CHIDIMMA Adetshina, a beauty queen who recently became the target of xenophobic abuse in South Africa, has revealed that the ordeal has left her seeking therapy. Adetshina, who was a finalist in the Miss South Africa pageant, faced criticism because, despite…
A BRITISH citizen, Andrew Wynne, has expressed confusion over accusations by Nigerian authorities that he is involved in a plot to overthrow the country’s government. Nigerian police allege that Wynne and an accomplice have orchestrated a network of sleeper…
By Inusa Ndahi, Maiduguri VICE-President Kashim Shettima, Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, among others were among thousands of dignitaries who attended the funeral prayer for the mother of the former senator representing Borno Central, Baba Kaka Bashir Garbai. The…
THE Zamfara State Government has called for partnership with the National Youths Service Corps (NYSC) in the fight against drug abuse and human trafficking. The Executive Secretary, Zamfara State Substance Abuse Control and Human Trafficking Agency, Mr Ishaq Anka, a…
PRESIDENT Xi Jinping declared his readiness to work closely with President Bola Tinubu to fully unleash the exemplary roles of China-Nigeria diplomatic friendship and advance China-Africa cooperation. This was disclosed during their meeting at the Great Hall in Beijing, where…
Iraqi security forces on Tuesday found two more bodies of Islamic State (IS) militants who were killed in a recent military operation in the western province of Anbar. Iraqi forces carried out an airdrop operation at 4:00 a.m. local time…
CONGOLESE Interior Minister, Jacquemain Shabani on Tuesday said 129 people have been killed in the Democratic Republic of Congo in an attempted prison break. On his X account, Shabani said authorities shot dead 24 inmates of the Makala prison in…
THE Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has increased the price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), otherwise known as petrol, from N617 to N855. The new pump price of petrol was displayed at the NNPCL filling stations in Lagos on…
Why Restrict the Man with the Silver Bullet? If the country is faced with this almost intractable security challenge, why restrict the man with the silver bullet? He is a gifted officer, and if God has given a gift, no…
…says incompetence is the bane of the fuel crisis. THE Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi has challenged the federal government to come clean and tell Nigerians all that is going on in…
