El Salvador’s police chief, known for leading the country’s “war” on gangs, was killed in a helicopter crash along with several others, the army said on Monday. National Civil Police Director Mauricio Arriaza Chicas led El Salvador’s crackdown on criminal gangs since March 2022, a campaign that has netted nearly 82,000 suspected gang members under…
Men from the Department of State Services, DSS, have invaded the Abuja office of the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP. According to reports, the officers were asking to see the rights group’s directors. A post on SERAP’s X (Twitter) handle read: “Officers from Nigeria’s State Security Service (SSS) are presently unlawfully occupying SERAP’s office…
The Paralympics closed on Sunday with a giant music-fuelled party as chief Paris 2024 organiser Tony Estanguet said the Games and the Olympics had created a “historic summer”. The Paralympic flame and cauldron were extinguished before a concert featuring the best of French electronic music capped off proceedings at a packed Stade de France. More…
Nigerian parents are complaining as they grapple with rising costs of tuition, transportation, and basic goods that have put pressure on household budgets as schools resume on Sept. 9. In an interview on Sunday, some parents expressed their frustration as they prepare for the new academic session amid economic hardship. Mr Olalekan Ajayi, a banker,…
By: Blessing Adegbite In a remarkable turn of events, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Osun State has been experiencing a surge in membership growth, with many high-profile members of opposition parties defecting to the party. Recently, over 500 members of the APC decamped to PDP in Ife North Local Government, hundreds of APC members…
Nigerian powerlifter, Folashade Oluwafemiayo, on Sunday, won a gold medal in the women’s over 86kg at the ongoing 2024 Paralympics Games in Paris, France. Oluwafemiayo, who is Team Nigeria’s captain, achieved a world record of becoming the first para-powerlifter to lift 167kg at the Games. China’s Deng Xuemei lifted 155kg, winning the silver medal, while…
Nigerian Para powerlifter Onyinyechi Mark came into her debut Paralympic Games looking to conquer the world. When she leaves Paris, she’ll carry with her a gold medal and new world record. Paris 2024 is Mark’s first taste of this stage, but she arrived as world champion in the up to 61kg category after success in…
Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has declared that the state is now ready for transition to an agro-industrial society with ongoing multi-sectoral infra upgrade and real sector policy frameworks currently being put in place. The Governor made the remarks while updating industry captains and leading Nigerian businessmen at the 60th birthday of the wife…
Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has declared that the state is now ready for transition to an agro-industrial society with ongoing multi-sectoral infra upgrade and real sector policy frameworks currently being put in place. According to a statement by his Spokesperson, Mallam Olawale Rasheed on Sunday, The Governor made the remarks while updating industry captains…
The Executive Governor of Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke, has congratulated Dr Akindele Adekunle on his birthday anniversary The Governor, who called from France on Sunday to congratulate the celebrant, eulogized Akindele for his sterling performance and contribution to the success of the administration in the state in his capacity as the Special Adviser on…
