By Egufe Yafugborhi Penultimate week, two Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SAN), seated on ancestral thrones, issued proclamations that set their kingdoms talking. One banned the sale of ogbono seeds in indigenous markets; the other banned cultism and drug abuse. Both carry the weight of tradition. Both have raised a hard question: in 2026 Nigeria, what is […]

The Bayelsa State Directorate of Flood and Erosion Control has stepped up efforts to prevent annual flooding in Yenagoa, the state capital, with heavy machinery currently clearing accumulated silt and waste from the water channels across the city.

INDIGENES of Ike-Onicha, Onicha-Ukwuani community, Ndokwa West Local Government Area, Delta State, have turned to their gods, invoking divine vengeance on herdsmen they accuse of invading their ancestral lands and disrupting peaceful farming.

A police interim investigation report has revealed how operatives uncovered an alleged forgery and impersonation syndicate built around a fictitious government agency, known as the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council, PFIPC, following a petition….

According to the victim’s son, Mr Abiola Owoade, his father was returning from a visit to his farm when he was intercepted and abducted by the armed assailants.

One relative, Fausat Akindele, said the incident had permanently changed many parents’ perception of the schools’ safety.

Oil cartels, independent petroleum marketers, tanker owners, drivers, transport unions and enforcement agencies have been blamed for Apapa traffic

“After killing two people in Ikpachi on Friday, this morning, they attacked Otukpo Nobi killing 16 persons including women and children”

“The family members were subsequently taken to Abuja, where the wives were interrogated in accordance with investigative procedures”

According to the suspect’s confession, he acted out of anger after the deceased allegedly refused to prepare food, following an argument that ensued, which escalated into a physical altercation that ultimately resulted in her death; however, he expressed remorse over his actions.

Lagos’ Apapa and Kirikiri industrial corridors continue to experience recurring traffic gridlock, with industry stakeholders attributing the problem to the indiscriminate parking of petroleum tankers…

“There are pepper sellers. There are vegetable sellers. There are okra sellers, melon sellers, akara, kulikuli. Akara is delicious; I can tell you that”

“He was taken from us, and his life was brutally cut short. Our joy is incomplete because one chair at our table will remain empty forever.

Until we stop treating our drainage channels as dustbins, the annual flood disaster will continue to hold Lagos hostage.

Every day, thousands of trucks conveying petrol, diesel, aviation fuel and other petroleum products converge on the Apapa axis