Hello Akosua, I just want you to know that your absence has settled heavily in my life. Some nights, it feels like my chest caves in whenever your name crosses my mind. I miss you in ways I cannot even explain properly. No matter how hard I try to let go, your memory keeps finding…
An elderly man is being hailed as a hero after he risked his life to thwart an attempted kidnapping by a criminal posing as a utility worker outside his Oregon home. The 85-year-old Good Samaritan, who has not been publicly identified, rushed out of his mobile home in a Medford neighborhood when he heard a…
Former Head of State Yakubu Gowon has reopened debates over one of Nigeria’s most sensitive historical moments, alleging that late Biafran leader Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu frustrated multiple peace efforts that could have prevented the Nigerian Civil War. In his autobiography My Life of Service and Allegiance, Gowon gave a detailed account of the political…
A 4-year-old girl who was found de@d inside a parked vehicle in Valley Village on Tuesday, May 19, has been identified. The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner on Wednesday, May 20, identified the child as Adina Nevo. According to the Los Angeles Police Department, emergency crews were dispatched to the 12700 block of McCormick Street…
Meta Platforms has laid off around 8,000 employees as part of a major internal restructuring aimed at transforming the company into an artificial intelligence–focused organisation. The job cuts, which represent roughly 10% of its global workforce, began rolling out across different regions, including Asia, Europe, and the United States, with affected staff receiving notification…
Operatives of the Kebbi Hisbah Board, an agency under the Ministry of Religious Affairs, have arrested a young woman and a man at Filin Idi, Birnin Kebbi, for allegedly engaging in immoral acts. The agency’s Director of Shariah, Sirajo Kamba, confirmed the arrests in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria…
An X user has sparked reactions online after sharing an encounter with a man who allegedly got upset hearing her call her husband “babe.” According to her, the man insisted that a wife should call her husband “Daddy” and allegedly said he would beat his wife if she ever addressed him as “babe.” …
Former Kano state governor Rabiu Kwankwaso has denied claims that he is secretly supporting Bola Tinubu ahead of the 2027 presidential election. Speaking during an interview on Global TV on Wednesday night, Kwankwaso said the rumours have existed since his time in the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) and described the allegations as false. The…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), has assured Nigerians that there is no need to panic over the Ebola virus, saying the country has the capacity to combat the virus. Head of Health Emergency Preparedness at the NCDC, Dr Biodun Ogunniyi, said this during an interview on Channels Televisionon Thursday, May…
Music executive Ubi Franklin has publicly criticized actor-turned-politician Desmond Elliot for contesting the Lagos All Progressives Congress (APC) House of Assembly primary against the wishes of his political godfather, Femi Gbajabiamila. Elliot, who sought a fourth term to represent Surulere Constituency II, reportedly defied directives from Gbajabiamila and party leadership to step down for…
