How Kaduna volunteer built toilet with plastic bottles to fight open defecation
A citizen from Kaduna has launched the construction of a four-room toilet using over 25,000 plastic bottles to address the sanitation issues at a local school and help eliminate open defecation. Alamin Lawal, the Kaduna-based volunteer behind the project, announced that work is underway at Abakwa Secondary School, where the plastic waste toilet will be […]
NDLEA arrests Notorious Drug baron 17 years after being declared wanted
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested an alleged notorious Drug Baron Ogbonnaya Kelvin Jeff 17 years after he was declared wanted by both the NDLEA and Interpol. The Chairman of NDLEA, Brig Gen Mohamed Buba Marwa (Rtd) who disclosed this at a press briefing in Abuja on Monday 3rd March 2025 said […]
Fuelling the future: NNPC’s bold reforms for energy security and economic resurgence
By Lemmy Ughegbe, Ph.D Nigeria’s energy sector has for decades shown great potential but also persistent shortcomings, a mix of plenty and shortage. Despite being a major global oil producer, the nation’s infrastructure, mismanagement, and external economic factors have hindered its use of abundant energy resources for consistent national growth. The NNPC Limited is leading […]
NLC says electricity tariff increase is “unjustified extortion”.
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has vowed to resist any attempt by the Federal Government to further subject the masses to what it described as “unjustified extortion” through its proposed regularisation of electricity tariffs. This was as the NLC advised the government to direct the prompt implementation of the 35 percent hike in telecommunication tariff […]
EU exposes students in Lagos, Kano to study opportunities in Europe
The European Union (EU), through its ‘Study in Europe Fair,’ has provided Nigerian students with direct access to information about studying in Europe, offering opportunities to explore a diverse range of academic programmes and disciplines. The ‘2025 EU Study in Europe Fair,’ which is a collaborative initiative led by the EU Delegation in Nigeria, with […]
Hell, fury, and power: Akpabio vs. Akpoti-Uduaghan
By Lemmy Ughegbe, Ph.D In Nigeria’s political landscape, allegations of sexual harassment are often met with a predictable sequence of events—denial, counter-accusations, legal threats, and ultimately, the silencing of the accuser. The latest accusation by Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan against Senate President Godswill Akpabio follows this script. She claims that Akpabio harassed and victimised her for […]
Army reassures residents of Taraba, Adamawa, others of safety
The General Officer Commanding (GOC), 3 Division of the Nigerian Army, Jos, Eyitayo Oyinlola has reassured residents of Taraba, Adamawa, Gombe, Bauchi, and Plateau States of their safety and security. Oyinlola, who also commands Operation Safe Haven (OPSH), made this assurance during his visit to troops of the 6th Brigade of the Nigerian Army in […]
The Empire of Egos: Trump, Vance, and Musk in a battle for supremacy
By Stephanie Shaakaa If ego were a currency, America would be the wealthiest empire in history. The next four years will not be about governance. Still, about dominance as three of the most audacious and larger-than-life figures, Donald Trump, JD Vance, and Elon Musk, collide in a spectacle of power, ambition, and inevitable fallout. The […]
Akpabio after me because I refused to sleep with him – Natasha
Senator Natasha Akpoti has accused the president of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio of sexually harassing her, saying it was her refusal to yield to Senator Akpabio’s sexual advances that is responsible for her ordeal in the Senate. Senator Natasha levelled the allegation against the president of the Senate when she appeared on the Morning Show […]
Obasa storms Lagos Assembly with armed policemen
The impeached Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, on Thursday stormed the state Assembly Complex with security operatives in what is bound to add more controversy to the dramatic impeachment of the long-serving speaker of the Lagos state House of Assembly. The former speaker’s return came on the heels of the […]