A fire outbreak on Saturday night gutted a building at Alaba Suru, just after Eleganza along the Mile 2 corridor in Lagos, causing panic among residents and motorists in the area.

•Title holder wants corruption allegation probed By James Ogunnaike Ogun State Ministry of Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, in collaboration with Ijebu Ode Local Government, has debunked reports circulating on social media claiming that three prominent traditional chiefs in Ijebu land have been suspended from the Council of Chiefs. A statement jointly signed by the […]

In celebration of the 4th International Day of Clean Energy, Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL) will today launch a 24-Hour Clean Energy campaign, marking the occasion with a series of physical and virtual events to drive clean energy advocacy and action across Sub-Saharan Africa, Europe and the globe. As part of the commemoration, SEforALL, which […]

By Esther Onyegbula Three months after 25-year-old Miss Comfort Uwakwe left her Lagos home to visit her boyfriend in Epe, her family and kinsmen are in a state of uncertainty, as questions continue to multiply over her disappearance and handling of the case by security agencies. Comfort, a native of Owalla Autonomous Community in Owerri […]

By Nnamdi Ojiego General Overseer of the Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries (MFM), Pastor Daniel Olukoya, has warned Maureen Badejo, a UK-based campaigner and founder of the GATE (Guardians Against False Teachings) Initiative, to immediately cease making defamatory statements against him or face fresh legal action for contempt of court. The warning follows allegations […]

The recent mass abduction of worshippers during service in three separate churches in Kurmin Wali, a rural community in the Southern Kaduna area of Kaduna State, has once again brought to the fore the persistent security challenges confronting rural communities in the state.

The jailed leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPoB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has been conferred with the Honorary Citizenship of the State of Georgia, United States of America, USA.

…suspects Arrested by Private Individuals Must Be Handed Over to Police, CP Afegbua Warns By Ike Uchechukwu, CALABAR  The Cross River State Police Command has arrested three persons in connection with an alleged mob action that resulted in the death of a suspected robber in Calabar. The arrests were carried out by the Anti Kidnapping […]

By Professor Ojo Emmanuel Ademola Professor Ojo Emmanuel Ademola writes not as an “Ndi Abia” insider but as a mobiliser of national-interest value chains. He reflects on how Orji Uzor Kalu’s tenure as Governor of Abia State between 1999 and 2003 contributed to the repositioning of Umuahia into a more structured capital, improved security, and […]

By Emma Una The member of the House of Representatives for Calabar and Odukpani Federal Constituency in Cross River State, Honourable Bassey Akiba, on Friday, distributed cassava stems to constituents as part of an empowerment initiative to support farming. The distribution took place in Okoyong, Odukpani Local Government Area, which borders Calabar, with each beneficiary […]

One thing I took out of the 2025 African Nations Cup, AFCON which ended in Morocco last Sunday was not the organizational ability of the host which was commended by Europeans who hardly see anything good coming out of Africa. It wasn’t even the standard of football displayed by all the teams which one of […]

By Toni Kan Nigeria’s non-oil export sector closed 2025 on a historic high, posting its strongest performance since the establishment of the Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC). New data released in Abuja on January 19th at a press briefing on the performance of non-oil export for 2025 shows that both export receipts and volumes surged past […]

By Charles Kumolu Following the maiden meeting of the US Nigeria Working Group, U.S. Representative Riley M. Moore said Nigeria has a once in a lifetime opportunity to end the persecution of Christians in the northern states and Middle Belt. Rep. Moore, a member of the working group, noted that Nigerians are taking the situation […]

By Bunmi Sofola The event I am sharing with you today, might seem hilarious on face value, but embedded in it are serious issues that confront many women who find themselves in similar situation.  The pains, through the betrayal of love and lack of support from the men, who brought them to the very ebb.  Unfortunately, […]

…As Mark, Saraki, others absent at ex-lawmakers’ summit By Henry Umoru & Gift ChapiOdekina Ahead of the 2027 general elections, former legislators, under the National Forum of Former Legislators (NFFL), have endorsed President Bola Tinubu for a second term. They believe that his leadership should continue for another four years to complete a full southern […]