Abia State Governor, Alex Otti has commended security agencies in Aba for not brutalizing residents who participated in a free Nnamdi Kanu protest held on March 12, 2026. The governor also thanked the residents of the Enyimba city for conducting themselves peacefully and not resorting to violence. Otti who was speaking at Government House, Umuahia,…
Pope Leo XIV on Saturday denounced the widening gap between the haves and have-nots as he visited Monaco, a millionaires’ playground that is the surprise pick for the first western European trip of his papacy. Arriving by helicopter from Rome, the pope was greeted by Monaco’s ruler Prince Albert II and his wife, Princess Charlene, at…
Nigerian music legend, Innocent Idibia, popularly known as 2Face, has expressed confidence in the future of Afrobeats, allaying fears that the genre might be heading to relegation on the global stage. Speaking in a recent interview with Yaw on Wazobia FM Lagos, the African Queen crooner argued that contrary to some negative predictions, Afrobeats won’t…
Yemen’s Houthi rebels announced their entry into the Middle East war on Saturday by launching a ballistic missile towards Israel, as the world struggled to contain the economic damage of a conflict now entering its second month. The intervention of Iran’s Yemeni allies into Tehran’s conflict with Israel and the United States will spark concern…
By Adeola Badru The body of an unidentified teenage boy has been discovered in the swimming pool of the University of Ibadan (UI). The discovery has prompted the Oyo State Police Command to launch an investigation into a suspected case of murder. In a statement, the Public Relations Officer, DSP Olayinka Ayanlade, said: “The institution’s…
The United States and Iraq will “intensify cooperation” to prevent attacks and ensure Iraqi territory is not used to launch assaults against US facilities, Washington’s embassy in Baghdad said in a statement. Since the war began on February 28 with US-Israeli strikes on Iran, Iraq has been increasingly drawn into a conflict it had sought…
By Matthew Johnson Ahead of the governorship election in 2027, the Lagos Youths for Gbaja Initiative has thrown its weight behind the Chief of Staff to the President, Mr Femi Gbajabiamila, to emerge as next governor of Lagos State. The group, in a statement by its coordinator, Mr Sote Esinloku, said Lagos State requires not…
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