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A Nigerian woman has been left heartbroken after allegedly losing ₦10 million she had painstakingly saved for more than a year through an ajo contribution scheme.The emotional incident, which has attracted widespread attention on social media, reportedly left the woman in tears as she recounted how the money disappeared after months of consistent contributions.According to reports circulating online, the woman had been participating in the popular informal savings system, commonly known as ajo, with the hope of using the accumulated funds for a major personal project. However, when it was time to receive her payout, the money was allegedly unavailable.A viral video showed the distraught woman breaking down in tears as she expressed disbelief over the alleged loss, with many soc...

November 3, 2025, Kyiv, Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine: Maidan Square, Kyiv: Colombian flags pay respect to the almost 350 Colombian volunteers who have lost their lives fighting Russian and affiliated forces in Ukraine. Of the international Legion's foreign volunteers, Colombia's have lost the most men. The US is second with around 100 killed in action. (Credit Image: © Jeremy Bigwood/ZUMA Press Wire)A rescuer works outside a multi-storey residential building damaged in a Russian air attack on Kyiv on August 1, 2026, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Russian strikes on Ukraine’s capital killed at least nine people and wounded more than two dozen others, local officials said, hours after Kyiv’s mayor had warned of a ballistic missile attack.Russia’s embassy in Colombia issued a den...

Lawmakers in the Ondo State House of Assembly have suspended moves to impeach Speaker Olamide Oladiji, pending guidance from the leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC).The Speaker has been under pressure from fellow lawmakers over allegations of financial misconduct and dissatisfaction with his leadership style.Reports indicate that 21 of the Assembly's 26 lawmakers signed an impeachment notice, giving Oladiji until Sunday, August 2, to step down. However, the deadline expired without any formal impeachment proceedings.Speaking with journalists on Wednesday, Chairman of the House Committee on Information, Olatunji Ifabiyi, said the impeachment process had only been paused, not abandoned.According to him, lawmakers are awaiting the APC leadership's directive befor...

Osun State Governor and Accord Party governorship candidate, Ademola Adeleke, has urged residents to vote against the All Progressives Congress in the August 15 governorship election, accusing the opposition of neglecting civil servants during its time in office.In a post on X on Thursday, Adeleke alleged that workers in the state suffered hardship under the APC administration and appealed to eligible voters to support his re-election bid.He wrote, “We will not allow APC to take Osun back to the days when civil servants had to beg their neighbours for food.“I call on the good people of Osun State to brace up for just a few more days.“Those who once weaponised poverty by paying workers half salaries, leaving civil servants to struggle to feed their families, and deny...

Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has approved the appointment of new principal officers for The Polytechnic, Ibadan, naming Dr. Lasisi Taiwo Abideen as the institution's substantive Rector.The governor also appointed Dr. Olajide Taiwo Sherifat as Registrar, Mr. Adegbola Abiodun Kolawole as Bursar, and Mr. Osunrinade Olukunle Akinbola as Librarian.The appointments were disclosed in a statement issued by the Oyo State Commissioner for Information, Dotun Oyelade, following the governor's approval.According to the Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Prof. Salihu Adelabu, the selection process complied fully with the established procedures governing the appointment of principal officers in state-owned tertiary institutions.He explained that the recruitment exercis...