Carrying placards with inscriptions such as “No Compensation, No Work,” “Give Us Our Right,” and “Enough of Renaissance African Energy Company Limited Divide and Rule Game,” the protesters chanted for justice, accusing the company of occupying their land without paying what they described as adequate compensation to the customary owners.

The uncompleted buildings dotting Benin City’s landscape have become silent witnesses to a horror unfolding behind their concrete walls. In August alone, at least five children, some as young as eight years old, were allegedly defiled in these skeletal structures, their innocence traded for paltry sums of money.

A middle-aged shoemaker, simply identified as Anthony, has died by suicide inside the Obudu Main Market in Obudu Local Government Area of Cross River State.

Nigerian TikToker Nsikak Abigail, popularly known as Mirabel, has returned to social media months after she was taken into police custody and later placed in a rehabilitation programme following a false rape allegation.

“And I make it bold to say today I am presenting one to you as a birthday gift for the work of God and for the service of mankind”