The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a former international football player, Segun George Hunkarin, alongside four others, over their involvement in drug trafficking operations that led to the seizure of 22.6 kilograms of cocaine and methamphetamine at Lagos and Enugu airports. According to a statement by the NDLEA, Hunkarin and his alleged…
US President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order ridding the military of what he called “transgender ideology,” in a potentially major setback for LGBTQ rights. In a series of orders related to the military that Trump told reporters he had signed on Air Force One, he also called for the building of a…
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar says Nigerians should stand up and defend the country’s democracy by resisting the state of emergency declared in Rivers state by President Bola Tinubu. The former vice-president spoke in Abuja on Thursday at a press conference of concerned political leaders. He said it is not only the responsibility of the opposition…
Humans and serpents have been known to have a conflicting relationship, that of mutual fear for each other. Biblically, the serpent is the enemy of mankind. However, in the Machina Emirate, Yobe state Northeastern part of Nigeria in West Africa, reversed is the case. Snakes are regarded as brothers and also as royalty according to the myth of…
Human rights activist and publisher, Omoyele Sowore, on Monday arrived at the Force Intelligence Department Headquarters in Abuja for questioning by the police. Sowore arrived at 9:58 a.m., following an invitation by the police after he uploaded a viral video alleging extortion by officers at a checkpoint in Lagos. The activist was summoned to address…
A Magistrate Court has ordered two popular TikTok content creators, Idris Mai Wushirya and Basira Yar Guda, to formalise their relationship through marriage within 60 days. The directive, handed down on Monday by Magistrate Halima Wali, followed a series of viral videos in which the duo were seen engaging in romantic displays considered “indecent” by…
An Akwa Ibom State High Court sitting in Uyo has sentenced a dismissed soldier, Corporal Stephen Iweh of the Nigerian Army’s 6 Battalion, Ibagwa in Abak, to death by hanging for the murder of a traveller who had offered him a lift. Delivering judgment on Friday, Justice Bassey Nkanang held that the prosecution proved beyond…
Nigeria’s global aviation rating under the Cape Town Convention has surged to 75.5 per cent, marking a major leap in the country’s compliance with international aviation financing standards. The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, announced the development on Tuesday at the opening of the Cape Town Convention, Africa Event, held in Abuja….
Senator Adams Oshiomhole has opposed any posthumous recognition for the late Professor Humphrey Nwosu, the former chairman of the defunct National Electoral Commission (NEC), arguing that he failed Nigerians by not officially declaring the winner of the annulled June 12, 1993, presidential election. Speaking during a Senate debate on Thursday, Oshiomhole, who represents Edo North,…
Sunday Jackson, the Adamawa farmer who was sentenced to death for allegedly killing a Fulani herder in self defence in his farm was taken off death row on Tuesday by Governor Ahmadu Fintri. Jackson was arraigned in court on one-count charge of culpable homicide, punishable with death, contrary to Section 221 (a) of the Penal…
