A newborn baby died in Paris Monday after his 18-year-old American mother threw him out a hotel window, umbilical cord still attached, French prosecutors and a police source said. She threw the infant from the second-floor window of a hotel in the 20th arrondissement in eastern Paris, the prosecutor’s office said. “The newborn was given…
The United States has released the list of eligible countries for its 2025 Visa Waiver Programme (VWP), with notable updates. While the United Kingdom has been excluded from general eligibility, it remains eligible under specific conditions. Significantly, no African countries, including Nigeria, Ghana, or South Africa, were included in the list. A major highlight of…
…as over 1.5m candidates have successfully registered The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has said the registration period for the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, which began on February 3, will conclude on March 8, 2025. JAMB ruled out an extension of the registration period, saying,”This deadline has been communicated in all advertisements…
A driver yet to be identified on Monday hit two female siblings returning from school along the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway. The driver, according to a statement on Tuesday by the Lagos police spokesman Benjamin Hundeyin, was plying the BRT lane at high speed when he hit the siblings at Ogundare bus stop. “On Monday, February 24,…
A Magistrate Court sitting in Sabo, Yaba, Lagos, on Tuesday ruled that popular musician Abdulazeez Fashola, known as Naira Marley, and socialite Sam Larry had no involvement in the death of singer Aloba Oladimeji Ilerioluwa, popularly called Mohbad. The court’s decision comes after months of speculation and legal proceedings surrounding the controversial case. Reading the…
…as govt dispatches rapid response team in LGAs The Cross River State government has confirmed an outbreak of Lassa Fever in Obubra Local Government Area (LGA), following the death of a 30-year-old male farmer from Unincha community. The State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Henry Egbe Ayuk, announced the outbreak in a public statement yesterday revealing…
One of the key attributes of leadership is that it is a burden borne by the individual upon whom that responsibility is thrust.The leader must of necessity, not only feel the pulse of the people but must go the extra mile to ensure that their lives are meaningfully impacted by his actions. This point was…
The Association of Local Government of Nigeria, ALGON, Osun chapter has inaugurated its new executive. The inauguration was held during their first meeting at the Ministry of Local Government and Chieftancy Affairs on Tuesday. Chairman of Ifelodun local government, Hon.Sharafadeen Awotunde emerged Chairman, Hon. Lukman Afolabi of Ede South Local Government emerged Secretary. Other executives…
… Urges them to stay calm The Osun Amotekun Corps has reassured the residents of Osun State of their commitment to ensuring the safety and security of lives and properties following the conclusion of the recent Local Government Elections. In a statement issued to the press in Osogbo, Dr. Hon. Adekunle Isaac Omoyele, the Corps…
●Charges Security Agencies To Probe Opposition Party Over Arms Build Up Workers in the employ of Osun State government have been given a pat in the back for their resolute commitment to the development of the state in the face of crass lawlessness and intimidation by the disorientated opposition, the All Progressives Congress. The ruling…
