Woman arrested over alleged alcohol smuggling
By James Ogunnaike, Abeokuta ABEOKUTA — The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), Ogun State Command, has arrested a woman identified as Shobowale Balikis for allegedly attempting to smuggle alcohol concealed in a bottled-water pack into the Ibara Custodial Centre, Abeokuta. The command’s Public Relations Officer, Olayinka Odukoya, disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday. According […]
FAAN alerts passengers as Middle East flights face delays, cancellations
By Dickson Omobola Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, has disclosed that flights scheduled to Middle East destinations from Nigerian airports, including Emirates and Qatar Airways, have been cancelled or delayed. This travel advisory by FAAN followed ongoing airspace closures in parts of the Middle East, which are currently disrupting flight operations to and from the region. A statement […]
‘We ran for our lives’: Political violence returns as 2027 looms
The first gunshots sent plastic chairs flying. At the dusty entrance to the APC congress venue in Ovade, Delta State, supporters who had arrived early on Saturday, February 21, 2026, first thought the noise…
Plateau lands into wasteland: Residents lament as tensions flare,19 killed in serial attacks
Plateau State, popularly known as Nigeria’s ‘Home of Peace and Tourism,’ boasts of cool weather, beautiful hills, and friendly people.Its fertile land supports crops …
Grisly Deaths in Delta: High on drugs hunting for ritual wealth?
In Agbarho community, Ughelli North Local Government Area, about four months ago, a young boy allegedly raped the mother and after the sinister act he constricted her throat till she gave up the ghost.
C/River: Commercial drivers block major roads over multiple taxation
There was pandemonium in the early hours of Thursday as commercial drivers in Calabar blocked major roads in protest against alleged multiple taxation, harassment, and extortion by both authorized and illegal enforcement agents in the state capital.
