IGP EGBETOKUN PRESENTS ₦21.17BN CHEQUES TO FAMILIES OF 1,574 DECEASED POLICE OFFICERS
By Sunmisola Shodayo Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, on Wednesday, presented insurance cheques totaling over ₦21.17 billion to 1,574 beneficiaries and next of kin of...
ONE DEAD, TWO WOUNDED IN SHOOTING AT US IMMIGRATION FACILITY
One person was killed and two wounded in a shooting on Wednesday at a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention facility in the US...
NIGERIA, U.S. PARTNERSHIP YIELDING FRUITS IN CHOLERA RESILIENCE
The U.S. Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), says Nigeria is moving from emergency cholera response to building long-term resilience against the disease and...
NED NWOKO IS RIGHT, ANIOMAS ARE IGBOS – DELTA MONARCH
By Sunmisola Shodayo The customary leader of Idumuje-Unor in the Aniocha North Local Government Area of Delta State, His Royal Majesty Obi Charles Chukwunweike Anyasi...
INSIDE BARCELONA’S CAMP NOU CHAOS: WHAT IS HAPPENING AND WHY?
November 2024 was supposed to be the grand reopening of a rebuilt and resplendent Camp Nou for Barcelona’s 125th anniversary, but 10 months later the...
TRUMP IS ISLAMOPHOBIC, SAYS LONDON MAYOR OVER SHARIA LAW CLAIM
London mayor Sadiq Khan called Donald Trump “Islamophobic” and “racist” on Wednesday after the US president appeared to suggest the British politician wanted to introduce...
RUSSIA PLANS TAX INCREASE TO FINANCE WAR ON UKRAINE
Russia plans to raise value-added tax (VAT) to help finance its war on Ukraine, the Finance Ministry said on Wednesday. Under the draft 2026 budget...
REPS VOW ACCOUNTABILITY, STRONG OVERSIGHT OF NAIRA-FOR-CRUDE POLICY
By Sunmisola Shodayo The House of Representatives has committed to ensuring transparency, accountability, and effective execution of the Federal Government’s Naira-for-Crude Oil Policy. Speaker Abbas...
‘WE DON’T MONITOR SUCH RECORD’ — GWR REJECTS MANDY KISS’ MARATHON SEX ATTEMPT
By Sunmisola Shodayo The Guinness World Records (GWR) has declined proposals from the controversial Nigerian adult entertainment personality, Mandy Kiss, to establish a world record...
NSIB CONFIRMS 21 INJURED, NO DEATHS IN ABUJA-KADUNA TRAIN DERAILMENT
By Sunmisola Shodayo The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) on Wednesday released its preliminary observations regarding the Abuja–Kaduna train derailment that transpired on August 26,...