Heartbreaking As 16 Young Graduates Lost Their Lives In A Fatal Accident On Their Way To NYSC Orientation Camp
16 prospective National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members reportedly lost their lives in a fatal accident on their way to Gombe Orientation Camp on Wednesday, November 19, 2025. The prospective NYSC members are from Adeyemi Federal University of Education…
Segun Awolowo, Grandson of Former Premier of Western Region, is Dead
Olusegun Awolowo, one of the grandsons of Chief Obafemi Awolowo, is deadHis passing was announced today by the Awolowo family in a statement. The statement reads: Statement on the Passing of Olusegun Awolowo: “With extremely heavy hearts, we announce…
Meet the Nigerian teenager who built a homegrown rival to ChatGPT
Okechukwu Nwaozor had to pardon my chuckle when he told me he wanted to build a rival to ChatGPT. The disbelief was natural: he is a first-time founder, fresh out of secondary school, just seventeen, and a completely self-taught developer….
President Tinubu Postpones Foreign Trips Over Kebbi Kidnapping, Kwara Church Attack
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has postponed his scheduled trip to Johannesburg, South Africa and Luanda, Angola, as he awaits further security briefings on the kidnapped Kebbi schoolgirls and the attack on Christ Apostolic Church worshippers in Eruku, Kwara State. A…
From Miss Ghana to the Bar: Inna Mariam Patty achieves legal milestone with distinctions in UK
Inna Mariam Patty, a renowned Ghanaian entrepreneur, philanthropist, and social advocate, will be officially called to the Bar of England and Wales at a ceremony held by the Honourable Society of Lincoln’s Inn. Patty will graduate with Distinction from the…
Zenith confirms Kenyan expansion, says acquisition awaiting regulatory approval
Zenith Bank Plc, Nigeria’s second-largest bank by assets, has confirmed that its planned entry into Kenya is now awaiting final regulatory approvals. The confirmation follows Kenyan media reports that Zenith is in advanced talks to acquire Paramount Bank Ltd, a…
Nigeria’s Oluwafunke Adeoye wins 2025 IBA Outstanding Young Lawyer Award
Nigerian human rights lawyer Oluwafunke (Funke) Adeoye is the recipient of the 2025 International Bar Association (IBA) Annual Outstanding Young Lawyer Award for demonstrating a remarkable blend of legal brilliance and passion for justice. The IBA Young Lawyers’ Committee annually…
Lagos postpones rehabilitation works on Lekki-Ajah corridor
The Lagos State Government has postponed indefinitely the commencement of the planned rehabilitation works on the Lekki-Ajah corridor. This disclosure is contained in a statement issued by the Lagos State Commissioner for Transportation, Oluwaseun Osiyemi, on his official X (formerly…
Tanzania’s poll unrest has ‘stained’ the country’s global image, President Samia Suluhu Hassan says
Poll unrest has ‘stained’ Tanzania’s global image, president says. Tanzania’s image for stability has been “stained” by the unrest that hit the East African nation during last month’s heavily disputed elections, President Samia Suluhu Hassan has acknowledged. Speaking as she…
Eswatini confirms receiving $5.1m from the US for accepting deportees
Eswatini’s government has confirmed that it received $5.1m (£3.8m) from the Trump administration for accepting people deported from the US as part of a hard-line approach towards immigration. The southern African kingdom, led by absolute monarch King Mswati III, has…