Year: 2026

The Federal Government has ordered the immediate repairs on the Lagos–Ota–Abeokuta Road to address critical failures and restore traffic flow. Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, gave the directive during an inspection of the federal highway linking Lagos and Ogun states. Umahi said although about 22 kilometres of the road were […]

By Barth Ikiebe The United States says it has delivered military supplies to Nigerian security agencies in support of ongoing operations to rid the country of banditry, kidnapping and terrorism. The United States Africa Command, AFRICOM, announced the delivery in a post on X on Tuesday. “US forces delivered critical […]

Iliyasu GaduIlgad2009@gmail.com08035355706 (Texts only) Dropping bombs in Nigeria, snatching a president and his wife in the dead of the night in Venezuela, seizing an oil tanker in international waters, threatening to capture and occupy Greenland the largest island in the world and introducing tariffs against just about every other country […]

Former Anambra State Governor and presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi on Saturday visited Dr. Maureen Chigbo, ex-President of the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP), to offer condolences over the tragic killing of her sister, Barrister Princess Nwamaka Mediatrix Chigbo. The lawyer […]

Two members of the Rivers State House of Assembly have withdrawn from the move to impeach Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy, Professor Ngozi Odu. The two lawmakers are the Minority Leader of the Assembly, Sylvanus Nwankwo, representing Omuma State Constituency and Peter Abbey from Degema State Constituency. In a […]

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have rearrested an 80-year-old ex-convict, Jeremiah Nkanta, for alleged involvement in illicit drug trafficking, barely three years after he completed a jail term for a similar offence. NDLEA Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, in a statement on Sunday said […]

By Barth Ikiebe The semi-final fixtures at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations have been confirmed. This followed the completion of the quarter-final games on Saturday night. Egypt are the last team to book their spot, following a thrilling 3-2 victory over champions Ivory Coast. The Pharoahs raced into a […]

Rivers State Governor, Siminialayi Fubara is attending a church service to mark the 2026 Armed Forces Remembrance Day The service which is taking place at the St Cyprian’s Anglican Church,Port Harcourt is being held in honour of fallen servicemen and women who paid the supreme price in defence of the […]

Nigeria’s Super Eagles have booked a spot in the semi final in the ongoing 2025 African Cup of Nations in Morocco. The encounter decided at the Marrakesh Stadium in Marrakesh, Morocco on Saturday, January 10,2026 had Nigeria defeat the desert warriors by 2 goals to nil. Galatassary forward, Victor Osimhen […]

Weekend Titbits by Boma Nwuke In every generation, there is always an Ifeoma. Not necessarily by name, but by circumstance and disposition—brilliant, beautiful, ambitious, and tragically impatient with the slow rhythm of life. The Ifeoma of this story was not a village girl with limited exposure. She was a student […]