The nationwide protest against hunger in the country turned riotous in Kaduna and Zaria yesterday, compelling the state government to declare a dusk-to-dawn curfew. Aside from Kaduna, the protest also continued in Lagos, Abuja, Jos, Benin, Kano, and Zamfara, despite President Bola Tinubu’s nationwide broadcast on Sunday. Meanwhile, losses to the economy have been estimated […]
An Imo State High Court presided over by Justice T.N. Nzeukwu has sentenced a pastor to eight years imprisonment for raping the wife of his church member. Pastor Desmond Eke, founder of Deliverance Ministry of the Good Shepherd, Umuihita Avu, Owerri West LGA Imo State was found guilty of taking advantage of the woman who […]
Famous Nigerian singer, Oyinkansola Sarah Aderibigbe, popularly known as Ayra Starr has been captured in a distressing condition. In a now trending video on social media, the singer is seen lying in bed, flanked by her sister on the right and her mother on the left. Ayra, who sounds weak, was coughing at one point, […]
Chelsea manager, Enzo Maresca, has warned his players that no one is a guaranteed starter. Maresca, speaking about Conor Gallagher’s imminent exit, insisted every squad member has to fight for their spot. According to him, it is “disrespectful” to call any one a starter in the team. “No one is a starter. They have to […]
Manchester United defender, Aaron Wan-Bissaka, is demanding a pay-off from the club before he completes a move to West Ham. Both Premier League clubs have all but agreed a £18million fee for the 26-year-old. Wan-Bissaka’s current contract at Old Trafford expires next summer and United want to cash in this summer, rather than lose him […]
Chelsea remain keen on signing Victor Osimhen from Napoli as the London club continue their search for a quality striker in the summer transfer market ahead of the new season. According to Football Insider, the Blues are still in negotiations with Napoli for the Nigeria striker, although they are unwilling to match his £130m release clause. […]
Operatives of the Department of State Services have arrested one of the leaders of the ongoing Endbadgovernance protests in the Federal Capital Territory, Micheal Lenin. Lenin was picked up by the DSS around 2 am on Monday at his residence in the Apo area of the FCT. Speaking with our correspondent, the Director of Mobilisation, […]
Nigeria’s D’Tigress have been drawn against the United States in the quarter-finals of the women’s basketball event at the 2024 Paris Olympics. The Nigerian ladies made history by securing Nigeria’s first-ever berth in the last eight of the Olympic basketball tournament. This followed their impressive 79-70 victory over Canada in their final group game on […]
Troops of the Nigerian Army have arrested a notorious gun-runner on transit to deliver high calibre weapons to terrorists and intercepted a truck conveying illegally refined Automated Gas Oil, AGO. The troops also rescued kidnapped victims while on transit in Kaduna State. The Army said vigilant troops, in collaboration with other security agencies, intercepted the […]
Organisers of the nationwide protest against hardship, former Vice President Abubakar Atiku, Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, and human rights activist, Femi Falana, SAN, have described as the hollow response of President Bola Tinubu to the protest which was on its fourth day yesterday. Recall that the protesters had asked the President to address the […]
