That boy was Detimbir Chia. Widely known as Chia Diko or child hero of 2006, Chia is a native of Mbakunu, Shangev Ya, in Kwande LG of Benue

After the killing of 17 military personnel in 2024 in Okuama and one of its neighbours, security agents levelled all the houses except the Anglican Church

Existing rehabilitation facilities can accommodate less than 10 percent of those in need. The country also faces a shortage of trained addiction specialists

Suspected kidnappers, Friday night, whisked away the Chairman of Sapele local government council, Delta state,  Mr Bright Abeke. 

Poverty in Nigeria rose to 63 per cent in 2025 despite a slowdown in inflation, underscoring the limited impact of recent macroeconomic improvements on household welfare, the World Bank has said.

THE Trade Union of Nigeria, TUC, on Thursday raised the alarm that the price of Premium Motor Spirit may climb to about N2,000 per litre if urgent measures are not taken to cushion the impact of rising global crude prices and the depreciating naira.

In recognition of Senator Mpigi’s service, he stated that president Bola Tinubu has approved the rerouting of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway to pass through Ogoniland.

The deceased were identified as Abel Joro Gershon, a 300-level Building student who was shot in the stomach during the Angwan Rukuba attack.

A 500-level student of Covenant University, Toluwase Jesutunmise, has died after collapsing during a football training session on campus.

Tension has gripped Federal Government College, Ikot Ekpene, Akwa Ibom State, after 12-year-old JSS 2 student, Ufokobong Edwin Godwin died following alleged bullying by a senior student over his refusal to share provisions.

Haiti’s Ministry of Women’s Conditions and Rights condemned acts of sexual assault caught on video during a Festi Colour event on April 4 at Saint-Pierre High School in Plaine-du-Nord, where young women and girls were reportedly groped under the guise of T-shirt painting.

A dismissed Nigerian soldier, Rotimi Olamilekan, popularly known as Soja Boi, has challenged the Nigerian Army to make its payroll public as controversy deepens over his claims on soldiers’ welfare and remuneration.

Once celebrated for its rolling hills, protective green belts and carefully mapped master plan, Abuja is fast losing its natural shield to relentless urban expansion.

Jos—Tension gripped Angwan Rukuba community, in Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State, yesterday, as the death toll from the Palm Sunday attack rose to 33.

Four persons, including an elderly man and his two sons, have been killed in a suspected witchcraft-related attack in Imande-Dem community, Uvir Council Ward of Guma Local Government Area, LGA of Benue State.