Corper Zainab Ibrahim is grateful to her widowed mother for her selflessness in educating her in school using finances from her palm oil business. Following her recent completion of the 3-week NYSC orientation camp, Zainab Ibrahim decided to pay tribute to her extraordinary widowed mother, praising her mother’s undying tenacity and dedication to her family….
Nobel Laureate, Wole Soyinka has labeled former US President Donald Trump a consummate liar and a global threat. In an interview with newsmen for his 90th birthday, Soyinka expressed grave concerns about Trump, who is currently running for the US Presidential election. Soyinka compared Trump to a past Nigerian leader, emphasizing the latter’s manipulative tactics….
The Lagos State government has informed churches that it will commence its on-street parking scheme, which will allow it to charge cars parked on designated streets hourly. A notice by the Lagos State Parking Authority (LASPA), dated July 19 and signed by its head of operations, Ayokunle Akinrimisi, said the directive would take effect in…
The Nigeria Police Force has said the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has no business meddling with land cases or other civil matters. According to a statement issued on Sunday, the Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, also refuted the allegations made against Egbetokun in connection with a land dispute involving one Bilikisu…
The Arewa Youth Ambassadors, a northern group, has vowed to continue with the planned protest scheduled to commence on August 1, aimed at expressing its dissatisfaction with President Bola Tinubu’s anti-people policies. The group also debunked the rumours making the rounds that it had shelved the mass action saying the information was false and misleading…
The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), on Saturday confirmed that 19 crew members on a drilling rig escaped death following a fire outbreak at the facility at Ajakpa Field located in Oil Mining Lease (OML) 90, offshore Delta State. Head of Public Relations at NIMASA, Osagie Edward, who made the confirmation in a…
A Nigerian doctor and hyper-realism artist Fola David has set a new Guinness World Record, GWR, for the largest drawing by an individual. The Lagos-based visual artist, who aimed to draw 1000 square metres of art that will showcase Nigeria’s diverse cultures, began the six-day attempt on July 16 at Onikan Stadium. On Friday night,…
A Benue State High Court in Makurdi has awarded N800 million against the Nigerian Army and 10 others for the murder of Sixtus Terfa Akure, a Senior Inspector of Taxes with the Benue State Board of Internal Revenue Service (BIRS). Akure was found dead by the roadside near Aper Aku Estate in North Bank, Makurdi,…
The Coalition of Northern Groups, CNG, has warned the federal government headed by Bola Tinubu of looming danger if the current economic hardship is not addressed In a statement signed by Comrade Jamilu Aliyu Charanchi, its National Coordinator, the CNG said it is deeply concerned about the general economic atmosphere, which portends imminent danger. The…
Afam Osigwe has emerged as the president-elect of the Nigeria Bar Association Osigwe, a senior advocate of Nigeria and former general secretary of the Nigerian Bar Association emmerged President at the 2024 NBA election held online. The Voting began at 12am on Saturday and ended at about midnight Sunday with the live results for all…
