THE Federal Ministry of Works has assured Nigerians that the Akure-Ikere road dualisation project will be ready for inauguration by President Bola Tinubu in December. The Federal Controller of Works in Ondo State, Engr Olajide Hussein, gave the assurance…
In today’s Nigeria, you don’t need to look far to find a lie—just turn on the news, attend a political rally, scroll through Instagram, or listen to your neighbour’s “breakthrough testimony.” Lies have become a tool of survival, a…
HIDDEN in the tangled roots of the iboga shrub, deep within Gabon’s tropical forests, lies a plant long considered sacred by indigenous communities — and now increasingly sought after by foreign researchers, wellness seekers, and global pharmaceutical firms. Used for…
THE most frustrating and embarrassing news swirling through media space came from the Defence Headquarters yesterday. The military is ‘blaming foreign herders for deadly attacks in Benue, Plateau and other regions of the country due to lax and porous…
SOUTH African police have rearrested Nigerian televangelist Timothy Omotoso on immigration-related charges, just weeks after his controversial acquittal on multiple rape allegations provoked public outrage. Arrest follows Sunday church service Omotoso, the leader of the Jesus Dominion International (JDI) church,…
ADELE Koue Sungbeu walks through the streets of Abidjan with her head held high—a confident stride replacing the quiet shame she carried since undergoing female genital mutilation (FGM) as a teenager. The 45-year-old midwife is among 28 women in Côte d’Ivoire who…
SOUTH Africa has condemned the United States’ decision to begin resettling white Afrikaners as refugees, describing the move as politically motivated and based on unfounded allegations of discrimination. In a strongly worded statement released on Friday, South Africa’s foreign ministry said…
RETIRED Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas, Sole Administrator of Rivers, has assured residents of the safety of critical government infrastructure and their welfare. Ibas gave the assurance during a security and stakeholders interaction on Saturday in Opobo town, headquarters of…
NO fewer than 78 Nigerians rescued from human traffickers in Cote D’Ivoire have arrived in Lagos. The victims, comprising 73 females, two males and three babies arrived at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos around 11 :00 p.m. on…
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has welcomed Saturday’s pronouncements of an end to hostilities between India and Pakistan. The UN chief’s welcomed this after a decision by the neighbouring nuclear powers to de-escalate a situation that had caused widespread alarm in…
