Nigeria and Benin Customs: the necessity of working together, By Abdulsalam Mahmud
As such, I have no scintilla of doubt that the resolve by the Nigeria Customs Service and its Benin Republic counterpart to work together is one that will yield heaps of fruitful results. Nigeria, our dear country, is battling to rescue its fragile economy from the clutches of smugglers and other criminals, whose heinous activities, […]
Birthday message: Pack out or change your caption – Portable threatens wife
Controversial singer Habeeb Okikiola, popularly known as Portable, has threatened to send his wife, Bewaji Ewatomi, packing over a birthday message she posted. The singer’s wife, also known as Mama Zeh, flooded her social media timeline with adorable pictures to celebrate the birthday on Friday. However, the ‘self-made queen’ caption she added to the birthday […]
APC Primary: Voters disperse as violence breaks out at voting centre
Troost-Ekong reveals his ideal Super Eagles coach
Super Eagles defender William Troost-Ekong has declared he would prefer a local coach to manage the Super Eagles. The Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, has yet to name a substantive head coach for the Super Eagles since Jose Peseiro left the post at the end of February. Former international, Emmanuel Amuneke as well as two expatriates, […]
UK returns looted Ghana artefacts on loan after 150 years
Troops neutralize terrorists in Borno, Nasarawa, recover weapons
The Nigerian Army on Saturday said its troops successfully conducted clearance and search operations in Borno and Nasarawa states, resulting in the killing of terrorists and recovery of firearms. In a statement posted on its X handle on Saturday, the Army said the operations were carried out on April 19 in collaboration with hybrid forces […]
Waiting for Obasanjo’s apology, By Ahmed Aminu-Ramatu Yusuf
The culture of brutalising and killing unarmed citizens by government must stop. The enquiry into the massacres should be reopened, discussed and documented for historical, political and moral purposes. Concrete measures should, thereafter, be put in place to hold leaders responsible, accountable and answerable for the massacre of Nigerians carried out under their leadership. The […]
Ondo APC primary: Kogi gov, Ododo in heated argument with guber aspirant
Governor Usman Ododo of Kogi State and one of the All Progressives Congress, APC, governorship aspirants in Ondo State, Gbenga Edema, on Saturday, clashed over the distribution of election materials for the party’s primary. Ododo and Edema were caught in a heated exchange BON hotel in Akure. The Kogi State governor is the chairman of […]
In Serbian village, women fight to escape encroaching mine
How Sporting Lagos convinced me to return to coaching – Biffo
Abdullahi Biffo says making a return to the dugout in the Nigeria Premier Football League is a thing of joy for him. Biffo was officially announced as the new head coach of Sporting Lagos on Friday. The former Kwara United coach said the passion shown by the club convinced him to return to coaching in […]