THE Rivers State Police Command says the killing of a former student leader, Endwell Ejindu, was not connected to the ongoing clashes by political factions in the state. The command’s spokesperson, SP Grace Iringe-Koko, made this known in an interview with journalists in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, on …

A viral video of President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa purportedly ignoring President Bola Tinubu during his inauguration has caused a stir on the internet. Aisha Yesufu, the social activist, posted the clip on her X account on Wednesday and wrote that Tinubu was disgraced once again, while another X …

Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has vowed to arrest perpetrators behind the recent kidnapping of the three Lebanese nationals, including the Managing Director of Fouani Group, Muhammed Fouani, saying his government would not condone people of evil intentions in the State. Sanwo-Olu assured Lagos residents, particularly business owners and religious …

THE Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) 2021 has been deemed inadequate in tackling the ecological and environmental issues plaguing the Niger Delta region, according to stakeholders at the Third Niger Delta Socio-Ecological Alternatives Convergence (NDAC). The event, organized by the Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF), took place in Abuja on …

MINISTER of State for Environment, Dr. Iziaq Salako, disclosed that drought had severely affected around 40 million Nigerians, resulting in significant livelihood losses and increased poverty, particularly in the Lake Chad region. This position was shared on his behalf by Alhaji Abdullahi Usman, a senior official from the ministry, at …

THE Federal Government has borrowed a total of $4.95bn in loans from the World Bank in the past 12 months, pushing the total public debt to N101trn amid worries about the increasing costs of servicing external debt. The nation’s public debt was put at approximately N97trn as of December 2023, according …

EThe Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has expressed grave concerns over projections indicating a significant rise in drug intake in Africa, particularly Nigeria, by 2030. According to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), drug use on the continent is expected to surge by 40%, driven …

An Abeokuta Magistrates’ Court sitting in Isabo, on Wednesday, remanded a 25-year-old woman for allegedly causing grievous harm to a 12-year -old girl by inserting a piece of burning firewood into her private part. The defendant, who resides at No 6 Isewo Dotin, in Obada-Oko area in Abeokuta, is facing …

This will sound unbelievable but it is true. I had a “rich” neighbour who nicknamed himself “Commissioner”. He built this duplex within six months, bought six expensive cars within eight months. One of the exotic cars he drove, in fact the last one he bought was 46 million Naira as …

Abba Kyari, the suspended deputy commissioner of police who was granted a three-week bail to bury his mother, is back in prison for alleged drug deals. The federal high court sitting in Abuja denied him bail after the expiration of the temporary bail. Justice Emeka Nwite in his ruling held …