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Four people were injured yesterday when a Lexus Jeep collided with a tricycle along the Sagamu/Ikorodu Highway in Ogun State. The crash involved a blue Lexus Jeep with registration number SMK298FP and a yellow tricycle with registration number JER122VC. Spokesperson of the Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps, Babatunde Akinbiyi, confirmed the incident in a statement issued in Abeokuta. He said the accident was caused by excessive speeding on the part of the Lexus driver, who lost control and rammed into the oncoming tricycle. According to him, four out of the five passengers sustained injuries and were taken to Dasochrist Hospital.…

A leading Russian policymaker says the government should launch a “national crypto bank” to boost treasury income and fight fraud.The Russian state-run news agency TASS reported that the comments came from Yevgeny Masharov, a member of the commission of the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation for the Public Examination of Draft Laws and Other Regulatory Acts (OPRF).The OPRF is a policy-forming body, which advises the Kremlin and state lawmakers on legislative proposals.Masharov: Russian Crypto Bank Will Boost TransparencyThe policymaker opined that launching a state-operated crypto bank would help bring crypto into the legal sector and boost federal budget revenues.…

Lara Adejoro The Federal Government has begun the nationwide distribution of essential maternal and child health commodities as part of renewed efforts to reduce maternal and newborn deaths. The distribution was coordinated by the National Primary Health Care Development Agency in collaboration with development partners in Abuja on Tuesday. The PUNCH reports that the Maternal and Neonatal Health commodities distributed were worth N2.9bn across 10 states. According to the United Nations Children’s Fund, Nigeria’s figures show a maternal mortality rate of 576 per 100,000 live births, the fourth highest on Earth. Each year, approximately 262,000 babies die at birth, the…

The Oyo State chapter of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), on Tuesday, criticised the All Progressives Congress (APC) for describing the protest staged by its members over the approval of a N300b loan request by Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State as an act of irresponsibility. It should be noted that the State House of Assembly, presided over by Adebo Ogundoyin, approved the N300bn loan requested by the governor during its plenary last month. The lawmaker representing Saki West state constituency, Ibrahim Shittu, challenged the claimed passage of the loan request. Shittu argued that there was neither a plenary session…

The Oyo State Police Command has announced the successful rescue of an Egyptian national who was abducted in the Alomaja area of Idi-Ayunre, Ibadan, on Monday, September 9, 2025. The victim was freed less than 24 hours after the incident, without any ransom payment. According to a statement issued by the Police Public Relations Officer, CSP Osifeso Adewale, the swift operation was carried out under the directive of the Commissioner of Police, CP Femi Haruna. It involved officers from the 4 PMF Ibadan, intelligence and tactical units of the command, local vigilantes, and the Ogun State Police Command. Through coordinated…

WLFI price prediction scenarios face massive uncertainty after Eric Trump was removed from the World Liberty Financial board following Nasdaq compliance discussions.The leadership shake-up triggered an immediate 7% decline as Alt5 Sigma revised its original arrangement to comply with exchange listing requirements.Source: CoinMarketCapTechnical analysis reveals WLFI trading at key support levels around $0.20 amid conflicting signs from potential reversal patterns and sustained selling pressure.The token currently trades near 52-hour lows with a mysterious large-scale distribution that the community cannot identify or explain.Board Restructuring Creates Regulatory UncertaintyAlt5 Sigma announced in August plans to raise $1.5 billion through share sales to purchase…

Christabel Ndoeche Scientists at the Van Andel Institute have made a breakthrough discovery about glucose, a common sugar in the body, and its powerful role in helping immune cells called T cells fight cancer more effectively. The study was published on September 2, 2025, in the prestigious journal Cell Metabolism. As reported by Drug Target Review on Monday, T cells are critical defenders of the immune system. They seek out and destroy cancer cells. Scientists previously believed T cells mainly used glucose as a source of energy to carry out their functions. However, this new research reveals that glucose does…

The 2025 MTV Video Music Awards took over the UBS Arena in Elmont, New York, over the weekend, and as always, music’s biggest stars brought fashion moments worth talking about. Hosted by LL Cool J, the night celebrated some of the year’s most-watched music videos and saw icons like Busta Rhymes and Mariah Carey — this year’s Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award recipient — take centre stage. But before the awards were handed out, the red carpet set the tone. This year’s fashion leaned into bold silhouettes, nostalgic nods and experimental styling choices, proving the VMAs are still the place…

A bloc within the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State, known as the Emerging Leaders, has called for wider inclusion of young members in the party’s structure at all levels. In a communiqué issued after its regular meeting on Saturday in Ibadan, the group demanded that 70 per cent of elective positions in the party, from the ward to the national level, be reserved for younger members. The group said such a measure was necessary to ensure effective participation and broader representation within the party. The communiqué, jointly signed by 16 members including Saheed Lekan-Olayiwola, Hon. Toyose Ishola Akeem,…

The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, has stated that more governors in the country will likely decamp to the party ahead of the 2027 general election to support President Bola Tinubu’s re-election bid. Speaking during the Bayelsa State chapter’s expanded stakeholders meeting and endorsement for President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday in Yenagoa, the state capital, Yilwatda stated that because President Tinubu has performed well in governance, more governors and Senators have abandoned their parties and joined the APC to ensure that the president wins overwhelmingly in 2027. Yilwatda, represented by the APC Deputy National…