In a heart-wrenching call to action, Uzu Okagbue, the Deputy Governorship candidate of the Young Progressives Party (YPP), has condemned the rising tide of violence in Anambra State, describing it as a “reign of blood and terror.” Okagbue, still fresh from a spiritually uplifting Sunday worship, was jolted back to […]
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Anambra Assembly Raises Alarm Urging The State Government To Recruit Fresh Blood As Local Government Workers Are Getting Old.
Anambra’s grassroots governance is on the brink of a crisis – because the people running it are simply too old! This warning came from the Anambra State House of Assembly’s Public Accounts Committee during a review of the 2024 audited accounts. The bleak assessment highlights the risk facing the state’s […]
Police kill suspected kidnapper, recover firearm in A’Ibom
A 27-year-old suspected kidnapper, one John Akpan, from Ikot Umiang village in Mpat-enin Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State has been shot dead by operatives of the state command while planning further kidnapping operations in the area According to a statement by the command’s Public Relations Officer, Timfon John, […]
Police arrest four over missing newborn in Ekiti hospital
The Ekiti State Police Command has arrested four suspects over a newborn baby allegedly stolen at a health centre in Ado Ekiti, the state capital. There was pandemonium at the health facility in Ado Ekiti on Monday morning following the discovery that the newly delivered baby was nowhere to be […]
220 oil blocks abandoned amid debt, crude crises.
Nigeria currently has 220 open oil blocks scattered across its onshore and offshore basins, data from the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission has revealed. This is despite its growing debt burden and crude shortages affecting local refineries. The NUPRC data showed that the deep offshore terrain accounts for the highest […]
WAEC releases 2025 WASSCE results.
The West African Examinations Council has announced the official release of the results for the 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination for school candidates. In a statement issued via X on Monday, August 4, 2025, the examination body confirmed that candidates who sat for the exam can now access […]
Tinubu gives D’Tigress $100,000 each, flats, national honour.
President Bola Tinubu has honoured Nigeria’s national women’s basketball team, D’Tigress, with a reward package that includes $100,000 for each player, $50,000 for every member of the 11-man coaching and technical crew. Tinubu also rewarded all team members and staff with a three-bedroom flat at the Renewed Hope Estate. In […]
National Drug Law Enforcement Agency Nabs Dispatch Riders Moving Drugs in Abuja.
Three motorcycle dispatch riders have been arrested in Abuja for allegedly distributing illegal drugs across the city. Spokesperson for the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Femi Babafemi said the suspects: Sabo Sule, 24; Samuel Nnamdi, 28; and Idris Jibrin, 28, were caught during intelligence-led stop-and-search operations in Gwarimpa, Jahi, […]
On Sports, Ademola Lookman Says Goodbye to Atalanta After Fallout.
On Sports News, Nigerian international Ademola Lookman has formally requested a transfer from Atalanta, accusing the Serie A club of breaking promises. In a statement on Instagram, Lookman said the club failed to honour an agreement to let him leave if a fair offer arrived. The 26-year-old, who joined the […]
Peter Obi has restated his vow to serve only one term if elected Nigeria’s president.
Peter Obi has restated his vow to serve only one term if elected Nigeria’s president. In a statement on Sunday via X, the 2023 Labour Party candidate said leadership should be defined by impact, not longevity. Citing figures like Mandela and JFK, Obi emphasized that real change can happen in […]