Facebook, Instagram back online after global outage
Facebook and Instagram suffered widespread outages for hours on Friday afternoon before the Meta-owned platforms came back online. Downdetector, the online outage tracking website, indicated that more than 100,000 people…
South Africa’s captain bemoans lack of African support
South Africa captain Ronwen Williams has expressed disappointment at what he described as a lack of support from fellow African nations following Bafana Bafana’s 2-0 defeat to co-hosts Mexico…
Abducted Oyo schoolchildren, teachers still within national park – Makinde
Seyi Makinde, governor of Oyo state, says schoolchildren and teachers who were abducted by bandits in Oriire LGA are still within the old Oyo National Park. In a statement on…
I never received security vote as Lagos governor – Fashola
Former Lagos governor, Babatunde Fashola, has said that he did not receive any form of security vote during his eight-year tenure in office. Fashola made the remark on Friday during…
Actor Kola Oyewo dies at 80
Kola Oyewo, the renowned Nollywood actor, dramatist, filmmaker, and scholar, has passed away at the age of 80. His death was announced on Instagram on Friday by actor Kunle Afod.…
EFCC arrests airport security officer, others for attempting to smuggle N4.4bn gold
: The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested an Aviation Security officer, Inspector Ali Baffa, and two suspected accomplices at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport over an alleged…
Elon Musk becomes world’s first trillionaire after SpaceX IPO
Elon Musk became the world’s first trillionaire after shares of his rocket company SpaceX soared in Wall Street’s biggest initial public offering of stock. Shares in SpaceX jumped more than…
Terror group, JNIM, places €2m bounty on President Assimi Goita of Mali
Mali’s local al Qaeda affiliate Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) has offered millions of euros for information on the whereabouts of President Assimi Goita and top military officials, describing…
FULL LIST: Osinubi, Bonuola, Dasuki, Alake….Tinubu confers national honours on 50 Nigerians
President Bola Tinubu has conferred national honours on 50 Nigerians who were key figures in the pro-democracy struggle. The 2026 Democracy Day national honours list comprises several journalists, civil rights…
FULL TEXT: President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Democracy Day address
Fellow Nigerians Today, we celebrate democracy and the enduring Nigerian spirit. For 27 unbroken years, since May 29, 1999, Nigerians have chosen their leaders through the ballot, witnessed peaceful…
