The Nigeria Police Force has warned against the recent disturbing trend of self-kidnapping (false kidnapping), saying it is a punishable offence under the laws. Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Muyiwa Adejobi who…
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American businesses eager to invest in Nigeria but… – US Secretary of State
Corruption and difficulty in repatriating capital amongst others are some of the reasons American entrepreneurs eager to invest in Nigeria are stalling, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken told journalists at Nigeria’s…
Nigeria to face Cameroon in AFCON round of 16
The Super Eagles will face the indomitable lions of Cameroon in the round of 16 on Saturday January 27 by 3:00pm for a quarter finals ticket at the ongoing AFCON in…
We will beat G’Bissau for Nigerians — Osimhen
With four points already and second in Group A behind Equatorial Guinea on goal difference, Nigeria are out to finish their group campaign on a high as group leaders at the 2023…
Kenyan detectives arrest two Nigerians for murder
Detectives in Kenya have arrested two Nigerians, William Opia and Johnbull Asbor, for allegedly murdering and dismembering Rita Waeni, a 20-year-old student at Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology in an…
No half measures, Tinubu, sell refineries
THE new bid by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited to entrust the management of its largest refinery in private hands begs the question of privatisation. It is not only beating about…
Tinubu says universities central to attaining ‘new Nigeria,’ hails Jega, Falola
President Bola Tinubu has said universities, among other educational institutions, are central to the attainment of the new Nigeria of his dream. He urged academics to put on their thinking caps and…
Barbarians Have Taken Over Social Media In Nigeria — Soyinka
Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka has launched a scathing attack on the state of social media in Nigeria, declaring it to be “taken over by barbarians.” In a speech delivered at the 48th…
Discordant tunes over Tinubu’s plan to deploy forest guards to curb kidnapping
As Nigeria continues to search for solutions for the pervasive insecurity in the country, especially kidnapping and banditry, experts in the security space have expressed divergent opinions on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s…
Suicide: Nigeria Betrays Amarachi Ugochukwu, Even in Death, by Tony Eluemunor
I will never forget the sad and saddening picture of the late Amarachi Ugochukwu, the 32-year old staff of Globus Bank, Ikorodu, Lagos, who committed suicide on 8 January 2024. She had…