US gives green light for Paramount’s $111 bn Warner Bros. takeover
The approval is a coup for Paramount chief executive David Ellison, whose father, Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison, largely financed the takeover.
Probe continues as Dunamis church rejects ownership of road-landed aircraft
By David Nnasom & Dickson Omobola Faith-based Group, Concerned Christian Youth Forum, CCYF, has debunked a report claiming that the private aircraft with registration number N989BC, which landed on a road in the Ogwashi-Uku area of Delta State, belongs to Dunamis International Gospel Centre. CCYF, in a statement, Friday, said the church had consistently maintained […]
‘They removed my friend’s eye’ – Gory tales from South Africa
By Dickson Omobola & Matilda Ikediobi For the 258 Nigerians who returned home aboard an Air Peace flight under Federal Government’s evacuation programme, Thursday, it was a moment of relief after years of enduring xenophobic attacks and discrimination in South Africa. Read Also: South Africa to charge FG for cost of deporting Nigerians Though exhausted from the […]
‘They disengage but never deradicalise’; fresh fears over ISWAP commanders who surrendered
When an insurgent lays down his weapon, does the threat truly end or simply change form? That question has moved from theoretical debate
2027: My victory, demonstration of public confidence in my vision – NDC Reps candidate
By Ike Uchechukwu, CALABAR Dr Obah Edom Tawo, the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) candidate for the Obubra/Etung Federal Constituency House of Representatives seat, has thanked party faithful and constituents after winning the party’s primary election. In a statement dated June 12, 2026, and addressed to residents of Obubra and Etung, chapter and ward chairmen, community […]
We can fight terrorists with ‘juju’ – Yoruba monarchs agree with Ooni of Ife
‘We have have reports to confirm the efficacy of these traditional powers. Those who know the usage and efficacy are still alive and can still be consulted’
