Six arrested for illegal dumping of refuse in Lagos
The Lagos state Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, has confirmed the arrest of six individuals in the Meiran axis of the state for illegal dumping of refuse…
NDLEA intercepts cocaine shipment from Brazil, detains ship, 20 Filipino crew members
Barely six months after 10 Thai sailors and their ship were convicted and fined $4.3million for bringing 32.9kg cocaine into Nigeria, operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA)…
Boy, 15, di£s after colleagues force high-pressure air hose into his rectum during workplace ‘prank’ gone wrong
A 15-year-old boy did after a high-pressure air hose was inserted into his body in what was reportedly meant to be a workplace prank but is now being compared to…
We charge the United States with genocide, by Owei Lakemfa
As the year 2025 rolls to a close, there are citizens of the United States planning, in the new year, to charge their country with genocide against its “Black, Brown…
Our failed security architecture, by Adekunle Adekoya
“There are no poor countries- only failed systems for managing resources. “ –‘ Avram Noam Chomsky My discourse this week is inspired by the quote above, credited to Avram Noam…
Developing a reliable social register
The vexed issue of evolving a professionally designed and operated National Social Register, NSR, to help the most vulnerable elements of our society came up at a stakeholder forum in…
Mixed reactions in Owerri as Nnamdi Kanu sentenced on terrorism charges
By Chidi Nkwopara Owerri — The conviction and sentencing of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu on terrorism charges has elicited mixed reactions across Owerri, with residents expressing a range of opinions on…
Lamentable performances, by Donu Kogbara
On Tuesday, on a TV show hosted by Piers Morgan’s, a British journalist, our Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar, and a former Canadian lawmaker called Ms Goldie Ghamari, strongly…
Between Kumuyi and a daring Pakistani woman
By BANJI OJEWALE The 1978 book, I dared to call Him Father, by Bilquis Sheikh, sacked the staid and sacral stance of the slumbering world with its contribution to the…
Police dismiss video alleging arrest of Kwara church attackers
Police in Kwara have debunked a viral video circulating on social media alleging that bandits who invaded Christ Apostolic Church, Eruku, in the Ekiti Local Government Area of Ekiti State,…