Five people were rescued alive while three others lost their lives after a passenger bus plunged into the Ariyo River along Amuloko Road in Ibadan. The incident was confirmed by the Chairman of the Oyo State Fire Services Agency, Maroof Akinwande, in a statement made available to journalists on Thursday in Ibadan. According to Akinwande, the agency received a distress call on Wednesday from a resident, Mrs Fadeke Yusuf, reporting […]

Twelve members of the House of Representatives of Nigeria on Thursday announced their defection from their political parties, raising fresh concerns about internal party instability ahead of the 2027 general elections. Of the 12 lawmakers who switched allegiance, six members left the Peoples Democratic Party to join the ruling All Progressives Congress. Five lawmakers defected from the Labour Party and the PDP to the African Democratic Congress, while one member […]

A pan-Igbo socio-political organisation, Igbo Agenda Dialogue, has urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to promote calm political discourse ahead of the 2027 general elections. The appeal was contained in an open letter signed by the group’s convener, Chekwas Okorie, in Abuja on Thursday. In the letter, the group encouraged the president to guide political actors and government officials toward moderation in their public statements, while promoting issue-based engagement in the […]

The Lagos State Government has launched an investigation into the reported death of a Lagos socialite popularly known as “Elena,” who allegedly died after undergoing a Brazilian Butt Lift (BBL) cosmetic procedure at a clinic in the state. A Brazilian Butt Lift, commonly referred to as BBL, is a cosmetic surgery that involves removing fat from other parts of the body and injecting it into the buttocks to enhance their […]