DRIVING through most of the federal roads that crisscross the South-East geopolitical zone has become very agonizing. The Enugu-Onitsha, Onitsha Owerri, Aba-Owerri, Owerri-Umuahia, Enugu-Abakaliki, Oba-Nnewi-Okigwe, among many others are in deplorable condition.

Hi. Last edition, I stated here that I was not going to join in the buzz going on about Tega and Boma, two of the ousted housemates of the ongoing Big Brother Naija reality show. The two, whilst in the House had been shown engaging in activities most viewers thought were inappropriate, Tega being a married woman.

“Most people want to meet Mr. Or Miss Right”, said Jare a 30-year old single mother of one.  “Most people in their youth dream of one day making a commitment to one person.

Operatives of Divisional Police Station, Sagbama, and community youths and vigilante of Adagbabiri community of Sagbama Local Government Area of  Bayelsa, have arrested two suspected kidnappers. The suspects were: Odulima Igbogiri of Okogbie community and  Moses Joshua of Ahoada Town, both in Ahoada West LGA of Rivers. They were both arrested at Adagbabiri while planning […]

Police in Ogun on Saturday said that they have arrested a 21-year-old armed robbery suspect while carrying out robbery operation at Sango-Ota area in Ogun. Police spokesman in Ogun, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, disclosed this in a statement made available to newsmen in Ota, Ogun. Oyeyemi said the suspect, who was arrested on Sept. 14 following […]

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Bauchi State, on Saturday, said three people lost their lives in a lone ghastly motor accident in Darazo Local Government Area of the state. Corp Commander Yusuf Abdullahi,  Sector Commander, FRSC, who disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Bauchi,  said the accident occurred around […]

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says Nigeria needs to invent and produce cutting-edge Artificial Intelligence (AI) applications for education, business, medicine and security. He said that effective collaboration between public and private sectors to build world-class institutions focused on innovation in science, technology and management sciences would help proffer solutions to the country’s challenges. Osinbajo’s spokesman, […]

Controversial actress and social media sensation, Nkechi Blessing has finally revealed why she joined forces with Iyabo Ojo to call for justice for a girl allegedly molested by Baba Ijesha months back.

Workers and students’ union leaders in Lagos State University (LASU), Ojo on Saturday expresed their views on the appointment of Prof. Ibironke Olatunji-Bello as the new Vice Chancellor by Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Governor had in a statement on Thursday in Lagos announced the approval of the […]

Manchester City scraped a controversial goalless draw at home to Southampton on Saturday at the end of a difficult week for manager Pep Guardiola. The Premier League champions were far less impressive against Saints than they had been in beating RB Leipzig 6-3 in midweek – a victory that was overshadowed by Guardiola’s post-match comments. […]

Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah sent Liverpool top of the Premier League with a 3-0 win over Crystal Palace as they stole a march on Manchester City.  A shaky start eventually gave way to the anticipated Liverpool control, which did not yield a goal until Mane’s close-range strike shortly before half-time, his 100th goal for the club […]

In what looks like the passing of marital cloudy days, music superstar, Innocent 2Baba Idibia, has said mistakes are inevitable, but working towards becoming the best is a must.

By Ike Uchechukwu The Former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic party, PDP, Venatius Ikem has emerged as the State party Chairman in Cross River State. Ikem emerged chairman Saturday through consensus reach by party stakeholders as he went into the race unopposed. The stakeholders had agreed he leads the party ahead of 2023 […]

Martin Odegaard’s sublime first-half free-kick secured a 1-0 Premier League victory for Arsenal at Burnley. The Gunners lifted the gloom by getting their season up and running with a win over Norwich City last weekend and they doubled their points tally at Turf Moor on Saturday. Odegaard scored his first goal since returning to the […]

A coalition of women, the Mothers for United Nigeria (MUN), has described the rescue of Major C. L. Datong as a welcome relief. The coalition said the rescue will embolden troops of the Armed forces of Nigeria in their determination to restore peace and stability in the country. The rescue of Major Datong who was abducted by […]