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Highways of horror: Motorists wail, spend 4 days on Benin-Asaba road
***Apologises to Nigerians, calls stakeholders meeting to review concession agreement ***S-South roads ‘ve been starved—PANDEF ***It took me 3 days to deliver cargo from Lagos to Asaba — Driver By
Canada unveils counter-tariffs of 15-50% on US goods
Canada on Tuesday announced counter-tariffs on US goods ranging between 15 and 50 percent, intensifying the trade war between the historically close allies. Ottawa’s retaliation will take effect September 8,
IJEBULAND: Inside story of the Awujale succession crisis
•Amid claims of interference, factions emerge By James Ogunnaike, Abeokuta For Ijebuland, the wait for a new Awujale has become much more than a traditional succession exercise. It has evolved
US, Canada fail to reach trade pact to avert Trump tariffs
Hefty US tariffs on some Canadian products took effect on Saturday after days of negotiations that went down to the wire failed to produce an agreement. Canadian Prime Minister Mark
Governor Adeleke’s victory: Nigerians must replicate Osun experience in 2027 — Lawyers, activists
By Dayo Johnson, Regional Editor, South West During last Saturday’s governorship election in Osun state, a video trended online where some residents of Ward Okerewe 3, in Ife East Local
One dead as plane hits car
One person has been killed in western Canada after a small passenger plane struck a vehicle while making an emergency landing on a road, police said. The incident occurred on
Graduation parties or extortion by other means
*Students, pupils pay thousands, go home with plastic items, others *Be considerate, NAPTAN tells school owners *States ban events By Adesina Wahab In the days of yore, the academic session
Obi’s 2027 chances ended with ADC exit — Fayose
…Says opposition disunity has handed Tinubu advantage ABUJA — Former Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has said Peter Obi’s decision to leave the African Democratic Congress (ADC) effectively ended his
How 24 firms control over 70% of Nigeria’s stock market
Twenty-four companies have emerged as the most valuable stocks on the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) year-to-date (YtD) as of August 17, 2026, collectively accounting for 74.8 per cent of the
Student Loan: How to apply for NELFUND
By Joseph Erunke, ABUJA Repayment of loans obtained from the Nigerian Education Loan Fund, NELFUND, has been capped at 10 per cent of a beneficiary’s gross monthly income, with the
