Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu: “Two years ago, we took a bold step with the launch of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit Blue Line. Today, as I look back on how far we have come, I feel a deep sense of pride and gratitude. “In these two years, the Blue Line has carried more than five million passengers safely, without a single accident. Trains now run every ten minutes, making over 90 trips each day. Journeys that once took much longer have become faster and easier. “These achievements show that when we work with dedication and purpose, we can build...
Nigerian Veteran Actress Peju Ogunmola, Loses Only Child To Death On Monday
Nollywood veteran actress, Peju Ogunmola has lost her only child Ayomikun Shina Omobolanle, to death on Monday, after he reportedly slipped in the bathroom. The 24-year-old deceased was said to have just completed is mandatory one-year program of National Youth Service Corp –NYSC–two months ago. Ogunmola is married to a veteran actor and comedian, Sunday Omobolanle known as “Papi Luwe” The cause of Shina’s death on 1st September, 2025 is still unknown.
Thief Crashes Los Angeles-Area Wedding And Steals Gift Box Holding $60,000
Police in the Los Angeles area were looking for a man who swiped a wedding gift box holding $60,000 in cash and checks as guests celebrated the newlyweds at a banquet hall. The brazen theft occurred early Sunday shortly after midnight at Renaissance Banquet Hall in Glendale, a city just northeast of Hollywood, police said in a statement Tuesday. Inside the box was around $60,000 in cash and checks, wedding gifts for the couple, police said. Video from the banquet hall shown on KABC-TV and KTLA-TV of Los Angeles shows the man, bald and dressed in black, grab the box from a table and dash off....
Chief Of Japanese Beverage Giant Suntory Claims Innocence After Resigning Over CBD Supplement
The former chief executive of Japanese beverage giant Suntory acknowledged he was investigated on suspicion of possessing an illegal drug but asserted his innocence despite resigning from his position. “I have not broken the law. I believe I am innocent,” Takeshi Niinami told reporters Wednesday. Suntory Holdings President Nobuhiro Torii, a member of the company’s founding family, held a news conference Tuesday to announce Niinami had resigned. Torii declined to give many details, saying the case was still under investigation. Police in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, confirmed Niinami was being investigated in a possible drug case without giving further details. Niinami said...
Sweeping Russian Air Attack Hits Ukraine As Putin Attends China Parade
Russia launched a sweeping overnight air attack on Ukraine that injured at least four railway workers and damaged critical infrastructure, Ukrainian authorities said on Wednesday. The attacks came as Russian President Vladimir Putin attended a military parade in Beijing, to mark the end of World War Two, at which Chinese President Xi Jinping warned that the world faced a choice between peace and war. Air raid alerts sounded for hours across Ukraine, with explosions heard in nine of its 24 regions, from Kyiv to Lviv and Volyn in the west, Ukrainian officials and media said. Ukraine ‘s air force said it downed...
Shooting Of Indonesian Diplomat In Peru Investigated As A Contract Killing
Peruvian authorities on Tuesday said they are investigating the shooting death of an Indonesian diplomat as a contract killing amid a surge in violent crime in the South American country. Zetro Leonardo Purba, 40, who worked at the Indonesian Embassy in Peru’s capital, Lima, was shot three times Monday night as he arrived on a bicycle at his apartment building. Authorities said Purba was taken to a hospital but was later declared dead. Officials didn’t immediately provide a motive for the shooting. But Interior Minister Carlos Malaver told lawmakers the attack was a “qualified homicide in the form of a...
Top Japanese Beverage Giant Suntory’s Chief Resigns As He Faces A Drug Probe
Takeshi Niinami, chief executive of Japan’s major beverage maker Suntory, resigned Tuesday to take responsibility for being under investigation for alleged possession of an illegal drug. Suntory Holdings President Nobuhiro Torii, who is from the company’s founding family, told reporters the company had accepted Niinami’s resignation. Torii was vague about details such as the type of allegedly illegal drug, saying the case was still under investigation. Niinami, 66, is a prominent business leader who is credited with guiding strong growth at Suntory, which makes whisky, beer and non-alcoholic beverages. He became the company’s chief executive in 2014, and has won...
Putin Meets North Korea’s Kim In Beijing
Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un met for bilateral talks in Beijing on Wednesday. The two leaders met formally at the Diaoyutai state guest house after attending a major military parade in the heart of the Chinese capital that marked the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II. Putin and Kim traveled from a formal reception to the negotiations in the same car, the Kremlin said in a post on social media. After a bilateral meeting between Russian and North Korean delegations, the two leaders held a one-on-one meeting, the Kremlin said. Putin also invited...