THE UNSPOKEN CRISIS: THE IMPACT OF SUBSTANCE MISUSE ON LIVES AND COMMUNITIES
BY OWOLABI OLUWADARA It often begins innocently—a sip of alcohol at a social gathering, a drag of tobacco among peers, or a pill consumed to...
2026 WCQ: TICKET PRICES SET AT N3,000 AND N1,000 FOR SUPER EAGLES VS AMAVUBI CLASH
BY OWOLABI OLUWADARA Football enthusiasts will be required to pay the amounts of N3,000 and N1,000, respectively, to attend the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying...
TWO SUSPECTED CULTISTS KILLED IN DELTA SHOOTOUT
BY OWOLABI OLUWADARA One individual was reportedly shot and killed during a confrontation between two opposing cult factions in the Agbarho community, situated in the...
POLICE NAB 5,936 SUSPECTS, SEIZE FIREARMS IN CRACKDOWN
BY OWOLABI OLUWADARA The Nigeria Police Force has reported the apprehension of 5,936 criminal suspects and the seizure of 360 unlawful firearms along with 5,953...
UK TO PROHIBIT SALE OF ENERGY DRINKS TO CHILDREN
BY OWOLABI OLUWADARA The government of the United Kingdom has announced initiatives to ban the sale of high-caffeine energy beverages, including well-known brands such as...
UK IMPOSES NEW SANCTIONS ON RUSSIA OVER ‘DEPORTED’ UKRAINIAN CHILDREN
AGENCY REPORT Britain on Wednesday announced new sanctions against Russian officials and youth organisations linked to what London called Moscow’s policy to “deport, indoctrinate and...
ESPANYOL FAN WHO RACIALLY ABUSED WILLIAMS SENTENCED TO PRISON
AGENCY REPORT An Espanyol fan who racially abused Athletic Bilbao striker Inaki Williams was sentenced to a year in prison on Wednesday by a Barcelona...
EX-BANKER DECLARES GOVERNORSHIP BID, LEADS DEFECTORS TO ADC IN EKITI
BY OWOLABI OLUWADARA The African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Ekiti State welcomed new members on Wednesday who transitioned from the All Progressives Congress (APC), Peoples...
[BREAKING] DSS ARRAIGNS KEY SUSPECTS BEHIND DEADLY BENUE, PLATEAU ATTACKS
BY OWOLABI OLUWADARA In six distinct allegations submitted by the Directorate of State Services (DSS), Terkende Ashuwa and Amos Alede, residents of the Guma local...
SENATOR NDUME WARNS AGAINST RELIGIOUS PROFILING AFTER BOKO HARAM KILLS MUSLIMS AND CHRISTIANS.
BY OWOLABI OLUWADARA Senator Ali Ndume, representing Borno South, has cautioned against religious profiling amid the renewed Boko Haram assaults, emphasizing that the extremist group...