Passengers and crew of a British Airways flight who were taken hostage in Kuwait in 1990 have launched legal action against the United Kingdom government and the airline, a law firm said Monday. People on BA flight 149 were taken off the Kuala Lumpur-bound plane when it landed in the Gulf state on August 2 […]
The FCT Police Command’s anti-kidnapping unit has rescued two female victims, Mart Ojadi, 15, and Evelyn Chinaza, 12, who were kidnapped by gunmen in Guto village, Bwari, on June 30, 2024. This was made known in a statement by the state Police Public Relations Officer, SP Josephine Adeh, on Sunday. Adeh disclosed that the police, […]
The Federal Government has commenced the construction of the South-South section of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway just as it suspended new road projects. The Minister of Works, David Umahi, declared that the Federal Government would not embark on any new road project in 2025, citing paucity of funds. He said this during the stakeholders’ engagement […]
The US Supreme Court is expected to rule Monday on the most highly anticipated decision of its term — a ruling “for the ages” on whether Donald Trump, as a former president, is immune from prosecution. Even if the ruling is likely to reject Trump’s claim he should enjoy absolute immunity, the decision will be […]
The United Nations and the United States of America, on Sunday, condemned Saturday bomb attacks in Tashan Mararaba, Gwoza town, Borno State, claiming the lives of at least 18 persons. The attacks, carried out by suspected female suicide bombers, struck a wedding, a hospital, and a funeral in Gwoza, a town near the border with […]
Manchester United are keen on signing Victor Osimhen with the Red Devils reportedly plotting a player plus cash deal to sign the 25-year-old Napoli striker. The Nigerian has been linked with clubs like Chelsea, Arsenal and PSG but a report from CalcioNapoli24 states that United are very much in the race as well. According to the […]
Saudi club Al-Ittihad have made a generous offer to Atalanta for forward Ademola Lookman, proposing an annual salary of nearly €11m for the player. According to transfer expert, Rudy Galetti, the Saudi club have also offered Atalanta €30m for the transfer, with negotiations between the clubs ongoing. Lookman recently secured his team’s first European trophy […]
In the wake of Monday’s protest at its office by residents of the Lalupon community over prolonged non-access to electricity, the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) has unveiled plans to, in the interim, restore power to the community in four weeks. This is as the company assured that it was committed to expediting efforts towards […]
At the backdrop of sustained surge in inflation, it has been established that cost of a Healthy Diet, CoHD, rose by 32 percent to N1,041 per adult per day in May 2024 from N786 in December 2023. The National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, disclosed this yesterday in its CoHD report for May 2024, noting that the […]
The Lagos State Police Command said it has begun an investigation into the death of the former Chief Executive Officer, CEO, of Konga, one of Nigeria’s e-commerce giants, Mr Nick Imudia. Sources at the State Criminal Investigation Department, SCID revealed that detectives of the Homicide section had visited the scene of the incident and would […]
