Nigerian woman missing after arriving in Doha on Lagos flight
A 37-year-old Nigerian woman, Saratu Jibo, has reportedly gone missing after travelling from Lagos to Doha, Qatar, on Qatar Airways flight QR1408 on Tuesday. Jibo’s brother, Jonathan Jibo, raised the alarm in a post on his X account on Saturday, saying the family had been unable to establish contact with her for more than 48 […]
Messi returns to MLS action with two assists in Inter Miami draw
Lionel Messi set up both goals for Inter Miami as the Major League Soccer champions drew 2-2 with Atlanta United on Saturday in the Argentina star’s first match since announcing his retirement from international football.
OBJ, Abdulsalami, Anyaoku, others must break silence on Tinubu’s US probe — Yoruba Ronu
By Omeiza Ajayi ABUJA: The Yoruba Ronu Leadership Forum has called on Nigeria’s elder statesmen, including former President Olusegun Obasanjo, former Head of State General Abdulsalami Abubakar, and former Commonwealth Secretary-General Chief Emeka Anyaoku, to end what it described as their “graveyard silence” over unresolved questions surrounding President Bola Tinubu’s past records, following developments in […]
Anambra Police detain new suspect over nursing student’s murder
AWKA — The Anambra State Police Command has arrested a new suspect in connection with the murder of a 23-year-old nursing student, Vivian Chilaka, in Alor, Idemili South Local Government Area of the state. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, disclosed this in a statement issued in Awka and […]
Owena Farm Horror: 3 siblings found dead near riverbank
By Dayo Johnson AKURE — Tragedy has struck a family in Oke Ogba, Akure, after three siblings who went missing on a farm were found dead near a riverbank less than 24 hours later. The deceased were 11-year-old twins, Joshua and Jacob Jonah, and their five-year-old younger sister, Blessing Jonah. The incident occurred on a […]
Nigeria @66: BNXN, Runtown, Patoranking to headline New York parade
By Shina Abubakar, Osogbo OSOGBO — Three Nigerian Afrobeats artistes — BNXN, Runtown and Patoranking — are set to headline the 2026 Nigerian Independence Day Parade and Carnival in New York City. The event is scheduled for Saturday, October 3, 2026, as Nigerians in the United States prepare to celebrate Nigeria’s 66th Independence anniversary. A […]
