News as it breaks
A family tragedy has struck Akure, when a middle-aged trader, Bosede Iluyemi, allegedly killed her elder sister, Omowumi Tewogboye, during a dispute over an ₦800 debt. According to eyewitnesses, Omowumi had purchased tomatoes and pepper from Bosede on credit but failed to pay back the money. The disagreement reportedly escalated…
The Debt Management Office (DMO) has announced the successful allotment of the September 2025 Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) Savings Bonds, raising a total of ₦3.05 billion across its two-year and three-year tenors. According to data released by the DMO over the weekend, the two-year FGN Savings Bond, due September…
The Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Hassan Abubakar, on Monday, asked the Independent National Electoral Commission to pay its outstanding bills so the Air Force could help to airlift materials for Saturday’s by-elections. Abubakar made the demand during a visit to him in Abuja by the INEC Chairman,…
But in the Global South, it is a matter of survival, because hurricanes are stronger, heat-resistant seeds are in short supply, drought is destroying farms and towns, and floods are washing away decades of progress.”
