The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar, has reaffirmed the country’s commitment to the implementation of agreements reached with China during President Bola Tinubu’s state visit in September 2024. The visit, which marked a milestone in bilateral relations, saw the signing of four Memorandums of Understanding, now at various stages of implementation. Tuggar disclosed…
An Ekiti State High Court in Ado Ekiti has sentenced a 26-year-old Omodara Dada to seven years imprisonment for burglary and stealing. Dada was arraigned before Justice Lekan Ogunmoye on July 19, 2022, on a count charge of armed robbery, but the court found him guilty of the lesser offence of burglary under section 323…
Hadiza El-Rufai, wife of the former governor of Kaduna State Nasir El-Rufai, has urged parents and guardians not to give up on their children, stating that she did not start as a good student. Mrs El-Rufai stated this in a post on X (formerly Twitter) following the viral video of a teacher, Stella Nwadigo, assaulting…
Several Boko Haram fighters who invaded Chad’s presidential palace in N’Djamena on Wednesday have been neutralised by the country’s Directorate General of Security Services and Internal Exile, DGSSIE. Confirming the deaths to security analyst and counter-insurgency expert in Lake Chad, Zagazola Makama, intelligence sources said the attack was swiftly contained by Chadian security forces, and…
Two Nigerian nationals, Olutayo Sunday Ogunlaja and Abel Adeyi Daramola face up to 20 years in a United States federal prison after being convicted of orchestrating a $560,000 international romance scam. The Department of Justice announced the conviction in a statement released on Monday, January 6, 2025. “Following a four-day trial and less than three…
A former Catholic priest of 17 years, Dr Echezona Obiagbaosogu, said he has resigned from his position as a priest to embrace African traditional religion. Obiagbaosogu, who teaches African Traditional Religion at the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, in Anambra State, said he was fascinated by the traditional African spirituality and the art of rainmaking. After…
Police in Lagos have arrested a school teacher, Stella Nwadigo, for alleged physical abuse of a three-year-old pupil, Abayomi Michael, at Christ-Mitots School in Ikorodu. Nwadigo was arrested after a video showing her mistreating the toddler surfaced online, sparking widespread outrage on social media. State Police Public Relations Officer, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed her arrest…
The Oxford English Dictionary has expanded its lexicon with 20 Nigerian words and expressions in its latest update. The newly added entries include popular terms like “japa,” “agbero,” “eba,” “419,” and “abi,” among others. These words, deeply rooted in the everyday lives of Nigerians, highlight the influence of Pidgin English, street slang, and cultural expressions…
Newly elected factional President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Jackson Omenazu, on Wednesday, vowed to stop at nothing in order to secure Mazi Nnamdi Kanu’s freedom. Omenazu said the restoration of peace in Igbo land rests upon Kanu’s release. Omenazu, in a statement, said, “I stand resolutely prepared to exchange my freedom, my liberty, and, if…
Ahead of the 2027 general elections, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, Joe Igbokwe, on Wednesday, urged those aspiring for the presidency to perish the thought. This comes amid speculations that the presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, and his Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, counterpart, Atiku Abubakar, are…
