Fire guts 2-storey building in Lagos
Aug. 25, 2024 The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) said a two-storey building was gutted by fire at the Ebute-Metta area of the state. The agency’s Permanent Secretary, Dr…
Dangote, Ekeh, Adenuga and corporate blackmail, by Aliyu Gaya
Corporate blackmail is fast becoming the fancy of some netizens, corporate bodies, individuals, especially fly-by-night persons who target the rich and their businesses for diverse reasons. It’s not restricted to…
Insight: Why mpox vaccines are only just arriving in Africa after two years
August 25, 2024 The first 10,000 mpox vaccines are finally due to arrive next week in Africa, where a dangerous new strain of the virus – which has afflicted people…
NDLEA smashes 5-member ladies drug trafficking gang
August 25, 2024 …Arrests 2 others for online sale of drug laced cookies, cakes in Edo Operatives of a Special Operations Unit in National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have…
Nigerians home and abroad, by Ken Ugbechie
Nigeria is a mystery. A mystique among nations. Nigeria trends for good and for bad. A patch of earth where the ridiculous interfaces with the sublime. Nigerians are smart, intelligent,…
NIA DG, Ahmed Abubakar, resigns suddenly, gives reasons
Mr Ahmed Abubakar, Director-General of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), tendered his resignation to President Bola Tinubu on Saturday causing a disquiet within the agency. Abubakar submitted his resignation to…