Taiwan, US reach preliminary agreement on trade terms amid semiconductor tensions
By AFP Taiwan has reached a “general consensus” with the United States on a trade deal, Taiwanese negotiators announced on Tuesday, following months of discussions aimed at easing tariffs on…
Ikeja police arrests LAMATA driver over death of 19-yr-old pedestrian
The Airport Police Command has arrested a driver of the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA), Adewale Abiodun, over a fatal accident involving a 19-year-old female pedestrian at Ikeja Bus…
Kwara: DSS seizes seven trucks illegally transporting lithium in Ilorin
Seven trucks suspected to be involved in the illegal transportation of lithium ore have been seized in Ilorin, Kwara State, following a joint operation by the Ministry of Solid Minerals…
‘We are really a military state,’ Uganda opposition warns ahead of election
By AFP Members of Uganda’s opposition held a prayer gathering on Sunday at the home of an imprisoned politician, highlighting concerns over state repression ahead of Thursday’s presidential election. The…
We’ll make Housing Council focal point to reposition built environment’
The Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Housing and Urban Development, Dr Shuaib Belgore, has said that the National Council on Lands, Housing and Urban Development will be a…
N10.7tn earmarks for infrastructure by 15 states budget
Fifteen states will spend more than N10tn on infrastructure this year, an ambitious fiscal push to upgrade roads, schools, hospitals, and public utilities, analysis of their budgets Together, the sub-nationals,…
AFCON 2025: CAF may penalizes players in to Algeria vs Nigeria quarter-final incidents
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) says it has opened investigation into incidents during two quarter-final matches at the ongoing 2025 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Morocco, including Algeria…
Scramble intensifies over administration of late Senator Ayogu Eze’s estate amid court battle
A fierce scramble by investors, financiers and business interests for assets linked to the late Enugu-born senator, Ayogu Eze, is intensifying, despite a subsisting court case over the administration of…
Fortress Europe’s African victims
By Adekeye Adebajo Europeans may be horrified by U.S. President Donald Trump’s draconian immigration policies, which include snatching people off the streets and deporting them without due process. But the…
Bello seeks court order for re-admission into Nigerian Law School
A former University of Ibadan law graduate, Mr Kayode Bello, has petitioned the Federal High Court sitting in Ibadan to compel the Nigerian Law School and the Council of Legal…