Ubulu-Uku launches security fund to tame kidnapping, other crimes
Amidst continuing attacks and kidnap of farmers, a security fund to equip the vigilance group in Ubulu-Uku in Aniocha South Local Government Area of Delta State has been launched….
Full military honours accorded President’s son, Seyi, Atiku calls for probe
Says it’s desecration of highly revered regimented age-long military tradition Atiku Abubakar, former Vice President of Nigeria and the nation’s leading opposition figure, has strongly condemned the recent military…
NSCDC rescues minor, detains 2 child-trafficking suspects in Abia
Dec. 29, 2024 The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) command in Abia says it has arrested two suspects for child-trafficking and abduction in Aba town in the state….
NDLEA intercepts two boats loaded with illicit drug consignments in Lagos, arrests 6 Ghanaians, Beninese
Dec 29, 2024 Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Marine Command on Tuesday 24th December intercepted two boats loaded with 1,960 kilograms of Ghanaian Loud, a strong…
Funke Akindele’s movies gross a record over N1bn in 7 days
Funke Akindele’s newly released movies, “Everybody Loves Jenifa” and “Alakada! Bad and Boujee”, have pushed Nigerian cinemas to record ticket sales of over ₦1 billion in one week. Data from…
179 feared dead as South Korea plane crashes; bird strike suspected
A Jeju Air plane flying from Bangkok in Thailand to Muan airport in South Korea with 181 people on board crashed on landing Sunday, with 179 persons feared dead and…
Their worst Christmas, by Ken Ugbechie
The 2024 Christmas in Nigeria was, to many, neither merry nor mirthful. It’s mournful. You could almost cut through the puff of gloom. You could almost hear people singing a…
Kemi Badenoch: It’s time for a rethink, by Tunde Rahman
Kemi Badenoch’s ill-advised denigration of Nigeria has refused to go away. Her belittlement of the country of her ancestry is still generating passionate public discourse within and outside the media…
Winners emerge in the 39th national Qur’anic competition
Gov. Nasir Idris of Kebbi on Saturday crowned the 39th winner of the National Qur’anic Recitation Competition (Gwarzon Shekara), Malam Buhari Sanusi-Idris from Kano State. The governor’s wife, Zainab, also…
Physically challenged persons steal show at 2024 Calabar Carnival
The 2024 Calabar Carnival was a celebration of inclusion on Saturday as some physically challenged individuals participated in the event’s street party and competitive challenge and became the real show-stoppers….