Nigerian police have confirmed the death of an unidentified man at a guest house in Paiko, Paikoro Local Government Area of Niger State, where he had allegedly gone to see a commercial sex worker. The incident occurred on Tuesday within a lodge owned by the local government and located in the popular Paiko market. Daily…
Nigerians were thrown into yet another round of power chaos as the nationās electricity grid suffered a āgrid disturbanceā just before noon today, causing widespread outages across several parts of the country. The Nigeria National Grid, in a brief statement on X (formerly Twitter), confirmed the collapse but provided little detail on the extent of…
Canadian rapper Tory Lanez has been hospitalised after being attacked by a fellow inmate at the California Correctional Institution in Tehachapi. The incident occurred on Monday morning, and Lanez was stabbed 14 times, resulting in collapsed lungs and requiring a breathing apparatus. Fortunately, he is now breathing on his own and said to be in…
A 74-year-old man identified as Jimoh Kareem Adeleye has alleged that Oba Abdulfatai Akamo, the Olu of Itori, Ogun state demolished his ongoing building and took over his family land. In a video sighted by our correspondent, Mr Adeleye said he’s the grandson of Ajuwon, from Eruku land. Speaking on his ordeal in Yoruba language,…
In a deeply inspiring show of responsive governance and community solidarity, Hon. Dr. Olufunke Comforter Adeniyi-Olajide, Member representing Ibadan North Constituency 1 at the Oyo State House of Assembly, marked part of her second anniversary in office on Monday, June 30, 2025, with an event that embodied the true spirit of people-focused leadership. Under the…
The National Association of University Students (NAUS), National Association of Polytechnic Students (NAPS) and National Association of College of Education Students (NANCES) has set record straight over sharing former of FG CNG Buses. Recall that the Federal Government of Nigeria gave Compress Natural Gas (CNG) buses to National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) as part…
Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, on Wednesday denied sexual harassment allegations against him by Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. Akpabio who made the comments during plenary, said he has never at any point sexually harassment the Kogi West senator or any other woman whatsoever. He said: āI did not harass Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan sexually and I have never…
The suspended senator for Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has filed a petition to disbar the chairman, Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges, and Public Petition, Senator Nedamwem Imasuen, and have his name removed as a lawyer. In the petition she filed before the Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee (LPDC), the Kogi lawmaker alleged that the New York…
National Chairman of the Labour Party, Julius Abure, has fired back at critics within the party, including 2023 presidential candidate Peter Obi and Governor Alex Otti of Abia State, over recent allegations of corruption and mismanagement. Speaking on Tuesday in Abuja, Abure challenged his opponents to prove they gave him or the party any money…
A huge earthquake hit Myanmar and Thailand on Friday, killing nearly 150 people and injuring hundreds, with dozens trapped in collapsed buildings and the death toll expected to rise. The shallow 7.7-magnitude early afternoon tremor hit northwest of the city of Sagaing in central Myanmar, and was followed minutes later by a 6.4-magnitude aftershock. The…