Vice President Kashim Shettima says Nigeria has no business being poor Shettima made this assertion when he delivered a keynote address at the Agric, Development and Investment Summit in Abuja on Wednesday, July 15. He recalled how Indonesia’s revenue from oil palm outweighed Nigeria’s income from crude oil in 2025. “Indonesia is…
A lawyer has shared the action he took after discovering that the client he was defending in court was indeed guilty of child defil£ment. Francis Paul Chukuwuma says that, according to the law, everyone is innocent until proven guilty and every accused person reserves a right to counsel. However, he said that while he can…
The British government has called on FIFA to investigate Argentina’s national team after several players celebrated their World Cup semifinal victory over England with a banner asserting Argentina’s sovereignty over the disputed Falkland Islands. The controversy erupted after Argentina’s 2-1 win over England in Wednesday’s semifinal in Atlanta, where players posed with a banner handed…
A woman has shared her surprise at a trend she is noticing among single ladies. The customer care specialist named Grace wrote on X that she has noticed single ladies renting houses and setting up their homes tastefully like marriage is not in the picture for them. She wrote: “Wait oo, who else is noticing…
At least 11 people, including children, were killed and 19 others injured after a fire tore through an orphanage in the Mohammadia suburb of Algiers early Thursday, Algerian authorities said. The blaze broke out at about 3:00-3:30 a.m. at the two-storey childcare institution in Mohammadia, on the eastern outskirts of the Algerian capital, prompting an…
The FCT Police Command has secured the conviction of Ekang Philip Bassey, who has been sentenced to life imprisonment by the FCT High Court 25, presided over by Hon. Justice M. S. Idris, for the death of Emeka Nnonifu, which occurred on 6th January, 2024, at a hotel in the Kubwa area of the Federal…
The Kwara State Police Command has arrested two foreign nationals in connection with a foiled k!dnapping plot and has recovered the mobile phone allegedly used to perpetrate the criminal act. The operation followed a report received at the Okuta Police Division from one S. Ismaila of Okuta, who stated that he had received a…
Suspected bandits have abducted scores of internally displaced persons (IDPs) who had just returned to their communities during fresh attacks on Gasalodi and Tungar Barke villages in Tambuwal Local Government Area of Sokoto State on Wednesday, July 15. The attack occurred around 11 a.m. as residents, who had been taking refuge in nearby Jabo…
The redrafted Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Act (Amendment) Bill, 2026, has been passed by the Senate, introducing heavy penalties for various road and transit-related infractions. Among the newly established rules is a ₦50,000 penalty targeting individuals who trade, hawk, or preach to passengers inside commercial buses. This legislative update, which currently awaits the president’s…
A former presidential spokesperson has added his voice to those urging the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, to vacate his office following the unfolding fake agency controversy. Laolu Akande expressed this view during a Thursday, July 16 broadcast of Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily program. His comments came in response to the recent…
