Nigeria and the International Energy Agency (IEA) have signed an agreement to strengthen cooperation on energy data, policy development and investment, Vice President Kashim Shettima said on Thursday. Shettima said the agreement was signed during a meeting with an IEA delegation led by its Executive Director, Fatih Birol, at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. Under...
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Police Rescue 2 Colombian Women From Trafficking Syndicate In Lagos
Two Colombian women who were allegedly lured to Nigeria and held captive by a human trafficking syndicate in Lagos have been rescued, the Nigeria police force said on Saturday. The women, identified as Maria Camila Rodas Ortiz and Yuliet Fernanda Rios Mesa, were rescued on Aug. 26 after police received intelligence from INTERPOL’s National Central...
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Nollywood Actor “Ogogo” Passes On After Battling Cancer
Veteran Nollywood actor, Taiwo Hassan, popularly known as Ogogo, has died at the age of 65 after batting cancer. The actor’s daughter, Kira Taiwo, announced his death on Sunday evening during a live session on her Instagram page. The development comes days after she disclosed that her father was battling stage four cancer. The news...
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Belgium Wildfire Makes Massive Spread Overnight
Authorities said Air reinforcements headed to Belgium Monday to help battle a massive wildfire in a nature reserve, whose “spread remained limited” overnight after threatening to spill into Germany. The local Governor’s office said Major aerial resources are due to reinforce crews on the ground throughout the day,. It added that helicopters from Norway and...
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Trial Of Man Accused Of Masterminding Tupac’s Shooting Begins
A former street gang leader accused of masterminding the 1996 drive-by shooting death of rapper Tupac Shakur in Las Vegas faces opening statements on Monday in a murder trial tied to a long-unsolved crime that became a seminal moment in rap history. Duane “Keffe D” Davis is charged in Clark County, Nevada, with a single...
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Osun 2026: A Prelude to Nigeria’s 2027 Democratic Test- Prof. Dikwa
The Osun governorship election of August 15, 2026, should not be viewed merely as another state election. It ought to be understood as a significant prelude to the 2027 general elections, coming only months before Nigerians return to the polls.The contest has exposed the growing tension between state-level political interests and the influence of the...
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Tinubu Congratulates Adeleke, Says Victory Shows Nigeria’s Democracy FlourishingÂ
Nigerian President Bola Tinubu on Sunday congratulated Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke on his re-election, saying the victory was an assurance that democracy would continue to flourish in Africa’s most populous country. Tinubu, in a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, said Adeleke’s victory confirmed the confidence placed in...
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Adeleke Thanks Tinubu After Osun Governorship Election Victory
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has declared incumbent Governor Ademola Adeleke of the Accord party winner of the 2026 Osun State governorship election. According to the final results announced on Sunday at the INEC state headquarters in Osogbo, Governor Adeleke polled 511,067 votes to defeat his closest challenger, Bola Oyebamiji of the All Progressives...
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Lagos Emergency Teams Clear 3 Road Incidents Without Fatalities
Lagos State emergency response agencies cleared three major road incidents across the state early on Saturday, restoring traffic flow without recording any fatalities, authorities said. Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) in partnership with other responders from the Lagos State Ambulance Service (LASAMBUS), Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), the Nigeria Police and other agencies...
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Tinubu Insists Govt. Never Negotiates With kidnappers Or Terrorists
President Bola Tinubu has declared that his administration will never negotiate with kidnappers or terrorists, insisting that Nigeria’s security forces will continue to confront criminal groups without paying ransom. The President made the declaration on Thursday while receiving traditional rulers from Oyo State, led by the Olubadan-designate, Oba Rashidi Adewolu Ladoja, at the Presidential Villa....