A 32-year-old man, Ikechukwu, and a prominent chief have been arrested by the police in Delta State in connection with the alleged murder of a teenager in Abraka, Ethiope East Local Government Area of the state. The lifeless body of…
Tragedy as early-morning fire razes 2 buildings in Lagos (Sun)
Tragedy struck in the early hours of Friday when an inferno, suspected to be from an electric spark, razed two buildings, leaving nothing to save. The Inferno struck at Adesiyan Street in the Ilupeju axis of Lagos, leaving two buildings…
Police parade nursing mother, others for armed robbery, kidnapping in Abuja (Sun)
A 28-year-old nursing mother was among the 38 suspected armed robbers, kidnappers, car snatchers and local ammunition fabricators paraded by the police force headquarters yesterday in Abuja. The suspect, Simeon Esther, was arrested by police operatives for allegedly being in…
Senate leadership: Factors that determined winners (Sun)
As the dusts raised by the June 11 inauguration of the National Assembly and election of the presiding officers begin to settle, Ismail Omipidan, who has been following the developments, writes that immediate past Deputy President of the Senate, Ike…
NAF to commence flights to Bayelsa airport (Sun)
The Nigerian Air Force is set to commence flights operations into the Bayelsa International Passenger/Cargo Airport to boost confidence in airline operators that the airport is safe for operations. The Air Officer Commanding (AOC) Mobility Command, Air Vice Marshal Uburufih…
Anambra school wins bronze in world scientific competition (Sun)
Few months after six girls from Regina Pacis Secondary School, Onitsha, won gold in the Technovation Challenge in San Fransisco, USA, four boys from another mission school in the Catholic Archdiocese of Onitsha, have won bronze medal in Tunisia at…
Meghan Markle’s US showbiz pals stage PR war to defend her (Sun)
They are rich, American and powerful and they have clubbed together with one burning purpose — to defend their friend Meghan Markle. George Clooney is the leader this so-called Court of Glamelot, and is the latest to speak out in…
Buhari’s mega rally: Lagos restricts traffic on 18 roads (Sun)
As President Muhammadu Buhari visits Lagos on Saturday for the All Progressives Congress (APC) mega rally, the state government has announced restriction of traffic on 18 major roads across the state. President Buhari’s mega-rally is expected to hold at the…
Election: Daria Media hosts workshop for political editors
On a mission to promote ethical journalism in Nigeria and to ensure credible coverage of the 2019 general elections, Daria Media with the support of the Macarthur Foundation hosted a two-day media election training programme for 10 political editors on…
Military-Civilian handover: Obasanjo, third, not first in Africa (Sun)
I have over the years noticed with great embarrassment as a Nigerian a serious historical inaccuracy which our mass media continue to carry on the question of voluntary military handover of government to civilian government. In short, our eminent compatriot,…