Controversy surrounding the obaship of Iruland  •The intrigues, twists and accusations By Evelyn Usman   Last September , the Oniru of Iru kingdom in Victoria Island area of Lagos, Oba Idowu Abiodun Oniru, passed on , shortly after celebrating his 82nd birthday, leaving the stool vacant. Soon after, tussle for the right successor to the throne …

Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Two African women are among the five candidates still in the running to take the World Trade Organization top job. No Africans and no women have ever been at the helm of the global trade body. On Friday the pool of eight candidates was whittled down to five. It includes women Amina Mohamed …

President Donald Trump on Friday complimented the Taliban for being tough and smart and said the United States is dealing well with the Afghan militant group. The Taliban, whose rigid Islamist government was overthrown by U.S. forces which invaded Afghanistan a month after Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, began peace negotiations with the Afghan government this …

Rep. Tunji Ajuloopin, member representing Ekiti/Isin/Irepodun/Oke-Ero Federal Constituency of Kwara, has promised a befitting party secretariat for the All Progressives Congress (APC), in Irepodun local government area of the state. Ajuloopin made the promise in Omu-Aran, the headquarters of the local government, on Friday during an expanded meeting of the party. The lawmaker said that …

Major powers are still failing to fight the pandemic together, World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Friday as the UN agency counted more than 30 million Covid-19 cases around the world. More than 300,000 new cases were reported in the past 24 hours globally, with India, the United States, Argentina, Brazil and …

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has outlined how his trip to Silicon Valley in the United States has benefitted Nigerian start-ups, some of whom have gotten funds to grow their business. Osinbajo disclosed this milestone when he spoke on the Fire Side Chat with Nick Clegg, Facebook VP of Policy and Communication, a former Deputy Prime …

Rejects tariff increase, calls on FG to rescind decision By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja As electricity tariff hike plunges businesses to total collapse, the Nigerian hospitality and tourism industry is under pressure to lay off millions of workers as they are unable to pay heavy bills under the new tariffs. This was made known in …