US presidential debate: Biden falters as Trump unleashes barrage of falsehoods
AL JAZEERA ATLANTA, U.S. – President Joe Biden and Donald Trump have squared off in the first debate of the 2024 United States presidential race, seeking to pull ahead in…
NIGERIA: Electric car production begins at Lagos Assembly plant
Morakinyo Akinosun Lagos – American electric vehicle manufacturer, Saglev has commenced the production of electric cars at its assembly plant in Ikorodu, Lagos, western Nigeria. Saglev’s CEO, Sam Faleye, had…
Honduras ex-President Hernandez sentenced to 45 years in prison on US drug conviction
Reuters Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez was sentenced by a U.S. judge on Wednesday to 45 years in prison for his conviction on drug and firearm offenses. The sentence…
Questions over France’s future loom large at EU Summit
AFP Even before President Emmanuel Macron arrived in Brussels for the latest summit on Thursday, the question on everyone’s lips was what France’s government will look like after a snap…
Woman, 22, stabs husband to death in Nigeria’s northern Yobe State
Martins Owoseni The Yobe State Command of the Nigeria Police Force has arrested a house wife, Zainab Isa, 22, for allegedly killing her husband, Ibrahim Yahaya, 25, at Abbari Ward…
Nigerian community in UK mourning the loss of Nigerian woman, 36, pregnant with triplets
Olayomi Koiki London – The Nigerian community in the United Kingdom is mourning the loss of Prudence Daniel-Obia, a 36-year-old pregnant woman, who died on Friday, June 21, 2024. Prudence,…
Former Konga CEO, Imudia, kills self in Lagos home, police say
Morakinyo Akinosun Lagos – Former Chief Executive Officer of Konga, one of Nigeria’s e-commerce giants, Nick Imudia, has committed suicide in Lagos, police said. Imudia reportedly killed himself by jumping…
Nigeria’s Tinubu approves upgrade of Ibadan airport to international standard
Agency Report IBADAN – Nigeria’s Oyo Governor, Seyi Makinde has disclosed that President Bola Tinubu has approved his request to upgrade the Ibadan Airport into an international airport. Makinde revealed…
After residents’ protest, Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company moves to end decade-long power outage in Ibadan communities
Matthew Onocheta The Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) has outlined steps to resolve the 10-year power outage challenge in Iwo road – Lalupon communities in Ibadan. IBEDC’s officer in charge…