Inside Lagos waste, flood crisis: Are local governments pulling their weight?
As mountains of refuse continue to dot major roads, markets and residential communities across
Lagos, while floods repeatedly submerge neighbourhoods after heavy rainfall, a fundamental question is increasingly being asked...
From Wreckage to Altar: 20-year divine appointment of Capt Detimbir Chia
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
Delta: Is court no more last hope of common men, Okuama people cry out
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
Drug Addiction: Youths hit hard as 14.3m Nigerians consumed illicit drugs in one year
Existing rehabilitation facilities can accommodate less than 10 percent of those in need. The country also faces a shortage of trained addiction specialists
Delta: Sapele council chairman, Abeke kidnapped
Suspected kidnappers, Friday night, whisked away the Chairman of Sapele local government council, Delta state, Mr Bright Abeke.
Nigeria’s poverty rate climbs to 63% despite easing inflation — World Bank
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.
