An Abuja-based legal practitioner, Stan Alieke, has cautioned Nigerians against attempting to replicate the revolutionary movement that swept through Nepal, stressing that the scars of the Nigerian Civil War are still visible more than sixty years after its end. Alieke, in a statement made available to journalists on Saturday, noted that Nigeria’s fragile unity […]
Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke, has described the conviction of the Apetumodu of Ipetumodu, Oba Joseph Oloyede, in the United States of America as “an ugly development” and directed the state’s Ministry of Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs to urgently wade into the matter. The governor’s directive, issued on Friday through the Commissioner […]
Kylian Mbappe once again proved decisive as Real Madrid secured a hard-fought 2-1 win away at Real Sociedad in La Liga on Saturday, despite being reduced to 10 men for over an hour. First-half goals from Mbappe and Arda Güler set Los Blancos on course for their fourth straight victory of the season, maintaining […]
The political rivalry between the First Lady of Anambra State, Mrs. Nonye Soludo, and former senator Uche Ekwunife has taken a dramatic turn, as Mrs. Soludo has publicly challenged the ex-lawmaker to present her children for an all-expense-paid DNA test. The challenge comes amid an intensifying war of words between the two prominent women, […]
As Israeli forces stepped up their offensive in Gaza City on Saturday, civilians caught in the crossfire painted a grim picture of displacement, overcrowding, and relentless air strikes, warning that fleeing south has offered little safety. The Israeli military announced that more than 250,000 residents had left Gaza’s largest city “for their own safety” since […]
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has stepped up rescue and inspection efforts in Kaduna State following days of intense rainfall that triggered flooding across several communities. In a statement on Saturday, the agency said its Kaduna Operations Office had been fully activated to coordinate emergency response, covering Kigo Road, Nassarawa, Bashama Road, Haliru […]
By Bamidele Atoyebi In every corner of this country, from political debates to beer-parlour conversations, one truth hovers in the background but rarely gets voiced. Some Nigerian elite do not want to admit that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s reforms are beginning to show results. The resistance began long before he took office. […]
One person has been confirmed dead after a three-storey building collapsed at Alagomeji in the Yaba area of Lagos State. The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), in its Day 2 incident report on Saturday, said the body of a male victim was recovered from the rubble during ongoing search and rescue operations. In an earlier […]
Arsenal maintained their push at the top end of the Premier League table with a convincing 3-0 win over Nottingham Forest at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday. The breakthrough came in the 32nd minute when Spanish midfielder Martín Zubimendi struck a superb volley from distance to give the Gunners the lead. Just moments after the […]
Flood Displaces Over 500 Households in Kaduna A devastating flood has displaced more than 500 households in Kigo Road Extension, Kaduna North Local Government Area of Kaduna State, leaving residents counting their losses. The incident, which followed hours of heavy rainfall, submerged homes, destroyed property, and forced hundreds of families to […]
