FRESH START: How women abandoned, divorced due to fistula are bouncing back
It was about 11am in Sokoto. It had just stopped raining and the skies were still somewhat cloudy. A middle-aged woman dressed in a white, long hijab, walked swiftly into the well-lit room and sat on an empty bed beside the window, all ready to share her story. With a calm smile on her […]
PHOTOS: MC Oluomo leads ‘five million-man’ rally for Tinubu in Lagos
Supporters of Bola Tinubu, presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), held a solidarity rally in Lagos on Sunday. Musiliu Akinsanya, chairman of the Lagos state parks and garages management committee, better known as MC Oluomo, is the convener of the rally. The solidarity march, tagged ‘five million-man rally’, is also […]
London-Lagos flight delayed as ‘Nigerian deportee smears poo all over plane’
A flight from London to Lagos was delayed on Friday allegedly because a “Nigerian deportee smeared faeces” on the plane, according to passengers aboard. A Twitter user, @ImaniDH_, in a post on Friday, said her cousin was on the plane, adding that the incident rattled passengers. “My cousin was going back to […]
Jailbreakers: We have their biometrics — they’re like trapped mice, says FG
Rauf Aregbesola, minister of interior, says escaped inmates of various custodial centres will be re-arrested and returned to custody. The minister said the escapees are effectively trapped and will eventually be nabbed. He gave the assurance while speaking on Saturday at an interview programme of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). […]
389 police officers died fighting Boko Haram in 11 years, says Borno CP
Abdu Umar, Borno commissioner of police, says 389 police officers have died in the fight against Boko Haram from 2011 to date. The commissioner said 450 others were injured in the war against the insurgency. He said over 24 police barracks and 30 stations were razed or destroyed, while several pieces of […]
Aregbesola seeks release of 30% of prison inmates, says 51,541 awaiting trial
Rauf Aregbesola, the minister of interior, says 30 percent of inmates in custodial centres across the country should be released. The minister said he will meet with state governors to decide on the mass release of the inmates, adding that 90 percent of them are being held for contravening various states’ laws. […]
The electioneering handbook for Nigeria
The best time to enjoy Nigeria is when elections are at hand. Boy, this is what we live for. We were created to play politics, to engage in intense politicking, to create, perform and watch political drama. We forget all our sorrows and dive into the fray headlong, jumping up and down, chit-chatting morning, […]
PDP: Tinubu’s nomination as APC’s presidential candidate invalid
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says the nomination of Bola Tinubu as the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) is “invalid, null and void”. In a statement released on Saturday by Debo Ologunagba, the party’s national publicity secretary, the PDP hinged the illegality of Tinubu’s nomination on a September 30, 2022 […]
Kogi vs Dangote: Panel alleges improper transfer of Obajana ownership, non-payment of dividends
The Kogi state panel on the acquisition of the Obajana cement plant says the purported transfer of the facility to Dangote Cement was not “proper”. Over the past few days, the Kogi government and Dangote Cement have been at loggerheads over the ownership of the plant. On Wednesday, the cement plant was […]
PHOTOS: Obi supporters hold rallies in Delta, Ogun, Benue
Supporters of Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), on Saturday, organised rallies in Delta, Ogun and Benue states. The supporters, also known as ‘Obidients’, marched along several roads, wearing shirts and caps branded with pictures of Obi and Datti Baba-Ahmed, LP vice-presidential candidate. Below are photos. Source: Top […]