The Nigeria Customs Service, Federal Operations Unit Zone A, Ikeja, said it arrested a 71-year-old man with 6.35kg of cocaine with an estimated street value of N2.35bn concealed in a Toyota Highlander. The Customs Area Controller in charge of the unit, Gambo Aliyu, disclosed this on Tuesday, May 5, in Ikeja while showcasing some of…
Tunde’s daughter was sent home from school because of unpaid fees. His salary was due in a week, but he couldn’t wait that long and simply couldn’t let his daughter miss classes. Like many of us, he reached out to friends and considered a traditional bank loan, but the endless paperwork, long waits,…
Media mogul Ted Turner, the founder of CNN, has died at the age of 87. The Ohio-born businessman, widely known as “The Mouth of the South” for his outspoken personality, built a media empire that transformed global broadcasting. His most notable achievement was launching CNN, the first 24-hour news network, which changed how the…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Kano State Strategic Command, says it has uncovered caves and underground tunnels used as drug hideouts in the Rimin Kebe area of the state. This was disclosed in a statement issued by the command’s Public Relations Officer (PRO), Sadiq Muhammad-Maigatari, on Wednesday, May 5, in Kano. The PRO…
Operatives of the Anambra State Police Command attached to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) have concluded investigations into several serious cases of sexual and child abuse-related offences, including that of a father who has been having an affair with his daughter and inflicted her with a serious viral disease. The five suspects will…
Actress Sarah Martin has sparked reactions after sharing her thoughts on relationship abuse following a video of a Kenyan woman destroying the home of a man that hosted her in the U.S. Reacting to the clip, she questioned why such behaviour is not widely recognised as abuse, noting that if the man speaks up,…
Senate Minority Whip Tony Nwoye has dumped the African Democratic Congress (ADC) for the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), becoming the third senator to join the party in just one week. Tony Nwoye, who represents Anambra North, made his decision known in a letter that was read during Wednesday’s plenary session by Senate President Godswill Akpabio….
South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa has responded to recent unrest caused by anti-foreigner protests in major South African cities including Durban, Johannesburg and Pretoria. According to Ramaphosa, South Africans are inherently not xenophobic, but are going through tough economic pressures at the moment. The president made the remarks on Wednesday, May 6, 2026…
A 35-year-old mother, Jo Shaw, is being hailed as a hero after saving her young child moments before she was killed in a deliberate grenade explosion at her home in Bristol. The blast, which occurred at approximately 6:30 am on Sunday, was triggered by her ex-partner, 41-year-old Ryan Kelly, a former member of a “Breaking…
The Federal Government has introduced a new rule stopping people who receive honorary degrees from using the title “Dr.” This decision was approved by the Federal Executive Council (FEC) as part of a broader policy to regulate how honorary degrees are awarded and used by universities and other tertiary institutions. The policy also outlines penalties…
