Anita Natacha Akide, popularly called Tacha, is often likened to “a cat with nine lives.” After her disqualification from the 2019 edition of the Big Brother Naija reality TV show following her altercation with Mercy Eke, winner of that edition, many thought it would be the end of the road for her.

“It is regrettable that government institutions, particularly JAMB, are often unfairly maligned in situations like this without proper verification,” the statement said.

The Lagos State Government has urged businesses to open their toilets to the public as part of efforts to end open defecation and improve sanitation in the state.

A statement said to have been issued by Iran’s supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei warned Saturday that Tehran’s navy was ready to defeat US forces, as the foes sparred over the Strait of Hormuz.

The National Broadcasting Commission has warned broadcasters against unethical conduct by presenters and anchors, saying violations of the Nigeria Broadcasting Code will attract sanctions ahead of the 2027 general elections.

US President Donald Trump “tweets a lot”, Iran’s deputy foreign minister said on Saturday after Washington threatened fresh strikes if no deal was reached with Tehran.

The Petroleum Training Institute (PTI), Effurun, has formally welcomed its newly admitted students for the 2025/2026 academic session, charging them to embrace discipline, academic excellence, and strong moral character as they begin their journey into the nation’s foremost oil and gas training institution. Speaking during the matriculation ceremony, the Principal and Chief Executive of PTI, […]

A socio-political group, Ondo South Great Minds (OSGM), has called on a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, Chief Isaac Kekemeke, to declare his intention to contest the Ondo South Senatorial seat. The group, in a letter signed by its Chairman, Comrade Ojoayo Ogungbure, and Secretary, Adedeji S. Akinterinwa, said the call was based on […]

At least eight oil and gas tankers crossed the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday after Iran briefly declared the crucial trade route open during a ceasefire in the Middle East war, maritime tracking data showed.

Pope Leo XIV arrives on Saturday in Angola, the third leg of a landmark African tour marked by a war of words with US President Donald Trump over the Middle East conflict.

The Deputy Governorship Candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the 2023 governorship elections in Bayelsa State, Great Joshua Maciver, said he decided to dump the APC because he and other chieftains were sidelined by Governor Douye Diri upon the governor’s defection to the party.

Governor Charles Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State has commissioned a newly constructed one-kilometre road leading to the Nigerian Naval Outpost in Onitsha-Odekpe community, Ogbaru Local Government Area. The road, which was entirely funded and constructed by prominent Anambra industrialist and philanthropist, High Chief Dr. Amb. Anthony Ikenna Obele (Okwunze Aguata), was formally handed over to […]

The Police Command in Benue has arrested seven suspects over alleged connection with the April 15 abduction of some passengers in Otukpo.

The operatives rescued 18 pregnant women and 10 children. They also arrested the operators of the facility, Okeke and Agwu.

Iran’s state-run Foundation of Martyrs and Veterans Affairs said on Saturday that the war with the United States and Israel had killed more than 3,400 people in the Islamic republic.