Society & Lifestyle

  At least seven people lost their lives in a lone accident involving a truck along the Katsina-Ala area of Benue State on Saturday.   An eyewitness, who identified himself as Toom, reported that the truck, loaded with 600 bags of cement and carrying 15 passengers, was en route to ...

  French President Emmanuel Macron denied on Monday any “domestic dispute” with his wife, Brigitte, after a video appeared to show her shoving his face away as they arrived in Vietnam for a diplomatic visit.   They were “joking as we often do”, he told reporters in Hanoi, adding that ...

  Saudi authorities have barred and deported prominent Kaduna-based Islamic scholar, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, from participating in the 2025 Hajj pilgrimage, despite initially granting him a visa.   Sheikh Gumi confirmed the development on Monday, May 26, 2025, by posting on his official Facebook page. He explained that although he ...

Nigeria and Jamaica are set to explore the possibility of a direct flight route as both countries strengthen the Bilateral Air Service Agreement. This was contained in a statement signed by the Special Adviser on Media and Communications to the Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Tunde Moshood, on Wednesday. ...

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has initiated fresh negotiations with the Dangote Petroleum Refinery over the renewal of the naira-for-crude agreement, as talks are underway in anticipation of the expiration of the initial deal, which ends on March 31, 2025.   The NNPCL disclosed this in a statement issued ...

Comedian and skit maker, Ganiyu Morufu, popularly known as Ijoba Lande, has claimed that he has eight videos of other men sleeping with his estranged wife, Dara, aside from Yoruba Nollywood actor, Baba Tee, who recently admitted sleeping with her. The comedian disclosed this during an interview with media personality, ...

  Former Super Eagles captain, Mikel Obi, has shared his thoughts on Arsenal’s Premier League title aspirations under manager Mikel Arteta.   Mikel stated that while the Spaniard has improved the team, he is unsure if he is the right man to lead them to ultimate success.   Speaking on ...

      The Police Command in Lagos State has sealed a church over the alleged killing of a 28-year-old graduate of Lagos State University, Adedamola Ogunbode.   The command’s spokesperson, Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the development while briefing newsmen at the command headquarters in Ikeja on Monday.   Hundeyin said ...

    Elon Musk said X was hit by a major cyberattack on Monday as outages plagued users of the platform once known as Twitter. “There was (still is) a massive cyberattack against X,” Musk said in a post on the platform. Musk blamed a cyberattack, providing no evidence, for ...

Dokubo-Asari, Receives Staff of Office as Amanyanabo of the Source(Elem Kalabari) In a historic ceremony held today, Dec 31st, 2024, at the Government House in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Da-Amakiri Tubo, Alhaji Mujahid Abubakr Dokubo-Asari, ( Dabaye Amakiri 1) formally received the staff of office as the Amanyanabo of the ...