Amidst tension in Osun State, Governor Ademola Adeleke has called for peace to allow the authorities to investigate and deliver justice on the attempted murder of the Chairman of Osun State Motor Transport System, Comrade Nurudeen Wakeel popularly known as Alowonle, following a fatal shooting by the Police. The Governor particularly pleaded with transport workers…

Rafael Nadal said he has left both a sporting and personal legacy after retiring from professional tennis on Tuesday at the Davis Cup. The 38-year-old was beaten in the opening singles rubber of the quarter-finals as Netherlands defeated Spain 2-1 to reach the final four. Nadal, a 22-time Grand Slam winner, enjoyed a glittering and…

A 17-year-old boy, Samuel Onyeme, was allegedly beaten and locked inside a dog cage on Sunday after visiting his female classmate at her residence in Asaba, Delta State. According to eyewitness accounts, the incident occurred around 6 p.m. when Samuel went to see his friend following her invitation. Recounting the ordeal, Samuel’s mother, Mrs. Onyeme,…

The eldest son of Norway’s Crown Princess Mette-Marit has been arrested on suspicion of rape, police said on Tuesday. Marius Borg Høiby is the stepson of the heir to the Norwegian throne, Crown Prince Haakon, and the son of Mette-Marit from a previous relationship, he lives with the royal couple and their two children, Princess…

Three workers were confirmed dead at a Hyundai car plant on Tuesday, during a vehicle performance test, the South Korean automaker announced. “Three research workers have died at an Ulsan assembly line,” a Hyundai representative told AFP. “We are trying to determine the cause of the incident,” the representative said, without giving any further details….

Justice Mojisola Dada of the Lagos State Special Offences Court in Ikeja on Monday convicted and sentenced Fatuyi Philips, Chairman of the Natural Oil and Gas Suppliers Association of Nigeria (NOGASA), to 21 years imprisonment for his involvement in an N43.5 million fraud. Justice Dada delivered the verdict after finding Philips guilty of a two-count…

Paraguay’s President, Santiago Pena was taken to a Rio hospital in Brazil on Monday after falling ill while attending the G20 summit, officials have disclosed. “We inform that the President of the Republic, Santiago Pena, was treated today at the Samaritano Hospital (Botafogo) in Rio de Janeiro due to an indisposition,” Paraguayan authorities said in…

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky had been requesting to be allowed to fire ATACMS into Russia for months. US officials say President Biden has given the green light for Ukraine to use long range missiles supplied by Washington to strike deep inside Russia. Washington had previously refused to allow such strikes with US-made ATACMS missiles because…

US President Joe Biden has cleared Kyiv to use long-range American missiles against military targets inside Russia, a US official told AFP on Sunday, hours after Russia targeted Ukraine’s power grid in a deadly barrage. The official, speaking on condition of anonymity, was confirming reports from The New York Times and The Washington Post that…

Strikes by the Israel military killed dozens in Gaza on Sunday, the civil defence said, while also hitting a Hezbollah stronghold near Beirut’s international airport. Israel has been fighting on two fronts since September, intensifying attacks on Lebanon’s Iran-backed Hezbollah after nearly a year of cross-border clashes alongside its war on Hamas in the Gaza…