The Cross River State government has vehemently denounced and ordered an investigation into what it perceives as a “flagrant act of lawlessness and abuse of power” following the untimely demise of 23-year-old Onyekachi Moses Mba in Calabar. Erasmus Ekpang, the State Information Commissioner, expressed profound sorrow in a statement over the young […]
Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) from Agagbe camps in the Gwer West Local Government Area (LGA) of Benue State have reportedly endured snake bites between January and August 2025. Jacob Ibaah, an IDP from a camp in Agagbe, informed reporters on Sunday that not fewer than 12 IDPs have suffered snake bites in […]
Resident doctors in Kaduna State have declared an indefinite strike commencing at midnight on Sunday, September 1, 2025, attributing this action to the government’s failure to implement the 2024 Consolidated Medical Salary Structure (CONMESS) and other welfare agreements. The Association of Resident Doctors (ARD), Kaduna State chapter, in a communiqué released following an emergency […]
Former Vice-President and presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 elections, Atiku Abubakar, has strongly condemned the conduct of the just-concluded local government elections in Rivers State, describing the exercise as a sham and an assault on democracy. The elections, held on Saturday across the 23 local government areas […]
Former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, has dismissed criticisms describing him as a religious fundamentalist, insisting that such perceptions are misplaced and held by people who neither know him personally nor have worked with him. Speaking on Sunday Politics, a Channels Television programme, El-Rufai said he remains indifferent to the views of his detractors. […]
The Dangote Group has condoled with the family of reality TV star, Ijeoma Josephina Otabor, popularly known as Phyna, over the tragic passing of her younger sister, Ruth Otabor. Ruth, who was critically injured in a road accident involving one of the company’s trucks in Auchi, Edo State, succumbed to her injuries despite […]
The Iyana-Isolo axis of the ever-busy Apapa–Oshodi Expressway in Lagos descended into chaos on Sunday afternoon when a diesel-laden tanker overturned and went up in flames, leaving at least two people injured. Eyewitnesses said the tanker, which was heading inwards Oshodi from Mile 2, lost control while the driver attempted to park by […]
Nigerian forward, Emmanuel Dennis has officially left Nottingham Forest following the mutual termination of his contract, the Premier League club announced on Sunday. In a short statement on its official website, Forest said: “Nottingham Forest can confirm that Emmanuel Dennis has left the Club following the mutual termination of his contract. We wish […]
PRESS STATEMENT In the light of recent insinuations, half-truths and fake information being circulated, we find it expedient to make it abundantly clear that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration has been guided, at all times, by the principles of fairness, justice, and equity in the distribution of federal government projects, appointments, and opportunities across all […]
Liverpool claimed a crucial 1-0 victory over Arsenal at Anfield on Sunday, with Dominik Szoboszlai’s late goal proving decisive in a tense Premier League encounter. The Hungarian midfielder broke the deadlock in the 83rd minute, unleashing a powerful free kick from distance that flew past goalkeeper David Raya, handing manager Arne Slot’s side all three […]
