By Henry Obetta Governorship candidate of the Allied Peoples Movement, APM, in Lagos State, Mr Laja Adeoye, on Friday, commended residents of the state for their resilience, noting that June 12 occupies a special place in Nigeria’s democratic journey. Spokesperson of the Laja Adeoye Campaign Organization, LACO, Ayodele Kazeem, hailed the courage and determination of…
By Mary Agbabiaka Grammy-winning singer Ariana Grande has criticised the White House for using her hit song “Bye” in a social media video promoting immigration arrests, demanding that her music not be associated with what she described as “barbaric, inhumane, heinous nonsense.” The controversy erupted after the White House recently shared a video on its…
By Adegboyega Adeleye Facebook and Instagram users across the world experienced difficulties accessing the social media platforms on Friday, with thousands reporting login failures, loading issues and service disruptions in what appeared to be a widespread outage affecting Meta-owned services. According to outage-tracking platform Downdetector, user reports surged across Facebook, Instagram and Messenger as the…
By Evelyn Usman Lagos State Commissioner of Police, CP Fatai Tijani, has ordered a statewide clampdown on vehicles plying Lagos roads without number plates or with concealed registration marks, warning that offenders would be arrested and their vehicles impounded with immediate effect. The directive, according to Fatai, formed part of measures to strengthen security architecture…
By Emmanuel Iheaka The youth leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Imo State, Franklin-Kennedy Ibeh, has condemned the ongoing xenophobic attacks against foreign nationals of African descent in South Africa. Ibeh, in a statement issued in Owerri on Thursday, accused the administration of President Cyril Ramaphosa and the ruling African National Congress (ANC)…
By Steve Oko The Abia State Police Command has confirmed the rescue of two farmers abducted by suspected Fulani herdsmen in Ohuhu community, Umuahia North Local Government Area, following a swift joint operation involving police operatives, local vigilantes, forest guards and community youths. The rescue operation followed rising tension in the agrarian area, where residents…
Operatives of the Special Anti-Kidnapping Unit have arrested four suspected fraudsters in Asaba, Delta State. Counterfeit US dollars amounting to $1,600 was recovered from the suspects. The suspects, named as Joshua Nwaosa, Daniel Arhewe, Prince Chukwuma, and John Egwuba, were arrested on June 9, 2026. Delta State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Bright Edafe, disclosed…
By Jeff Agbodo, Abakaliki The Minister of Works, Senator David Umahi, on Wednesday joked that the Ministry of Aviation should be made to pay “landing, parking and takeoff costs” after a private jet mistakenly landed on a concrete road under construction in Asaba, Delta State. Umahi made the remark during an inspection tour of the…
…urges urgent preventive action against rising insecurity By Adeola Badru Amid growing insecurity concerns in Oyo State and 24 days after the abduction of teachers and pupils in Oriire Local Government Area, Yoruba nation activist, Chief Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, has written to Governor Seyi Makinde, expressing readiness to provide security for…
President Bola Tinubu on Thursday disclosed that he appointed Nyesom Wike as the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, because he can deliver results in the area of projects and infrastructure. Speaking during the commissioning of the newly completed Federal Highway 105, linking the Airport Expressway to Kuje Township in Abuja, Tinubu described Wike as a…
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