The first batch of Nigerians evacuated from South Africa following the recent wave of xenophobic attacks has arrived safely in Lagos. A total of 268 returnees landed at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport on Thursday at about 10:30 a.m. aboard an Air Peace flight. The evacuation flight was originally expected to depart on Monday but…
He had a call while seated next to me.He said, “I’m not doing it intentionally. If I had the money, I would have paid you long ago.” It turned into an exchange of words. My boyfriend sounded apologetic. When I finally walked in, I asked, “Do you owe him money?” He looked up at me…
Operatives of the Obalende Division of the Ogun State Police command have successfully foiled a well-coordinated conspiracy to kidnap a Chinese national and arrested two principal suspects, Chinedu Onwuemena ‘M’, aged 41 years, and Jimoh Ojo ‘M’, aged 37 years, in connection with a planned N50,000,000 ransom demand. The suspects were arrested on June…
All the animals at a children’s soft play centre and mini zoo in Hertfordshire have been tragically k!lled after a fire tore through the building. Ten fire engines were dispatched to The Jungle Box on the Watermill Industrial Estate in Buntingford, Hertfordshire after the fire was reported at around 3am on Wednesday morning, June 10. …
My boyfriend lives with his mother. That isn’t the problem, but he shares a single room with his mother. He said he rented the room for himself, and his mom came to visit and never went back. I asked him to help his mom get a new place. He said, “If I had the money,…
The Senate has directed security agencies to arrest the former Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mele Kyari. The Senate Committee on Public Accounts gave the order after Mele Kyari failed to appear before the committee over questions surrounding an alleged ₦210 trillion that could not be accounted for between…
Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has dissolved the board of Bayelsa United Football Club and sacked all the players, including the technical crew, following the team’s relegation from the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) to the Nigerian National League (NNL). Diri took the decision after the Yenagoa-based club suffered relegation despite receiving substantial…
About four months ago, I started dating this fine girl, many months after my girlfriend got married a month after we broke up. But that’s another story for another day. As we are both in our twenties, I had some expectations that we should build each other, you know. I like her too, but she…
Nigerian music star Davido, used his appearance at the 2026 FIFA World Cup concert on Wednesday to draw attention to the recent kidnapping of pupils and teachers in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State. The singer turned his performance into a call for action, urging authorities to intensify efforts to rescue those still being…
The Forestry Commission (FC) has issued a strong condemnation regarding the assault and destruction of a newly built accommodation facility intended for timber checkpoint personnel at Babatokuma, located in the Kintampo Forest District of the Bono East Region. As per a statement released by the Commission on Wednesday, June 10, the incident took place on…
