Ademola Adeleke, governor of Osun state, has approved the appointment of Victoria Adunola Samson as the new chancellor of Osun State University (UNIOSUN), Osogbo. Samson, popularly known as “Mama BOVAS”, succeeds Folorunso Alakija, whose tenure ended on March 18, 2026. In a statement signed by Olawale Rasheed, spokesperson to the Osun state government, on Sunday,…
By ALO 360 Editorial Board The horrifying video circulating on social media, where a supposed part-time student of the University of Benin was shot in a GLK Mercedes-Benz in front of the university’s main gate, is yet another piece of evidence that cultism is a menace that deserves to be uprooted from our campuses. UNIBEN…
Aramco Records Strong First-Quarter Earnings Saudi oil giant Saudi Aramco posted a 25 per cent increase in first-quarter profit as tensions involving Iran, the United States, and Israel disrupted global energy markets. The company announced on Sunday that net profit rose to $32.5 billion for the quarter ending March 31. The figure surpassed analysts’ expectations…
FRSC Confirms Fatal Night Crash in Ogun No fewer than 11 people have died after a vehicle plunged off the Eruku Bridge along the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway in Ogun State. The Federal Road Safety Corps confirmed the incident in a statement issued on Sunday by the spokesperson for the Ogun State Sector Command, Afolabi Odunsi. According…
President Begins Second Leg of Three-Nation Tour President Bola Tinubu has arrived in Nairobi ahead of the Africa-France Summit scheduled to begin later on Monday. The presidential aircraft, an Airbus A330-200, landed at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport around 12:15 a.m. local time on Monday. The State House media office confirmed the President’s arrival in…
NPA Reports Strong Growth in Maritime Operations The Nigerian Ports Authority has announced a sharp increase in vehicle traffic across the country’s ports during the first quarter of 2026. According to the authority, Nigerian ports handled 58,870 vehicles between January and March 2026. In comparison, ports processed 35,262 units during the same period in 2025….
Family, Colleagues Welcome Her Safe Return Abuja-based lawyer and National Youth Service Corps member Eunice Ameh has regained her freedom days after kidnappers abducted her in the Federal Capital Territory. Human rights lawyer Festus Ogun confirmed her release in a post shared on X on Sunday. He revealed that negotiators secured her freedom after ransom…
Veteran Actor Calls for African Unity Veteran Nollywood actor Kanayo O. Kanayo has called for an end to xenophobic attacks in South Africa. The actor made the appeal on Saturday during the 12th edition of the Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards after receiving the Industry Merit Award. While delivering his acceptance speech, Kanayo dedicated the…
Hope Uzodimma, governor of Imo state, says his bid to represent Imo West in the Senate is aimed at strengthening the achievements of Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope administration. In a post on X on Sunday, Uzodimma said people of the Imo West senatorial district had called on him to serve in the national assembly….
Agency Raises Alarm Over Designer Drug Packaging The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has urged parents and guardians to monitor suspicious sachets and packages found in their homes. The warning followed the recovery of illicit drugs worth more than N5.8bn from a mansion in Lekki, Lagos. According to the agency, traffickers used the luxury property…
