…Say enough is enough By Emma Una CALABAR—In a powerful show of maternal outrage, women in Obubra Local Government Area, Cross River State, took to the streets last weekend, to protest the alarming rate of hard drug abuse among youths. The protesters, mostly mothers, are fed up with the devastating impact of substance abuse on their […]

Igol-Ukpagada, a community of about 1000 people in Ogoja Local Government Area of Cross River State is fighting a desperate battle – access to clean drinking water.

A pastor and his wife have been arrested by the police in Bayelsa State over allegations of raping a 13-year-old girl, a relative of the wife, in Yenagoa.

A once-thrusting symbol of Edo State’s grandeur now gathers dust and weeds. The N200 million Water Fountain located in the heart of Benin City and commissioned by former Governor Adams Oshiomhole in 2010, has been abandoned since 2016.

By Paul Olayemi Residents of Mosogar Kingdom in Ethiope West Local Government Area, Delta State have staged a peaceful protest at a Seplat Energy facility in Amaladi community, alleging exclusion from project decisions in the Sakpoba Forest Reserve. The communities demand fair engagement, citing unresolved land rights issues and alleged disregard for court orders. The […]

It was discovered that monthly allocations for operational, administrative, and logistics purposes were not remitted to some commands for seven months

At least 169 people have been killed and buried in a mass grave in South Sudan, two local officials told AFP Monday

Attending most owambe (big parties) in Nigeria requires buying the asoebi from the host. The host in turn ensures his or her guest returns home with lots of souvenirs.

By Dickson Omobola Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, has disclosed that flights scheduled to Middle East destinations from Nigerian airports, including Emirates and Qatar Airways, have been cancelled or delayed. This travel advisory by FAAN followed ongoing airspace closures in parts of the Middle East, which are currently disrupting flight operations to and from the region. A statement […]

The first gunshots sent plastic chairs flying. At the dusty entrance to the APC congress venue in Ovade, Delta State, supporters who had arrived early on Saturday, February 21, 2026, first thought the noise…

Plateau State, popularly known as Nigeria’s ‘Home of Peace and Tourism,’ boasts of cool weather, beautiful hills, and friendly people.Its fertile land supports crops …

In Agbarho community, Ughelli North Local Government Area, about four months ago, a young boy allegedly raped the mother and after the sinister act he constricted her throat till she gave up the ghost.

There was pandemonium in the early hours of Thursday as commercial drivers in Calabar blocked major roads in protest against alleged multiple taxation, harassment, and extortion by both authorized and illegal enforcement agents in the state capital.

…tired of waiting, residents have taken their destiny into their own hands, literally building classrooms without a motorable access road, without electricity, and without certainty of when formal government intervention will come.

Police detective in Ondo State have arrested two suspected kidnappers, Abubakar Sindiku 25 years, and Oliver Okoh, 35 years in Sabo Sango, Ado road and Ilado Community respectively, in Akure North council areas of the state.