The operatives of the Osun Amotekun Corps have arrested a 40-year-old man, Rufai Wasiu, for burglary and phone theft. The suspect was arrested in Osogbo after burgling a house and stole phones. Confirming the arrest to journalists in Osogbo on Thursday, the Corps Commander, Brigadier General Bashir Adewinmbi, said the suspect, who specialises in house…
The suspended Rector of Osun State Polytechnic, Iree, Dr Tajudeen Odetayo, on Thursday returned to office. Recall that Odetayo’s suspension was made known by the state government in a letter signed by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education, Kehinde Jimoh, on Monday, July 24. Kehinde Alabi, a lecturer in the institution, was appointed as Acting…
A suspected serial killer has been arrested after the discovery of more than 10 corpses in a pit dug in the kitchen of his Kigali home, Rwandan police and media reported on Wednesday. Police said the 34-year-old suspect met his victims – men and women – in bars and lured them to his rented accommodation…
Japan on Thursday successfully launched a rocket with a lunar lander at its fourth try this year, after previous attempts were foiled by bad weather. The lander, dubbed the “moon sniper”, is expected to attempt a Moon landing in February if all goes well. Japan has twice failed to reach the lunar surface in the…
A former Vice President and candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has vowed to approach the Supreme Court to set aside the election of President Bola Tinubu. Atiku, said he was dissatisfied with the judgement of the Presidential Election Petition Court, PEPC, that affirmed President Tinubu as the valid winner of…
JUDGMENT HIGHLIGHTS…Obi, LP failed to prove rigging, over-voting…Portions of Obi’s petition vague, imprecise, nebulous, bereft of particular materials…Obi validly nominated by LP…Shettima validly nominated as APC vice presidential candidate…No evidence Tinubu was convicted in the US for drug trafficking…Tinubu not indicted, arraigned, tried or convicted in the US…$460,000 forfeiture is a civil matter, not a…
A cash boost of hundreds of millions of dollars and more control of land in the occupied West Bank are among Palestinian demands in the event of a three-way deal involving the US, Saudi Arabia and Israel, the BBC has learned. Officials from the Palestinian Authority (PA) held talks in Riyadh with Saudi counterparts on…
Google’s dominance is being threatened like never before by AI like ChatGPT and the changing habits of younger people, who are more likely to turn to TikTok for a restaurant or book recommendation. But 25 years on, the search giant remains most people’s default way to search the web. Few companies have become so integral…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Wednesday, has assured Nigerians of his renewed and energized focus on delivering his vision of a unified, peaceful and prosperous nation, following the judgment by the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal in Abuja. According to a press state signed by his spokesperson, Ajuri Ngelale, Tinubu welcomes the judgment of the Tribubal…
The African School of Regulation (ASR) officially launched today during the Africa Climate Summit 2023, which is co-hosted by the Republic of Kenya and the African . The ASR, which will now be incubated by the African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF), with headquarters in Accra, Ghana, will strengthen the African energy sector’s capacity in support…
