Super Typhoon Hits US Islands, ‘Major’ Damage Recorded
When the storm first hit early Monday, the NWS urged Rota's roughly 1,500 residents on X to "treat these imminent extreme winds as if a tornado was approaching and move immediately to an interior room or shelter NOW! A “super typhoon” with the force of a category-five hurricane tore through the US Pacific territories of Northern Marianas and Guam on...
Road Crash Claims 10 Lives In Ogun, Six Injured
The Public Relations Officer of the Ogun State Sector Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Afolabi Odunsin, strongly warned motorists, particularly commercial drivers and truck operators, against reversing on highways, excessive speeding, dangerous driving, and other traffic violations that endanger lives A total of 10 persons have lost their lives in a road crash which occurred at the Saapade bridge...
Aircraft Conveying Nigerians From South Africa Arrives In Lagos
The plane touched down at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos. The aircraft conveying Nigerians repatriated from South Africa amid the ongoing hostilities against black migrants has arrived. The plane touched down at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport at channel news
Soldiers Who Attacked, Sexually Assaulted UNIOSUN Students Should Be Summarily Dismissed — VC
The Vice Chancellor of Osun State University, Odunayo Adebooye, alleged that female students were touched inappropriately by the errant soldiers, whom he said were recruits Vice Chancellor of Osun State University, Odunayo Adebooye, has called for the trial and summary dismissal of the soldiers who allegedly attacked students at privately owned hostels in Osogbo, the state capital. Adebooye, a professor, who...
Police Confirm Two Dead In Fresh Communal Violence In Niger State
The police said investigations were ongoing to identify those responsible, assuring that anyone found culpable would face the full weight of the law. Fresh communal violence has erupted in Rafi Local Government Area of Niger State, with the Niger State Police Command confirming the deaths of two people in an incident linked to a lingering land dispute between Fulani and...
2027: Oyo APC Unveils Alli As Governorship Candidate, Launches Reconciliation Move
Senator Alli described his emergence as a collective victory for the party and its members across Oyo State The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State has unveiled Senator Sarafadeen Alli as its governorship candidate even as it intensifies its reconciliation drive for party unity and grassroots mobilisation. The party also unveiled Senator Sharafadeen Alli’s running mate, Adesoji Adedeji, for the...
Coup Plot: DSS Arraigns Five Over Alleged Concealment Of Ex-Minister Timiprey Silva’s Whereabouts
The judge fixed July 22 for commencement of trial. The Department of State Services (DSS) has arraigned five Nigerians at the Federal High Court in Abuja on alleged concealment of information on the whereabouts of a governor of Bayelsa State, Timiprey Silva. Silva, a former minister, is alleged to be the mastermind of the coup attempt against President Bola Tinubu. They...
Media Must Resist Temptation Of Becoming Megaphones For Terrorists, Kidnappers, Says Tinubu
The President said that media must choose fact over falsehood, substance over sensation and credibility over clickbait President Bola Tinubu has urged Nigerian journalists to put national interest above sensational reporting. Addressing the inaugural Presidential Press Corps Dinner at the State House in Abuja, he warned that irresponsible coverage could undermine the country’s security and democratic progress. President Tinubu said the media...
Compete With Honour, Win Clean At 2026 Commonwealth Games, Tinubus Tells Team Nigeria
The 72-member Nigerian contingent will compete in 10 sports at the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games With hopes of delivering Nigeria’s best-ever Commonwealth Games performance, Team Nigeria on Thursday received a final presidential charge to pursue glory without compromising integrity, as President Bola Tinubu urged the athletes to let discipline, fair play and patriotism define their campaign in Glasgow, Scotland. At a...
Supreme Leader’s Body Arrives At Tehran Religious Complex For Funeral
Preparations for Khamenei's public funeral, initially delayed at the height of the war, are taking place as Iran and the United States observe a fragile ceasefire after signing a preliminary deal to halt the conflict. The body of Iran’s supreme leader, killed in US-Israeli strikes that triggered the Middle East war, arrived at Tehran’s Grand Mosalla on Friday ahead of...
