•Poor villagers raised ransom for my release while my rich friends in FEC left me to die in bandits’ den •Our leaders give us stipends after collecting huge sums as ransom,  kidnappers confess By Luminous Jannamike, Abuja Cases of kidnapping have become worrying in the North with bandits having a field day in Kaduna, Kebbi, Niger, Sokoto and […]

•Inside story of how DSP rose to political fame; took control of Delta APC By Emma Amaize, Regional Editor, South-South WHEREAS the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Delta State, has found it quite complex as at January ending to expeditiously even out who flies its 2023 governorship flag, with leaders and aspirants from Urhobo and Ijaw ethnic […]

Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi says the state House of Assembly is always critical of his policies, hence cannot be described as a rubber stamp. Umahi said this on Thursday in Abakaliki while signing the 2022 appropriation bill into law. He said that the house is knowledgeable in the art of lawmaking, contrary to the […]

An Akure High Court in Ondo State has heard how a 50-year-old man, Daniyan Ojo locked up his wife,  Dorcas in her room while asleep and allegedly set the house on fire. The wife reportedly died due to the degree of burns after she was given medical attention managed for 72 hours.

Pharaohs of Egypt coach Carlos Queiroz will miss the dug-out in today’s Africa Cup of Nations final after he was dismissed in the semi-final against Cameroon. During the tension soaked semi-final on Thursday, Queiroz protested several decisions made by the centre referee Gassama from the Gambian. Queiroz was sent off after two warnings. “Again, unfortunately, […]