Beating the bad economy: Artisans use plastic bottles to slash generator fuel costs
They are using discarded polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastic bottles, to act as makeshift, gravity-fed fuel compartments
Kwara ECWA members’ kidnappers want N300m after collecting N20m, rice, oil, petrol
“We gave them N20m, five bags of rice, 120 litres petrol, one keg of red oil, one packet of seasoning, N40,000 worth of hard drugs”
Police extradite wanted cyber-fraud suspect to United States
“The syndicate reportedly created fake online identities and dating profiles to establish fraudulent emotional relationships with victims before manipulating them into sending large sums of money under false pretences and fabricated emergencies.
After N20m, rice, oil ransom, terrorists hold on to abducted Kwara church worshippers
Despite N20 million ransom, with a bag of rice and a yellow keg of groundnut oil the terrorists have refused grant the victims freedom
Leah Sharibu at 23: Women’s group seeks to keep her story alive
Today, Leah Sharibu turns 23, a painful reminder of the years stolen from a young girl whose only “offence” was refusing to renounce her Christian faith.
Labour declares war on exploitation, accuses govt, employers of undermining workers’ rights
B Victor Ahiuma-Young The 2026 May Day celebration, marked less by festivity and more by confrontation, saw the labour movement draw a hard line against what it described as a widening assault on workers’ rights, warning that worsening insecurity and deepening poverty have made “decent work” increasingly unattainable for millions. The two central labour organisations, the Nigeria […]
