The Lagos State Police have successfully rescued three Nigerians—Umezulike Joseph, Eze Theodorah, and Rosemary Ogwulu—who were kidnapped on Friday, March 7, along the Lekki-Epe Expressway. The victims had gone to the area to inspect a piece of land they planned to purchase. As they were about to enter their car, five armed men approached them…
On Saturday, March 8, China announced it would impose tariffs on Canadian imports, including rapeseed oil and pork, following an investigation into Canada’s tariffs on Chinese goods last year. The Chinese Ministry of Commerce stated that imported rapeseed oil, oil cakes, and peas from Canada would face a 100 percent tariff, while aquatic products and…
A man has been charged with murder after allegedly fatally shooting the administrator of a community WhatsApp group who had removed him from the chat, police reported on Saturday, March 8. Mushtaq Ahmed was shot and killed on the evening of Thursday, March 6, in Peshawar, the capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, a province near Afghanistan…
The United States Mission in Nigeria has condemned the killing of Catholic priest Reverend Father Sylvester Okechukwu, describing it as brutal and senseless. Father Okechukwu was reportedly abducted from his residence by suspected bandits on the night of March 4, and his body was discovered the following day. He was serving at St. Mary’s Catholic…
US President Donald Trump has revealed that he has initiated secret nuclear deal negotiations with Iran. Trump made the disclosure on Fox Business on Friday, March 7, stating that he sent a letter to Iran and its leadership the previous day, hoping to begin talks and reach a deal. “I said I hope you’re going…
Gunmen have reportedly kidnapped seven people, including women and children, in Anchuna village, Ikulu Chiefdom, Zangon Kataf Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The attack took place on the night of Wednesday, March 5, when the assailants stormed the village in large numbers, firing shots before abducting their victims. Samuel Kukah, a relative of the…
A 42-year-old well-known food vendor in Akure, Happiness Sunday, has been remanded at the Ondo Correctional Centre by an Akure Family Magistrates’ Court following her arraignment in connection with the disappearance of a four-year-old child, Jensita, who was in her custody. Happiness, the owner of Chioma Restaurants in Akure, was charged alongside the child’s mother,…
A Lagos-based man, Dennis Adeniran Adetoye, has been sentenced to one year in prison for visa fraud by a Special Offences Court in Ikeja. The conviction follows his arraignment by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC). Adetoye was arrested at the British Deputy High Commission in Lagos after submitting forged documents,…
US President Donald Trump has announced a major reversal of his tariffs on Mexico out of ‘respect’ for the country’s president. On Tuesday, the U.S. imposed 25 percent tariffs on all goods imported from Mexico and Canada, rocketing the country into a trade war. Trump has now announced that Mexico will get a one-month exemption…
Former Ekiti State governor Kayode Fayemi has dismissed a media report claiming that Senator Cyril Fasuyi (APC, Ekiti North) alleged during Wednesday’s Senate plenary that Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan accused Fayemi of s3xual harassment. In a statement issued by Ahmad Sajoh, Head of the Fayemi Media Office, the claim was described as inaccurate and a…
