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ONITSHA — The husband of 36-year-old Anulika Onyeanusia, who was arrested by the Anambra State Police Command over an alleged sexual abuse of her underage daughter, has recounted how he discovered the incident. Ikechukwu Onyeanyusi said he learnt of the alleged abuse after a friend showed him a video purportedly involving his wife and their […]

By Shina Abubakar, Osogbo OSOGBO — Former Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi, has urged Nigerian Catholics to actively participate in politics rather than withdraw from the political process because of the perception that politics is a “dirty game”. Fayemi made the call while speaking at the plenary of the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria, […]

By Rosemary Iwunze & Dickson Omobola Leading insurance provider and member of Leadway Group, Leadway Assurance, has created a seasonal insurance product targeting millions of Nigerians in the diaspora and international visitors expected to travel to the country during festive periods, particularly the forthcoming Detty December. The coverage is against risks including road accidents, medical […]

By Gabriel Ewepu ABUJA — Civil society organisations, CSOs, have called for further legal proceedings involving former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, in Nigeria following her recent acquittal by the Southwark Crown Court in London, United Kingdom. The organisations — Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice, ANEEJ; Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre, CISLAC; […]

By Dickson Omobola Federal Government has concluded plans to close the unemployment and underemployment gap, especially among young people, first-time jobseekers and those not currently in education. Figures from the National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, showed that Nigeria’s unemployment rate in the second quarter of 2024 declined to 4.3 per cent, with about 9,870,000 Nigerians […]

The Anambra Police Command says it has rescued three kidnap victims and arrested 57 suspects in connection with kidnapping, armed robbery, cult-related violence, murder and other offences in the state. The Commissioner of Police (CP) in the state, Mr Nnanna Ama, disclosed this on Friday, during an operational visit to the command Headquarters in Awka, […]

Lionel Messi extended his incredible scoring streak against MLS-leaders Nashville on Saturday as Inter Miami battled to a 2-2 draw in their top-of-the-table Eastern Conference clash. Messi curled in a superb strike on 62 minutes at Miami’s Nu Stadium to fire Inter into a 2-1 lead but Nashville grabbed a share of the points after […]

For Nasir El-Rufai, one of Nigeria’s most formidable political operators, the present season must feel particularly unforgiving. A man who once moved comfortably around the corridors of power now appears to be facing criticism from former allies, political opponents, and, increasingly, officials within the establishment he once helped build. Yet the hostility did not begin […]

When Americans Say “You Know” When You Ask Them a Question: No We Don’t Know, That’s Why We Are Asking! By The Bewildered Global Citizen Picture this: You are an expatriate from London, Sydney, or Berlin, living in the United States. You are having a perfectly normal conversation with your American colleague, Dave. You ask […]Read More

Former Governor of the old Gongola State and former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, will be buried in Yola, Adamawa State, on Sunday, September 13, 2026. Tukur, a prominent elder statesman and businessman, died in Abuja on Saturday, according to a statement issued by his family. His son, Awwal […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has published the final list of presidential and vice-presidential candidates for Nigeria’s 2027 general elections. The list contains 18 presidential candidates and their running mates across various political parties. Among those on the list are President Bola Ahmed Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC), former Vice President Atiku […]

published with credit to aso.rocks/ A lawyer and his wife have been arrested in Warri, Delta State, over claims that they sold a newborn baby three years after the child’s mother was told the infant had died at birth. Barrister Solomon Igbiaye and his wife, Abigail Igbiaye, were taken into custody at the Ekpan Police […]