Stonemasons Ojor and Raju take their lunch break sitting on a pavement near the smart central Doha complex they have helped build as Qatar prepares to host the 2022 World Cup in exactly four years’ time. “I made a mistake…
Luck ran out of two alleged drug addicts in Lokoja on Sunday when the men of National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) swooped on their joint called ‘Bunk’ behind Moremi, where they buy and smoke Marijuana, also known as ‘weeds.’…
The death toll from the devastating wildfire in northern California rose to 81 Tuesday with the discovery of two more sets of remains, officials said. The number of people listed as unaccounted for in the deadliest and most destructive fire…
Very few leaders I have ever seen who have dedicated themselves to the pursuit of the public good as much as Chief James Agukwu Chukwudolue, Ogbuehi Omeihekwu X1 of Umuezeawala, Ihiala, Anambra State. It is doubtful that he was comparable…
A former Secretary of State for International Development of the United Kingdom, Priti Patel, has warned investors to be wary of investing in Nigeria. In an op-ed for City A.M., Patel, who is a member of the British parliament, claimed that…
Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested one Peter Adida for allegedly defiling his two-year-old daughter in the Badore area of Ajah. The Lagos State Police Command’s Public Relations Officer, CSP Chike Oti, said in a statement on…
A former unit accountant at the Strategic Business Unit of Covenant University, Omoyele Oyetomi, has demanded redress for his arrest and detention for a fraud involving one Ayo. The complainant said his ordeal began after he greeted the said Ayo…
A Federal High Court in Awka, Anambra State, presided over by Justice A. Abubakar, has sentenced four traders to six years in prison for dealing in fake drugs. The convicts, Anayo Okoye, Ifeanyi Onuoha, Chukwudozie Eze and Okechukwu Nwafor, will…
Some unidentified gunmen, suspected to be cultists, gouged out the eyes of a seven-year-old boy, Monday Ajeh, during an invasion of Agaza village in the Keana Local Government Area of Nasarawa State. Narrating his son’s predicament on Tuesday, the 47-year-old…
The Niger State Police Command has arrested a 40-year-old man, Mr Joseph Abanda, for allegedly killing one Umaru Yakubu of Kwagana village in Paikoro Local Government Area of the state. The command confirmed the suspect’s arrest on Tuesday, stating that…
