Seventeen-year-old Nafisa Abdullahi Aminu, 15-year-old Rukayya Muhammad Fema, and Hadiza Kashim Kalli have been crowned World Champions in English language communication skills and debate at the 2025 TeenEagle Global finals competition in London, United Kingdom. Nafisa was named the Overall Best in English language skills, while Rukayya emerged as the Overall Best in debate. Hadiza…
Dr. Doyin Abiola, renowned journalist, former Managing Director of National Concord, and wife of the late Chief MKO Abiola, has passed away at the age of 82. She died at 9:15 p.m. on Tuesday following a period of illness, according to family sources. A pioneer in Nigerian journalism, Dr. Abiola made history as the first…
The Kano State Commissioner for Transportation, Ibrahim Ali Namadi, has resigned hours after Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf received the report of the investigative committee probing his involvement in the controversial bail of a suspected drug baron, Sulaiman Aminu Danwawu. According to the Governor’s spokesperson, Sunusi Bature Dawakin Tofa, the Commissioner said his decision was made…
Former Minister of Police Affairs, Adamu Maina Waziri, has described President Bola Tinubu’s administration as worse than that of former President Muhammadu Buhari. Waziri said if Buhari’s administration was a failure, Tinubu’s government was a disastrous catastrophe. The African Democratic Congress, ADC, chieftain spoke during an interview on Trust TV. Waziri said Tinubu’s administration has…
In what appears to be a breakthrough in the ongoing efforts to restore peace in Zamfara State, a notorious bandit leader, Bello Turji, has reportedly surrendered a cache of arms and released 32 kidnapped victims following a series of peace dialogues with Islamic clerics. Speaking during a sermon, one of the clerics, Sheikh Musa Yusuf…
At least nine people, including a police officer, have been murdered in a series of attacks by suspected armed men on communities in Agatu Local Government Area of Benue State. The attacks began last Friday and continued until Tuesday, hitting several villages such as Okwutanobe, Okpokpolo, Olegagbani, and Ikpele. Residents say the attackers usually cross…
The Labour Party (LP) has accused former presidential candidate Peter Obi of operating outside party structures during the 2023 elections, alleging financial secrecy and a lack of transparency in campaign spending. Speaking on Channels Television, LP Publicity Secretary Abayomi Arambri criticised Obi for what he described as a unilateral approach to party finances and election…
Akwa Ibom State Police Command has raided a criminal hideout suspected to be a shrine in Abak Local Government Area of the state and arrested five alleged to have been involved in armed robbery, cultism, and rape in the area. The operatives recovered items including two coffins filled with women’s sanitary pads, pictures of people,…
Activist Martin Otse well known as VeryDarkMan (VDM) is currently leading a candlelight procession in honour of the late Fish Magnet CEO, Ifesinachi Onyekere, who his abductors killed. VDM announced his arrival in Anambra State for the procession in a video posted on his Instagram page on Sunday, following a wave of outrage over Mr…
The Vice President of Public Policy for Africa, Middle East and Türkiye at Meta Mr Kojo Boakye said 6.8 million WhatsApp accounts linked to criminal scam centres has been banned by the social media Boakye who disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday added that new safety features have also been introduced to protect users…