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  A former governor of Oyo State, Rashidi Ladoja, has been installed as the 44th Olubadan of Ibadan. Governor Seyi Makinde presented the staff of office to Ladoja at about 3:08 p.m. at Mapo Hall in Ibadan, the state capital. The new Olubadan received the instrument of authority in the presence of President Bola Tinubu, […]

  Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the UN Friday denied accusations of “genocide” in Gaza and using “starvation” as a tactic, insisting Israel was actually feeding the people of the devastated Palestinian territory. “Those who peddle the blood libels of genocide against Israel are no better than those who peddled the blood libels against […]

  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Friday that his country has “crushed the bulk” of armed Palestinian group Hamas’s “terror machine” and sought to finish the job “as fast as possible.” Netanyahu celebrated what he said was a series of Israeli strategic victories in the past year that also included targeting Iran’s nuclear program […]

  President Bola Tinubu has arrived for the installation of a former governor of Oyo State, Rashidi Ladoja, as the 44th Olubadan of Ibadan. Tinubu’s convoy arrived at about 2:25 p.m. on Friday. He was accompanied by the governors of Ondo, Ekiti, and Osun states, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, Biodun Oyebanji, and Ademola Adeleke, respectively. READ ALSO: Ex-Oyo […]

  A UK court on Friday threw out a charge of supporting terrorism brought against a Northern Irish singer from the punk rap group Kneecap which had provoked an outcry among its fans. Cheers erupted from supporters inside and outside the London court when the judge found there had been a technical error in the […]

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was expected to deliver a defiant message to the UN on Friday against a Palestinian state but faces rare pressure from US President Donald Trump, who seeks a deal on Gaza. Netanyahu will address the United Nations General Assembly days after France, Britain and several other Western powers took the […]

  Coco Gauff brushed aside Russia’s Kamilla Rakhimova 6-4, 6-0 on Friday to secure a spot in the last 32 as she bids for a repeat China Open crown. The world number three from the United States will next face Canada’s Leylah Fernandez in Beijing, who triumphed 6-2, 6-0 over Greece’s Maria Sakkari in Beijing. […]

  The United Nations Development Programme UNDP has signed a memorandum of understanding with Channels Television to enhance the agency’s agenda for sustainable development in Nigeria.   The fruit of the partnership will be seen through impactful public engagement and digital content on development issues, and success stories to promote peace, unity, and prosperity.   […]

  Former FBI director and prominent Donald Trump critic James Comey was indicted Thursday on two criminal counts as the US president escalated a campaign of retribution against political foes. The charges came days after Trump publicly urged Attorney General Pam Bondi to take action against Comey and others he sees as enemies — a […]

  South Asia’s annual monsoon rains sustain more than a billion people, but climate change is making them increasingly erratic and deadly, with poor infrastructure only exacerbating the impact. Farming, water supplies, and hydropower across much of South Asia rely on the seasonal rains, but research shows climate change is causing longer dry spells punctuated […]

  Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order laying out a proposed deal for a US version of TikTok that would put control of the app in the hands of the president’s allies. The deal would see Chinese ownership of TikTok reduced to 20 percent in the United States, and Beijing on Friday reiterated […]

    An explosion has rocked Obinwanne Community in Njaba Local Government Area of Imo State. The incident which happened on Thursday killed a man in the South-Eastern state. Viral clips that surfaced online shortly after the exlosion showed victim in pain, with his legs damaged. In the video, some unidentified residents were heard blaming […]