Author: Alade Adisa

A Hezbollah drone strike on Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) training camp near Binyamina, a town located about 20 miles south of Haifa in northern Israel, has killed four Israeli soldiers and injured 61 others. According to the IDF, who confirmed that seven of the injured soldiers are in critical condition following the strike, the Hezbollah attack was in retaliation for Israeli airstrikes in southern Lebanon and Beirut last Thursday. Also, Hezbollah’s media office confirmed that the group used a “swarm of drones” to attack the Golani Brigade camp, marking one of the largest assaults on an Israeli military position in…

By Dave Oludare Oso One-time governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose has said that the ongoing feud between Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State and his predecessor, now the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike has deteriorated beyond reconciliation. Fayose, who spoke on Monday during an interview on Channels Television, described the situation as “very unfortunate” and emphasized that he advised Fubara in good faith when he assumed power to “avoid Wike’s trouble.” The former governor had offered this advice shortly after Fubara won his election to become governor. The two Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftains have…

Governor Bassey Otu of Cross River State on Monday, officially flagged off the dry run for the 20th Carnival Calabar in the state capital, marking the beginning of preparations for the main event in December. There are seven competing carnival bands at the event. Represented by the Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Elvert Ayambem, the governor said this year’s carnival theme, “Our Shared Prosperity,” promises to be the largest and most impressive yet. He also invited visitors and tourists globally to partake in the 20th anniversary of Africa’s grandest street celebration, which he said will feature 30 days…

Dangote Petroleum Refinery and the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) have slated a meeting for either Tuesday or Wednesday to finalize agreements on the cost and lifting of petrol from the plant. The Dangote refinery reportedly told the Petroleum Retail Outlet Owners Association of Nigeria (PETROAN) to resend its request for petrol lifting on Sunday. The development came as PETROAN expressed optimism that the cost of petrol might reduce in the coming days once the competition in the downstream oil sector sets in fully, as marketers load the commodity from the refinery. Also, the Independent Petroleum Marketers have…

A former goalkeeper of the Green Eagles of Nigeria (as it was called then), Peter Fregene, is dead. He died after a protracted illness. He was aged 77 years old. A fellow international teammate and close friend of the deceased, Segun Odegbami broke the news in a heartfelt Facebook post on Sunday night. Odegbami said the Nigerian football legend died in the presence of Tina, his wife, and two of his children after a protracted illness. Odegbami, who recently solicited financial assistance for Fregene, 77, expressed gratitude to those who supported the ex-goalkeeper during his illness. The post reads, “And…

The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo has restated the federal government’s commitment to implementing reforms that will overhaul the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS). The minister, who spoke on Sunday during the presentation of the report on the “National Assessment of the Situation of Children and Young Adults Deprived of Liberty,” said the Nigeria Correctional Service Act of 2019 mandates a focus on reforming, rehabilitating, and reintegrating juvenile offenders into society. In a statement issued by Ozoya Imohimi, the ministry’s spokesperson, Tunji-Ojo expressed concern over the number of correctional centres in relation to the inmate population across the country. In a…

The Republican Party’s presidential candidate in the United States (US) election, Donald Trump, has said that he would raise tariffs on vehicles by 200 percent to prevent the importation of cars from Mexico and to protect US carmakers. Speaking in an interview aired on Fox News on Sunday, though Trump specifically mentioned Mexico, the top exporter to the US in 2023, the policy could affect other countries, including Saudi Arabia, Australia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and China. Data from the Observatory of Economic Complexity shows that in the US in 2022, imported cars valued at $159 billion mainly from…

Air Peace Limited has said its legal team is working to ensure justice is served in the fresh fraud charges filed by the U.S. authorities against its Chairman and CEO, Allen Onyema, and Chief of Administration and Finance, Ejiroghene Eghagha. Onyema is facing new charges in a superseding indictment for allegedly obstructing justice. He is accused of submitting false documents to the government in an attempt to shut down an investigation into earlier charges of bank fraud and money laundering.Eghagha is also implicated in the obstruction scheme and faces additional charges related to the initial bank fraud counts. It was…

Governor Biodun Oyebanji of Ekiti State on Saturday distributed gratuity cheques of N3.5 billion to the state’s retirees on a day they were marking this year’s edition of Pensioners’ Day. At the ceremony, which was marked at the Great Eagle Hall, Ikere Road, Ado Ekiti, over 500 pensioners benefitted from the latest tranche of payment with N2.3 billion gratuity paid to state pensioners while local government pensioners got N1.2 billion gratuity. With the payment of gratuity to the latest batch of pensioners, Oyebanji’s commitment to defraying of outstanding gratuity has seen the backlog cleared to March 2015 up from payment…

The daughter of the Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mr Kolo Mele Kyari is dead. 25-year-old Fatima died after a protracted illness. Her death, according to the Presidency occurred on Friday. A statement by Presidential Spokesman, Bayo Onanuga said, “Kyari’s daughter, Fatima died Friday at the age of 25 after protracted illness.” The Presidency in separate statements by President Bola Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima’s media aides condoled with Kyari Friday. Onanuga said, “President Bola Tinubu condoles with the Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited…