January 13, 2025
Nigeria receives 32 tons of rice from Thailand as hunger bites harder
Amid escalating hunger and food insecurity, Nigeria has received a 32-ton shipment of rice from Thailand, offering temporary relief as the nation grapples with a worsening food crisis. The shipment, the first of its kind in a decade, has arrived in Lagos, according to DUCAT, the logistics company that facilitated its delivery. The rice from […]
Benue: Suspected herdsmen kill kidnapped victim after collecting N5.5m ransom
Gunmen suspected to be herdsmen have reportedly killed a farmer, Mr Terungwa Shaku, weeks after they held him hostage and collected the sum of N5.5million as ransom. Our correspondent gathered that Shaku, a native of Akor village in Nzorov Council Ward of Guma Local Government Area (LGA) of Benue State, a border community to Nasarawa […]
Segun Arinze hints at returning to music
Nollywood actor, Segun Arinze, has explained why he left the music industry. Featuring in a recent episode of ‘Curiosity Made Me Ask’ hosted by content creator Bae U Barbie, Arinze stated that he didn’t leave music because he failed at it but to focus on acting. “I didn’t fail as a musical artist. I left […]
Ebonyi Assembly Deputy Speaker’s aide dies in road accident
Ifeanyichukwu Eze, Personal Assistant to the Deputy Speaker, Ebonyi House of Assembly, Mr Chinedu Onah, has died in a road accident on the Abakaliki-Enugu Expressway. Mr Chinonso Nwede, the Secretary of the Deputy Speaker’s Legislative Aides Forum, confirmed the incident in a statement on Sunday. According to him, the incident occurred whilst Eze was returning […]
FG approves 4 airlines for 2025 hajj operation
The Federal Government has approved four airlines as official air carriers to transport intending pilgrims for the 2025 Hajj pilgrimage in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The Executive Chairman of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), Prof. Abdullahi Usman, made this known in a statement by the commission’s Assistant Director of Information and Publication, […]
Delta Govt, APC in war of words over rumoured Gov Oborevwori’s defection
The Delta State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, and the state government have resorted to name-calling.The disagreement may not be unconnected to the speculation surrounding Governor Sheriff Oborevwori’s rumoured defection from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to APC. While APC stated that its party is “not a rehabilitation camp for failed politicians” and […]
Father, 34, kills 14-year-old son over stealing
Operatives of the Ondo State Police Command have apprehended a 34-year-old man for allegedly killing his son, Tope, 14, over stealing. The suspect, Monday Elela, who is a father of seven, allegedly buried the son in a shallow grave in their home in Ajowa-Akoko, Akoko North West Local Government Area of the state. Elela, a […]