World News Biden signs funding bill, avoids government shutdown December 21, 2024 Olamilekan Botti President Joe Biden signed a critical funding bill on Saturday, narrowly averting a government shutdown that threatened to disrupt operations during the holiday season. The deal was finalized after tense,…
Nigeria News NEMA urges effective crowd control to prevent tragic stampedes December 21, 2024 Olamilekan Botti The Director-General of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Zubaida Umar, has called for enhanced crowd management strategies during the distribution of palliatives to avert stampedes and the resulting tragic…
Nigeria News Ibadan funfair stampede: Tinubu orders probe, Ex-Queen detained December 20, 2024 Olamilekan Botti Oyo State Police Command on Thursday detained Prophetess Naomi Silekunola, a former queen of the Ooni of Ife, along with six others, as investigations into Wednesday’s fatal stampede at a…
World News UK supply £225M military aid to Ukraine December 19, 2024 Olamilekan Botti Britain on Thursday unveiled a package of £225 million ($286 million) in new military aid to Ukraine for next year, including drones, boats, and air defence systems.The move came after…
Nigeria News Ibadan funfair tragedy: police arrest former queen of Ife, others as death toll hits 35 December 19, 2024 Olamilekan Botti The Oyo State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of former Ooni of Ife’s ex-wife, Naomi Silekunola; the Principal of Islamic High School, Ibadan, Fasasi Abdulahi; and six others in…
Nigeria News Ibadan funfair stampede: probe targets Ooni’s Ex-wife, 32 dead December 19, 2024 Olamilekan Botti The Oyo State Police Command has launched an investigation into the tragic death of 32 children during a stampede at a funfair held in Ibadan, the state capital, on Wednesday.…
Opinion World News Cyclone Chido: climate change fueled devastating Mozambique storm December 18, 2024 Olamilekan Botti The wrath of Cyclone Chido has left a trail of devastation across northern Mozambique, with scientists attributing the storm’s ferocity to the intensifying effects of climate change. The cyclone made…
Nigeria News A’Ibom polytechnic refutes claims of fake admissions letters. December 17, 2024 Olamilekan Botti Ibom Metropolitan Polytechnic, a privately owned institution in Akwa Ibom State, has refuted allegations of issuing fraudulent admission letters for a Medical Laboratory Science programme. In a statement released on…
Nigeria News PSC approves promotion of 27 senior police officers December 17, 2024 Olamilekan Botti The Police Service Commission (PSC) has announced the promotion of 27 senior officers in the Nigeria Police Force. This includes 11 Commissioners of Police elevated to the rank of Assistant…
Nigeria News Reckless driver kills traffic officer in Ibadan December 17, 2024 Olamilekan Botti The Oyo State Government has pledged to prosecute a reckless driver responsible for the death of Kehinde Fabunmi, an officer of the Oyo State Road Traffic Management Authority (OYRTMA). Fabunmi…
