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At least eight people were rushed to the hospital after a truck collided with multiple vehicles on the Otedola Bridge section of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Wednesday night, reports Dailynaijanews.com. This came barely 24 hours after a truck crushed a tricyclist to death in the Ekoro area of the state in the early hours of the same day. According to a statement by the Rapid Response Squad of the Lagos State Police Command, the truck was heading outwards Lagos when the accident occurred. The terse statement identified the vehicles involved in the accident as one truck, two passenger buses, five…

Former Ekiti Governor Ayodele Fayose has described Thursday’s protest at the United States Embassy in Abuja, by some members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as shameful. Fayose said it is the last kick of a dead National Working Committee (NWC) of tax collectors. He said rather than going to the US Embassy in Abuja to carry placards, “the suspended National Chairman, Umar Iliya Damagum and co-travellers should have traveled to Washington to go and protest in front of the White House”. In a statement on Thursday, Fayose wondered how it has become the duty of the US and other European…

A Lagos popular entertainer and nightclub owner, Mike Nwalie, alias Pretty Mike, was granted N50m bail on Thursday following his arraignment before the Federal High Court in Lagos over alleged drug-related offences. Nwalie, who owns Proxy Lagos Night Club, was arraigned alongside the club’s supervisor, Joachim Hillary, 32, by the Federal Government of Nigeria through the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency. The duo appeared before Justice Ambrose Lewis-Allagoa on a three-count charge bordering on conspiracy, unlawful possession, and permitting the use of the club premises for illegal drug activities. The NDLEA’s prosecution counsel, Buhari Abdullahi, told the court that the…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu yesterday reaffirmed his administration’s determination to defeat terrorism and restore lasting peace across the country. He assured Nigerians and international partners that his government remains steadfast in its pursuit of security, unity and economic progress. The President made the declaration at the Council Chamber of the State House, Abuja, shortly before presiding over the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting and moments after swearing in two new ministers. It was his first public comment since Friday when United States(U.S) President Donald Trump re-designated Nigeria as a ‘Country of Particular Concern (CPC)’ and directed the U.S Department of War…

Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum has said she will press charges against a man who groped her during a public appearance, Dailynaijanews.com reports. Mobile phone footage of the incident on Tuesday shows Sheinbaum speaking to a group of supporters on a street near the National Palace in Mexico City. In the video, a man approaches her from behind and attempts to kiss her on the neck and place his hands on her body. Sheinbaum moved away quickly and a member of her team stepped in, but she was visibly shaken. The offender has been arrested. “My view is, if I don’t…

The United States military has reportedly drawn up contingency plans for potential airstrikes in Nigeria following an order from President Donald Trump directing the Pentagon to “prepare to intervene” to protect Christians from terrorists’ attacks, according to The New York Times. The report, published on Wednesday, stated that the U.S. Africa Command had presented multiple operational options to the Department of War, responding to a request from Secretary Pete Hegseth to develop plans aligned with Trump’s directive. Military officials familiar with the deliberations told the news platform that the proposals—categorised as “heavy,” “medium,” and “light”—outlined varying levels of engagement in…

By Muhammed Akindele President Bola Tinubu has again written to the Senate seeking approval to borrow N1.15 trillion from the domestic debt market to finance part of the deficit in the 2025 national budget. The request, contained in a letter read by Senate President Godswill Akpabio during Tuesday’s plenary, marks another addition to the administration’s growing borrowing plan aimed at sustaining government programmes amid rising fiscal pressure. According to Tinubu, the new borrowing is intended to “bridge the funding gap and ensure the full implementation of government programmes and projects” under the 2025 fiscal framework. Akpabio referred the request to…

By Muhammed Akindele The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has dismissed the ruling of an Oyo State High Court that approved the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) planned national convention slated for November 15 and 16 in Ibadan. Justice Ladiran Akintola of the Oyo High Court had on Monday granted an ex parte motion filed by Folahan Adelabi in suit number I/1336/2025, allowing the PDP to proceed with its convention as scheduled. The case was adjourned till November 10 for hearing the motion on notice. However, the ruling contradicts last Friday’s judgment of the Federal High Court in…

The Ekiti State Government has denied that it was constructing a new governor’s lodge for the governor, Biodun Oyebanji and his deputy, Monisade Afuye, for N1.8 billion. It would be recalled that a report by an online media had alleged that the state government has released and spent N470 million on the construction of a new Governor and Deputy Governor’s Lodge in Abuja, purportedly valued at N1.8 billion. However, a statement by Special Adviser to the Governor on Information and Value Orientation, Taiwo Olatunbosun, yesterday, in Ado-Ekiti, stated that the said report is false, misleading, and mischievously crafted to misinform the public. The statement read in part: “Contrary…

FBN Holdings Plc (FirstHoldco) has achieved gross earnings of N2.63 trillion in its nine-month operations, compared to the N2.3 trillion tally for the corresponding period in 2024. Its unaudited results for the nine months ended September 30, 2025, showed a 17.1 per cent rise in gross earnings to N2.63 trillion, higher than the N2.3 trillion of 2024. However, profit before tax was down by 7.3 per cent to N566.5 billion from N610.9 billion in 2024, while profit after tax also stood at N450.9 billion from N533.9 billion in 2024, representing a 15.5 per cent decline. The bank’s customer deposits were up 4.2 per cent to N17.9 trillion…