A dispatch rider employed by Dibecs Industry Limited in Okpella, Edo State, has allegedly staged his own abduction after losing the company’s N1.3 million to gambling. The rider, identified as David Ekes, was said to have lost the money through a visual sports betting platform before travelling to Abuja, where he sold his mobile phone,…
Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde has voiced her concern over the state of the nation, outlining the kind of transformative leadership she believes Nigeria desperately needs ahead of the 2027 general elections. Speaking in a recent interview on Channels Television, the 47-year-old screen icon lamented the gap between Nigeria’s vast potential and its current realities. “Nigeria is a…
Former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, on Monday joined hundreds of demonstrators at the National Assembly Complex in Abuja to protest the Senate’s decision to remove “real-time” electronic transmission of election results from the Electoral Act Amendment Bill. The protest, tagged “Occupy the National Assembly,” was organised by members of the Obidient Movement and…
Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has said the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited’s admission that the $1.5bn rehabilitation of the Port Harcourt Refinery was a waste of scarce resources validates his long-standing call for the privatisation of Nigeria’s state-owned refineries. Atiku made the assertion in a statement shared via his X handle yesterday, in reaction…
Fresh facts have emerged on how the Senate rejected a proposal to make real-time electronic transmission of election results mandatory, ahead of the 2027 general election. The proposal formed part of the Electoral Act, 2022 (Repeal and Enactment) Bill, 2026 (SB. 903), specifically an amendment to Clause 60(3), which sought to compel presiding officers of…
The film star shared the news in an Instagram post on Monday, revealing her mother died on the eve of the party held to celebrate her 55th birthday. Faithia explained that while she celebrated her birthday on Sunday, she was unaware of the loss. She disclosed that the news of her mother’s passing was kept…
Staying up late may strain the heart, especially among youths, but better sleep and healthier habits could help night owls fight back, scientists have warned youths. Youths and adults in middle age who tend to be more active at night were found to have worse cardiovascular health later in their lives than those who sleep…
American television host and conservative commentator, Tony Perkins, has revealed that Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, once approached him to discuss issues of religious freedom in Nigeria, but he declined the request. Perkins said he rejected the move because he did not want his media platform to be used to “cover up” realities and…
A Senior Secondary School 3 student, 17-year-old Hassan Ahmadu of the Government Science and Technical College, Potiskum, Yobe State, has reportedly died following a bullying incident involving fellow students. The incident occurred on Sunday at the school in Potiskum Local Government Area of the state. According to a family source, 17-year-old Hassan was buried the…
Sleeping without pillows may help lower high internal eye pressure, the build-up of which causes optic nerve damage and glaucoma, the leading cause of irreversible blindness worldwide among people with the condition, suggests preliminary research. Writing in the ‘British Journal of Ophthalmology’, experts explained that stacked pillows alter neck position, which may compress the jugular…
