Ghana head coach Carlos Queiroz has criticized the decision to expand the World Cup to 48 teams, saying it has devalued the qualification process and turned the tournament into something “vulgar and ordinary.” This is the first World Cup to feature 48 teams, with the previous 32-team format being in place since 1998. But the…
By Eric Elezuo As Nigeria joined the global community to commemorate the 2026 International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, stakeholders from the media, healthcare, law enforcement, government and the private sector gathered in Lagos to chart a new course in the fight against substance abuse. The Media Practitioners’ Capacity Building Programme, organized by…
Suspected bandits have shared a video flaunting large sums of money allegedly obtained from ransom payments for kidnap victims. The video has been shared online, eliciting concern about the state of the nation. Bakatsine, a journalist who reports on conflict and insecurity in Nigeria’s North-West region, shared the video on X and wrote:…
A 22-year-old female teacher Mariam Usman, was beaten to d3ath allegedly by the father of a student she disciplined in Ugbamaka, Okpo District, Olamaboro Local Government Area of Kogi State. According to security analyst Zagazola Makama, the tragic incident occurred after the teacher took disciplinary action against the student, leading to a confrontation with…
A woman has shared why a man stopped responding to her messages and refused to reach out to her after they went on a perfect date. She explained that the man gave no reason for his actions until much later when he indirectly told her she has body odour. She wrote: ‘Someone ghosted…
By Eric Elezuo It was a moment of class, glamour and superlative display of cultural ingenuity as the historic city of Ile-Ife, in Osun State became a beehive of activities, hosting A-list dignitaries. It was the celebration former Ogun State Governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun’s wife, Mrs Olufunso Amosun, who not only celebrated her 60th birthday,…
Pandemonium broke out at a wedding reception in the Udu area of Delta state on Saturday, June 27, after the POP ceiling in the reception hall, fell on the guests. A video shared online showed the guests scampering for safety after the POP caved in on them. The undeterred guests, however, took the…
A 38-year-old businesswoman, Iwebema Ogechi Peace, has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) following the discovery of a large consignment of cocaine concealed in the false bottom of her luggage while heading to Beijing, China, aboard a Qatar Airways flight through the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Ikeja, Lagos….
NDLEA operatives in FCT Abuja in a joint operation with their colleagues in Anambra, have unraveled a syndicate that plants illicit drugs in the luggage of unsuspecting passengers in motor parks. According to a statement released by NDLEA spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, their illicit activities came to the fore when operatives in Abuja intercepted a…
Nigerian singer Mr Real has rejected First Lady Oluremi Tinubu’s economic advice, stating he would rather join banditry. The “Legbegbe” crooner made the controversial statement in direct response to recent economic advice from First Lady Oluremi Tinubu. The controversy stems from remarks made by Mrs. Tinubu last Thursday, in which she advised low-income…
