Omotaku is a Yoruba word meaning forceful extortion by any means, or taking something from someone at all costs

For couples looking to 2026 as the year to start a family, a landmark study has identified a simple change that could significantly boost the odds of conception.

As the Yuletide and new year holidays gradually wind down, experts have cautioned that leaving dirty dishes soaking overnight can turn kitchen sinks into breeding grounds for dangerous bacteria.

By Sola Ogundipe Working from home is fueling a rise in hidden drinking, new research has unveiled.  The trend, examined by a leading private mental health and addiction service provider “The Priory”, has enabled more than a quarter of people to drink more alcohol. The new research suggests that the shift away from traditional workspaces […]

By Olasunkanmi Akoni A forensic audit firm, Sally Tibbott Consulting Limited, has accused the Osun State Government of covering up a ?13.7 billion annual payroll fraud uncovered during its audit of the state’s civil and public service payroll system. At a press briefing in Lagos on Friday, the firm’s solicitor, Jiti Ogunye, said the company […]

By Kingsley Omonobi The Chigbo family has announced the death of one of its prominent members and an Abuja-based lawyer, Princess Nwamaka Mediatrix Chigbo, who was killed by kidnappers. The Publisher of Realnews Magazine and a former President of the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCO), Dr. Maureen Chigbo, announced this in a statementShe explained […]

By Omeiza Ajayi ABUJA: The Federal Government has proposed to spend N1 trillion on the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC in its 2026 Appropriation Bill. This is even as the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps NSCDC has projected the sum of N57.5 million on the Feeding, Medication, Vaccination and Cleaning for the Security Dogs […]

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Lagos Zonal Directorate 2, Okotie Eboh, Ikoyi, has arraigned an Austrian national, Kavlak Onal for allegedly failing to declare large sums of foreign currency while attempting to travel out of Nigeria.

No fewer than eight persons have been killed in a deadly supremacy battle between rival cult groups across parts of Benue State, including Makurdi, the state capital, and Jato Aka, in Kwande Local Government Area, in what security sources described as a fierce fight for territorial control.

By mid-2025, blocked drains repeatedly triggered flash floods at Mushin, Alimosho, Ajegunle and Lekki Phase II

During previous discussions, the government proposed demolishing structures up to 100 meters from the power line, but community leaders negotiated for a 30-meter distance

The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) has expanded its lexicon with the addition of new Nigerian words and expressions in its latest update, published in December 2025 and carried into 2026.

AN advocacy group, Ibile Justice Forum, yesterday, raised the alarm over illegal mining activities in Iloro I, Iloro II and Ibiri villages, in Ado-Odo community of Ogun State, urging the state and Federal Governments to recover their farmlands for the community.

No fewer than nine persons were killed by suspected bandits and herdsmen in Oyo and Benue states in the last 24 hours.

TRADERS and residents of Boundary Market area, Ajegunle, Lagos State have decried the poor state of the environment, saying that poor waste management practices have led people to dump their refuse on the roads.