Hippopotamus kills man in Kebbi
By Haruna Aliyu A hippopotamus on Sunday attacked and killed a fisherman at Yauri river, in Yauri local government area of Kebbi. The deceased Malam Usman Mai Gadi was at…
Last-Gasp Boniface Gives Leverkusen Victory, Stuttgart Outclass Dortmund
Victor Boniface struck a stoppage-time winner to give Bundesliga champions Bayer Leverkusen a thrilling 4-3 win over Wolfsburg on Sunday, while Borussia Dortmund were outclassed in a 5-1 hammering at…
NDLEA Arrests 80-Year-Old Grandpa For Drugs, Intercepts N14.9bn Opioids
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency says its operatives have arrested an 80-year-old grandfather, Aremu Shojobi, with 14 kilogrammes of cannabis. The Agency said that Shojobi confessed to selling illicit…
Emir Sanusi: Intrigues, power-play that led to ouster as CBN Governor in 2013, Kano monarch in 2020
By Etim Etim For the first time since he was suspended from office as the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor in February 2014 by President Goodluck Jonathan and removed…
Kwara 2027 gubernatorial election and the zoning controversy
By Demola Akinyemi, Ilorin Kwara state, popularly known as State of Harmony has its own political peculiarities that are not common to other states of the federation. In other states,…
Execut!on in chaos as witness makes bombshell confession just hours before man’s lethal injection
A man’s execut!on in the US has been thrown into chaos after a key witness said in a sworn statement that he lied in order to have him convicted. South…
Niger Govt Donates ₦250m To Maiduguri Flood Victims
Niger State Government has donated ₦250m to the flood victims of Maiduguri, Borno State. Governor Umaru Bago led a State delegation to Maiduguri, to sympathise with the government and people…
NAFDAC Shuts Maiduguri Market Where Traders Sundried Drugs For Resale After Devastating Flood
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has shut down the Gomboru drug market in Maiduguri, Borno State, where contaminated drugs were washed and sun-dried for…
Tinubu to skip 79th UNGA to focus on pressing challenges at home
President Bola Tinubu will not attend the 79th United Nations General Assembly session in New York this year. The President has thus directed Vice President Kashim Shettima to lead Nigeria’s…
Jihadist Attacks In Mali Capital Spark Condemnation, Questions
West African bloc ECOWAS on Wednesday expressed “strong condemnation” of jihadist attacks which a day earlier hit the Malian capital where questions remained about the rare and deadly strike. An…