The police in Lagos state have arrested a man identified as Peter Dike for allegedly st&bbing his 38-year-old wife to de@th during a heated argument at their apartment in the Oke Ira Ilogbo Eremi community, Morogbo, Lagos State on March 19. According to eyewitnesses, Dike and his wife had a serious argument that degenerated…
Photograph Source: Russian Presidential Executive Office – CC BY 4.0 Russian President Vladimir Putin is once again playing a calculated game with the proposed ceasefire deal. Putin’s response has been predictably shrewd. He has not outright rejected the proposal, but his conditions—a Ukrainian renunciation of NATO ambitions and territorial concessions—make any deal rather tricky. However,…
Despite ongoing efforts to close the gender gap, Nigerian women continue to face significant challenges in workforce participation, political representation, and economic inclusion. Recent data gathered by RipplesMetrics from the World Economic Forum, the World Bank, and other organisations highlight a mixed picture of progress and setbacks for women in the country. Recently, the outburst…
The Oyo State Government has officially withdrawn the criminal charges against Naomi Silekunola, the ex-wife of the Ooni of Ife; Alhaji Oriyomi Hamzat, the owner of Agidigbo FM; and Abdullahi Fasasi, the principal of the Islamic High School, Bashorun, Ibadan, over the tragic stampede that claimed the lives of at least 35 children during a…
US President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order Thursday to close the Education Department,” according to a fact sheet provided by the White House. Trump will hold an event at the White House to sign the order directing Education Secretary Linda McMahon to “take all necessary steps to facilitate the closure the Department of…
Photograph Source: Toshe Ognjanov – Public Domain On 15 March 2025, at least fifty-nine lives were lost in a nightclub fire in Kičevo, a small town in eastern Macedonia. The victims, mostly young people aged fourteen and up, perished in the flames or from smoke inhalation. The number of critically injured is at least twice…
