A survivor of the Yelwata attack in Benue State, Msurshima Apeh, has narrated her ordeal before the United States Congress, describing how she lost her five children during the attack. The victim testified on Thursday before the House Subcommittee on Africa, which examined President Donald Trump’s decision to return Nigeria to the Country of Particular…
The decomposed body of a 55-year-old man has been discovered in a vehicle parked outside the annex gate of the National Assembly Complex in Abuja, throwing the area into shock and raising questions about how the incident went unnoticed for days. According to security analyst Zagazola Makama, who quoted multiple sources, the deceased has been…
Ibadan North FC are gathering momentum to produce another representative ever since the demise of the late Prince Akinremi Olaide, May Allah be pleased with his soul. No one is happy with the recent incident that occured in IBADAN North FC, both the party leader, youths, people within the community, market men and women were…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has softened its stance in the prolonged wage dispute with the Federal Government, agreeing to a 40 per cent salary increase, a development that may finally close months of drawn-out negotiations and avert fresh industrial action across public universities. ASUU had earlier rejected a 35 per cent pay…
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt. Gen. Waidi Shaibu, has declared that bandits and other criminal elements would no longer find refuge in Nigeria’s forests, deserts or national parks, as he charged troops to intensify operations and flush them out of all hideouts. Shaibu gave the charge on Monday while addressing soldiers and officers…
Justice Rahman Oshodi of the Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court has sentenced a man, Taofik Oladosu, to 14 years imprisonment for attempting to sexually assault a 12-year-old girl, (name withheld). The convict was sentenced following his plea bargain agreement to the amended one-count charge of attempted sexual assault by penetration. While delivering the…
The Federal Road Safety Corps has revealed that 5,421 people were killed in road traffic crashes across Nigeria in 2024. This is a seven per cent increase from the 5,081 fatalities recorded in 2023. This was disclosed during a press briefing by the Corps Marshal, Shehu Mohammed, in Abuja on Monday, marking the conclusion of…
Former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has drawn a sharp comparison between Nigeria’s national budget and the revenues of the Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport during a three-day visit to the United States. Obi, who recently toured Washington, Chicago, and Atlanta, shared his reflections on leadership and public conduct in a post on Thursday. Obi…
Popular Nigerian cleric, Prophet Jeremiah Omoto Fufeyin, the founder of Christ Mercyland Deliverance Ministry (CMDM), has started making waves on social media with a video of him launching nightwear for women to wear to bed with their husbands. Fufeyin said the night gown is a highly effective reproduction gown, eradicating low sperm count. In the…
Nigerian crossdresser Idris Okuneye, popularly known as Bobrisky, has responded to United States President Donald Trump’s recent executive order recognising only two genders: male and female. The policy, part of a series of directives signed by Trump upon resuming office, mandates the recognition of only two genders across all U.S. government policies. During his inaugural…
