From dawn, before the sun starts to sear the earth, Biltamnu Sani is already hard at work in Zamfara, pounding away at the dusty soil in his perilous quest for gold. The mineral-rich earth of Zamfara State, northwest Nigeria, has provided generations of families with the means to make ends meet. Never easy, it is […]

The lagoon waters at the port entrance to Lagos, Nigeria’s economic capital, are usually teeming with small fishing boats. But the bustling waterfront slums of Lagos are now quiet after the navy evicted tens of thousands of residents from their homes in recent weeks. The evictions are highlighting tensions over real estate in the megalopolis […]

Medical doctor, hotel staff, Uber driver among suspects I was promised N2m – accomplice By Evelyn Usman Emotion ran high at Ogombo forest, Ajah, Lagos, where the decomposing body of popular Abuja businessman, Chief Hyginus Odunukwe, was recovered, following a startling revelation by the prime suspect, Daniel Bob Ibeaji, on how the businessman was lured […]

…Arrests 12 suspects, commence manhunt for 10 other suspects. …Recovers 7 Stolen Flat Screen TVs …Suspects confess to perpetrating robberies By Kingsley Omonobi and Johnbosco Agbakwuru – Abuja Residents of Kubwa, the largest district of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja, are now living in fears following the constant armed robbery attacks. Specifically, the armed […]

By Iteveh Ekpokpobe Tony Obuh is gone. He left in a casket suitable for a king. At three scores and three, he had lived it all. A revered technocrat, he was laid to rest amongst kindred spirits. Eyes beheld rare happenings on Friday. The Delta State Government House was moved to Agbor. I did see […]