nigeria’s Osun State Governor Adeleke orders pardon for teenager sentenced to ‘death by hanging’ for stealing fowl
Matthew Onocheta OSOGBO – Nigeria’s Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has intervened in the case of a 17-year-old reportedly sentenced to death by hanging for stealing a fowl, ordering swift…
Nigerian TV presenter Reuben Abati – known for unprofessional conducts on-air criticizes Sunday Igboho for urging President Tinubu to caution Vice President Shettima over attacks on UK Conservatives’ leader Kemi Badenoch
By Morakinyo Akinosun LAGOS – A TV presenter in Nigeria, Reuben Abati, has criticised Yoruba activist Dr. Chief Sunday Adeyemo aka Sunday Igboho for urging President Bola Tinubu to call…
Netanyahu says Israeli troops will occupy a buffer zone inside Syria for the foreseeable future
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday that Israeli forces will stay in a buffer zone on the Syrian border, and specifically on the summit of Mount Hermon, “until another…
Nigerians paid ₦2.23 trillion as ransom to kidnappers in 12 months: statistics agency NBS
Morakinyo Akinosun Nigerians paid a total of ₦2.23 trillion as ransom over the 12 months between May 2023 and April 2024, a report from the statistics agency has revealed. This…