Cross River: Ritual killings resurface ahead of 2027 elections
Observations over the last 11 years have shown that in Cross River State, cases of alleged ritual killings tend to increase as general elections draw near, with women accounting for more than 90 per cent of the reported victims. Our Correspondent, Emma Una, highlights the ugly trend in the last decade.
Koka Flyover: Heavy traffic overhead, rising nuisance, security concerns underneath
Koka Flyover was built to ease traffic and beautify the gateway to Asaba. Today, its pillars are lined with mats spread out each night and picked up each morning.
40 feared dead as boat carrying women, children capsizes in Jigawa
At least 40 women and children are feared dead after a canoe conveying passengers capsized in Ringim Local Government Area of Jigawa State. The Jigawa State Police Command confirmed the incident on Monday, stating that search and rescue operations were ongoing to locate the missing passengers. In a statement shared on its official Facebook page, […]
Beyond cash: How digital wallets displace crumpled notes in Okada riders’ pockets
‘Last week, I let a passenger go, and the money never came. I lost that fuel money. Now, if I don’t see the credit alert on my own phone, you are not leaving’
Alleged money laundering: Ex-Warri Refinery MD Yisawu gets N500m bail
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Monday, granted bail to the former Managing Director of the Warri Refining and Petrochemical Company Limited, Jimoh Yisawu, to the tune of N500 million.
Alleged $2.63m money laundering: Court admits Miyetti Allah president to N2bn bail
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday admitted Bello Bodejo, the National President of Miyetti Allah Kauta Kore, to N2 billion bail with two sureties in the like sum.
