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NYSC urges employers to fund corps members’ transport, accommodation

The National Youth Service Corps has called on corps members’ employers to always complement the scheme by going to the camp and picking up corps members or refunding their transport fee when... Read more »
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Nigeria Needs a Good President, Not a Southern or Northern One, Says Gbenga-Hashim

Presidential hopeful, Dr. Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim, has declared that Nigeria’s future depends not on regional calculations or ethnic alliances, but on the emergence of a competent, patriotic and visionary President, who can tackle... Read more »
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President Tinubu charges APC governors to deepen grassroots engagement

President Bola Tinubu has called on governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to prioritise grassroots engagement and be more responsive to the needs of the Nigerian people.... Read more »
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Obafemi Awolowo University Students Reject Dress Code, Cite Rights Violation

The Great Ife Students’ Union of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, has condemned the recently approved dress code by the university’s Governing Council, describing it as an infringement on students’ fundamental rights. In... Read more »
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Kogi Photojournalist Murder Suspect Found Dead in Lokoja Hotel Room

correctional officer, Adebayo Pelumi, who was declared wanted over the killing of a photojournalist, Ayo Aiyepekun, in Lokoja, Kogi State, has reportedly committed suicide. Pelumi, who served with the Nigeria Correctional Service,... Read more »
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NYSC seeks stronger partnership with corps employers in Edo

The Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps, Brig-Gen. Olakunle Nafiu, has called for a renewed and strategic partnership between the scheme and corps employers to address low productivity and disillusionment among... Read more »
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Bauchi Intensifies Fight Against Cholera with Well Chlorination Exercise

As part of its proactive measures to prevent cholera outbreaks with the onset of the rainy season, the Bauchi State Government, through the State Environmental Protection Agency, BASEPA, has commenced a well... Read more »
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Nigerian Passport Jumps to 88th on Global Rankings, Highest in 5 Years

Nigeria’s passport has reached its highest position in five years, climbing to 88th out of 199 countries in the latest Henley Passport Index released on July 18. The ranking, based on data... Read more »
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Hulk Hogan, Wrestling Icon, Dies at 71 After Sudden Cardiac Arrest

Wrestling legend Terry Gene Bollea, popularly known as Hulk Hogan, has died at the age of 71. According to TMZ and other reports, medics responded to his Clearwater, Florida home early Thursday... Read more »
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Oyo Govt Deploys Task Force to Enforce Sunday Trading Ban at Gbagi Market

The Oyo State Government has banned Sunday trading at the Bola Ige International Business Complex, popularly known as Gbagi Market, in Ibadan. Commissioner for Investment, Trade, Cooperatives and Industry, Mr Adeniyi Adebisi,... Read more »
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EFCC Launches Probe into Undeclared Foreign Currencies Seized at Lagos Airport

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has commenced investigations into Phil-Olumba Sheila, who was arrested by operatives of the Nigeria Customs Service for allegedly failing to declare significant sums of foreign currencies... Read more »
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Nigerian Army and Police Arrest 183 Suspected Internet Scammers in Delta Operation

Operatives of the CP-Special Assignment Team of the Delta State Police Command have busted a notorious kidnap syndicate under the leadership of one Owei Abebo, alias ‘Adusa’, who was said to have... Read more »
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Immigration blocks Natasha from boarding UK flight

Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan was briefly blocked by immigration officers at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja on Thursday morning while trying to board a flight to the United Kingdom. According to... Read more »
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Shocking: Woman Leaves Marriage a Virgin After Years of Neglect and Control

A woman has reportedly left her marriage still a virgin after enduring years of neglect, deception, and mistreatment from her husband. According to an X user who shared the story, the man... Read more »
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Internship Students Protest Salary Shortages at UNTH Enugu (Video)

There is an ongoing protest at the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital (UNTH), Ituku/Ozalla, Enugu State, as internship students take to the premises to demonstrate against alleged salary shortages. The interns, comprising... Read more »
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Security Operatives Rescue 11 Kidnap Victims in Sokoto

Eleven persons abducted from Kaibaba village in Turba ward of Isa Local Government Area of Sokoto State have been rescued from a forest in Zurmi Local Government of Zamfara State. The victims,... Read more »
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Bauchi Tertiary Staff Cry Out Over Unexplained Salary Deductions

The Joint Action Committee of the Academic and Non-Academic Union of Bauchi State-owned tertiary institutions has lamented a shortfall discovered in its members’ salaries. Speaking during a press briefing on Thursday, the... Read more »
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“His Humility Did Not Start Today” — Nigerians Defend Peter Obi With Old Photos Amid Food-Serving Criticism

Nigerians have dug up old photos of Labour Party presidential candidate and former Anambra State governor, Peter Obi, serving food at various events during his tenure as governor, countering recent criticisms from... Read more »
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Kemi Olunloyo Blasts Verydarkman Over Ingratitude, Vows to Withdraw from Activism

Controversial journalist and social commentator, Dr. Kemi Olunloyo, has taken to Facebook to call out online activist VDM (VeryDarkMan), accusing him of ingratitude and disrespect, and vowing never to advocate for arrested... Read more »
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INEC Advises Jigawa Political Parties to Promote Peace During By-elections

The Independent National Electoral Commission in Jigawa State has called on political parties to sensitise their supporters to ensure the peaceful conduct of the upcoming by-elections in the state. This call was... Read more »