Author: Akintayo Adams

President Bola Tinubu has officially inaugurated the 700 km Lagos-Calabar coastal highway project. The project is estimated to cost about ₦15 trillion. Tinubu, who cut the tape at exactly 6:03 PM in Lagos, was accompanied by Minister of Works Dave Umahi, Senate President Godswill Akpabio, and around eight governors, including the Chairman of the Nigerian Governor’s Forum, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq. Tinubu, in his speech, affirmed his administration’s commitment to seeing the road completed in his tenure. “It’s my bragging day. We will do this road. We are determined to do it,” Tinubu said. “The project is just more than a mere…

Supporters of Aminu Bayero, the ousted Emir of Kano, took to the streets, earlier today, in protest across the five emirates. These emirates are Bichi, Rano, Karaye, Kano, and Gaya. Bayero was removed from his position on Thursday after Abba Yusuf, the Kano governor, approved a new law that overturned the Emirate Council Law 2019. The 2019 law divided the Kano emirate into five areas and led to the removal of Muhammadu Sanusi in 2020. Sanusi was reinstated as the 16th Emir of Kano on Thursday during a colorful ceremony at the government house. He has since moved into the…

Burkina Faso’s military regime has declared it will prolong junta control for another five years. The nation’s leader, Capt Ibrahim Traoré, will also have the opportunity to compete in the upcoming presidential vote, according to the government-owned broadcaster. When he took over in a coup almost two years ago, Capt Traore promised to bring back the civilian government by 1 July this year. However, Burkina Faso has now followed Mali in lengthening military governance. The decision was made on Saturday following a national discussion meeting in the capital city of Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou. A revised constitution, endorsed by Capt Traoré,…

Gunmen have allegedly abducted several travelers in the Irun Akoko area of Ondo State, along the Irun/Imesi Ekiti Road in Akoko North-West Local Government Area. The incident reportedly took place on Saturday around 6 p.m. The victims were traveling in an 18-passenger bus when the criminals ambushed the bus and forcibly took the victims into the bush, heading towards an unknown location. It was also reported that security forces, including the police, soldiers, and members of the Amotekun Corps from Ondo and Ekiti states, along with local vigilantes, are currently searching the forests in efforts to rescue the victims. However,…

Kogi State Police Commissioner, Bertrand Onuoha, has verified the deaths of two students from Confluence State University who were abducted recently in the Osara region of the state. The Police Chief made this known while speaking with journalists on Sunday. When asked to confirm the killings, he responded, “Yes, two of them were discovered to have been shot this morning.” However, the police commissioner did not give additional information when speaking with journalists on Sunday in Lokoja, the state capital. Students of the institution were abducted two weeks ago while they were getting ready for their first-semester examination, which was…

The Shooting Stars are aiming to win all the points in their match against Katsina United on matchday 33. The Ìbàdàn Soccer Lords made their intentions known via a post on their X handle earlier Sunday. “Maximum points, our target in Katsina,” the club wrote on X. The Oluyole Warriors will face the team nicknamed Chanji Boys at the Muhammad Dikko Stadium today (Sunday). Gbenga Ogunbote’s team has secured two victories on the road against Kano Pillars and Doma United in this campaign. The Shooting Stars are vying for a spot in continental competitions next season. They currently hold the…

North Korea’s defense ministry claimed that the United States and South Korea are increasing their surveillance activities near the inter-Korean border, warning that they will respond if their sovereignty and safety are threatened, state media KCNA reported on Sunday. North Korea’s deputy defense minister Kim Gang Il stated that the US had flown at least 16 of its RC-135 and U-2S strategic reconnaissance aircraft and RQ-4B drone over the Korean peninsula from May 13 to 24. He also accused South Korea’s navy and coast guard of heightening military tension by increasing patrols and frequently crossing the maritime border. Kim also…

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced on Friday that Ukrainian forces had gained “combat control” over areas in the northern parts of the Kharkiv region, where Russian troops had conducted an incursion earlier this month. “Our soldiers have now managed to take combat control of the border area where the Russian occupiers entered,” Zelenskyy said in his nightly video address. Zelenskyy’s remarks, made after a meeting with military and regional officials in Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city, seemed to contrast with statements by Russian officials. Viktor Vodolatskiy, a member of Russia’s State Duma, was quoted by the Tass news agency as saying that…

More than 670 people are estimated to have died in Papua New Guinea’s massive landslide, the UN migration agency reported on Sunday as rescue operations continued. Media in the South Pacific nation north of Australia had previously reported that Friday’s landslide had buried over 300 people. The International Organization for Migration (IOM) mentioned earlier on Sunday that only five bodies had been recovered from the debris. The agency based its death toll estimates on information from officials in Yambali Village in Enga province, who reported that over 150 houses were buried in Friday’s landslide, according to Serhan Aktoprak, the head…

The Kebbi Pilgrims Welfare Board has reported the passing of one of its pilgrims, Tawalkatu Busare Alako, from Jega Local Government Area. Alhaji Faruku Aliyu-Enabo, the Executive Chairman of the board, announced this in a statement in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, on Sunday. He mentioned that the deceased passed away on Saturday after a short illness, and her funeral prayer and burial were conducted at the Al-Masjid Al-Haram (Ka’aba) in accordance with Islamic customs on the same day. The chairman, on behalf of the Kebbi State Government, expressed his deepest sympathies to her immediate family, Kebbi pilgrims, and all the people…