Tragedy struck in the Ilasamaja area of Lagos State over the weekend as a 9-year-old boy named Chinemerem and another individual, identified simply as Qudus, were electrocuted after coming into contact with a live wire. The Lagos State Police Command confirmed the incident in a statement issued on Monday, June 23, 2025, by its spokesperson,…
Global crude oil prices are nearing $80 per barrel amid escalating tensions between the United States and Iran, following reports of coordinated U.S.-Israeli airstrikes on key Iranian nuclear facilities. The market is reacting sharply, with fears growing over a potential wider conflict in the Middle East. In Nigeria, petroleum marketers warn that petrol pump prices…
As global concern intensifies over the deepening crisis in the Middle East, world powers have issued sharply divergent responses to the United States’ recent airstrikes on Iran. On Sunday, June 22, U.S. warplanes targeted three of Iran’s nuclear facilities—Natanz, Isfahan, and Fordow—under direct orders from President Donald Trump. The strikes mark a major escalation in…
Mr. Daniel Onyishi, the Anambra State Director of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has regained his freedom after spending several days in captivity. Onyishi was abducted in the early hours of June 12, 2025, along Winner Road in Awka. His release was confirmed on Sunday, June 22, by the spokesperson of the Anambra…
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has elected Sierra Leone’s President, Julius Maada Bio, as its new chairman, succeeding Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu, who held the position for the past year. The leadership transition took place during the 67th Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government, held in…
At least 32 cows were reportedly killed by lightning during a heavy downpour in the Osara, Obantoko area of Abeokuta, located in the Odeda Local Government Area of Ogun State. According to the Baale of Osara, Chief Wasiu Afolabi, the incident occurred during a torrential rainstorm that began around noon on Saturday, June 21, 2025.…
