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- Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway: Obi defends demolitions during his tenure as Anambra govThe raging controversies surrounding the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway is yet to abate, especially the strong criticisms of the project by the candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 presidential election, Peter Obi. Obi has been vocal in his criticism of the project and the gale of demolitions that has… Read more »
- Iran sanctions US, UK officials, entities over Gaza conflictIran has taken a step forward in its aversion to Israel’s war against the Palestinian militant group Hamas, by announcing on Thursday sanctions on several American and British individuals and entities for supporting Israel. The Islamic republic, which is the regional arch-foe of Israel, unveiled the punitive measures in a… Read more »
- IPOB declares May 30 sit-at-home in South-East to honour civil war heroesThe Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has declared May 30 as a sit-at-home day across the South-East to mark heroes who died during the Nigeria/Biafra civil war of 1967 to 1970. The declaration which was made by IPOB’s Directorate of State (DOS), on Thursday, said on the day, all schools,… Read more »
- EFCC, Cubana Chief Priest agree to settle out of court on naira abuse caseThe Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and celebrity barman, Pascal Okechukwu, popularly known as Cubana Chief Priest, have agreed to settle a Naira abuse charge slammed against the socialite out of court. The out of court settlement was made known at the resumption of proceedings on Thursday. Recall that… Read more »
- The Journey Through The years: 15 years of WhatsAppBefore all the glamour of communities, disappearing messages, and even simple status updates, Whatsapp was just a simple messaging app. This was way back when Brian Acron and Jan Koum (the co-founders) still ran it before they sold it to Facebook (now Meta) for a whopping $19 billion back in… Read more »
- Kano College students drown in dam accidentTwo students from Kano State have been reported dead after a tragic boat accident on Wednesday. Abubakar Sanusi, 22, and Salisu Ado, 21, both students at the Audu Bako College of Agriculture in Makoda, drowned while attempting to cross the Thomas Dam. Saminu Abdullahi, Public Relations Officer for the Kano… Read more »
- London mourns 14-year-old British-Nigerian, Daniel Anjorin, killed in daytime sword attackLondon is in shock following a violent incident on Tuesday morning that claimed the life of a 14-year-old British-Nigerian boy, Daniel Anjorin. The teenager was reportedly attacked on his way to school in Hainault, east London, by a man wielding a sword. According to the Metropolitan Police, the attack began… Read more »
- FACT CHECK: Did a Nigerian judge recently impregnate a woman after dissolving her marriage?CLAIM: A Lagos judge, Dr Ishola Adeyemi irecently dissolved a marriage and married the woman afterwards. VERDICT: Old Video FULL TEXT A video has gone viral on Facebook, in which a man alleged that a Judge in Lagos unjustly dissolved his marriage and impregnated his former wife three months after,… Read more »
- NLC laments non-remittance of over N75bn pensions contributions in KanoThe non-remittance of about N75 billion pension contributions by organisations in Kano State has become a source of worry for the state chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC). The Chairman of the state chapter of the NLC, Kabiru Inuwa voiced out the concerns of the labour congress while speaking… Read more »
- Three in police net for killing suspected cultist in KwaraThree suspected cultists in Kwara State have been arrested by tbe tactical team of Kwara State police command for allegedly killing the leader of another cult group. According to the police, a manhunt has been launched to arrest other fleeing suspects involved in the inter cult attacks. Spokesperson of the… Read more »
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