Davido and Asa will be performing at the opening ceremony of the 2025 National Sports Festival, NSF. The singers will be performing by 5:00 pm today, Sunday May 18, at the NSF opening ceremony in Abeokuta, Ogun state. Bukola Olopade, the Director General of the National Sports Commission, made the announcement on Sunday afternoon on […] More
Ten inmates escaped from a New Orleans jail early Friday morning after navigating through a hole behind a toilet, prompting a manhunt and raising serious concerns about security breaches and possible internal assistance. Authorities from the Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office said the escape began at around 12:22am when the inmates tampered with a cell door. […] More
Princess Opeyemi Bright has been sworn in as the youngest Mayor in the United Kingdom. At just 29 years old, Princess Bright now holds the prestigious title of First Citizen of the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham, following her inauguration on Friday, May 16, 2025. Born in the UK to Nigerian parents, her election […] More
Ibadan was thrown into mourning late this afternoon as a horrific accident claimed the life of an elderly market woman and left several others battling for survival. The tragic incident occurred around 4:00 PM on the Agbowo-Ojoo expressway, near the infamous blue container close to the repodun area and the Agbowo Express Police Station. According […] More
A 43-year-old woman simply identified as Gift has been arrested by the Rivers State police command for allegedly biting off the tip of her lover’s penis during a domestic dispute in the Mile 3 area of Diobu, Port Harcourt. The sad incident, which occurred on Thursday, sent shockwaves across the heavily crowded Bishop Okoye Street […] More
At least five persons were injured on Friday following an explosion at the cooking gas section of the Nobpet fuelling station, opposite the Air Force junction in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The fire, which gutted the entire gas section, also spread to destroy over eight vehicles parked near the neighbouring Ebonyi State Transport Corporation office. […] More
The Kwara State Government has unveiled a 70-meter flagpole, describing it as the tallest in the West African region to make a bold declaration of identity and pride. The State Commissioner for Works, Abdulquawiy Olododo, disclosed in a statement on Friday that the erected towering structure with the Nigerian flag attached to it stands as […] More
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested five suspects in connection with the abduction and trafficking of a new-born child, following an extensive investigation led by the State Criminal Investigation Department, SCID. The case was reported on May 5, 2025, at the Ajah Police Division by a man who raised concerns over the sudden disappearance […] More
An Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court Ibadan on Thursday ordered the remand of a 34-year-old man, Femi James, in a correctional facility for allegedly raping three sisters and one other. James, whose address was not provided, was charged with rape. The Magistrate, Mrs Adebola Adeola, did not take the plea of the defendant for want of jurisdiction. […] More
A yet to be identified woman allegedly attempted su!cide by consuming rat poison in Benue State. According to a Facebook user, Mary David Lubem, the incident happened at Wurukum market in Makurdi on Thursday, May 15, 2025. She claimed someone quickly intervened and force-fed palm oil to the woman to douse the pain she was […] More
President Bola Tinubu has approved massive recruitment of youth for the establishment of forest guards to secure and flush out terrorists and bandits from forests across the country. Sunday Dare, presidential spokesperson, in a statement on Wednesday, announced Mr. Tinubu ordered the recruitment of forest guards “to secure the 1,129 forests in the country.” “The […] More
A bill to amend the Electoral Act 2022 to make voting compulsory for Nigerians of voting age has passed second reading in the House of Representatives. The proposed legislation was sponsored by the Speaker, Tajudeen Abbas, and Daniel Ago. Leading the debate during plenary on Thursday, Ago said the bill aimed to encourage citizens’ participation […] More