WHO chief begs Israel to show ‘mercy’ in Gaza
Fighting back tears, the head of the World Health Organization on Thursday urged Israel to have “mercy” in the Gaza war and insisted peace would be in Israel’s own interests.…
Trump attends memecoin gala as protesters slam ‘crypto corruption’
US President Donald Trump hosted a closed-door dinner for hundreds of top investors in his crypto memecoin Thursday, as sign-holding protesters outside and Democratic opponents decried the event as blatant…
2 soldiers, 2 civilians killed in fresh herders attack in Benue
By Petera Duru & Boluwaji Obahopo Makurdi—Two soldiers and two civilians were reportedly killed in Ikobi community, in a fresh attack on Apa Local Government Area of Benue State by…
Court sentences 2 to 30 yrs, 1 to life imprisonment for kidnapping
By Rotimi Ojomoyela & Boluwaji Obahopo Ado-Ekiti—An Ekiti State High Court, sitting in Ado Ekiti, has sentenced two persons, Ojo Babajide (31) and Olajide Nathaniel (35), to 15 years’ imprisonment…
Ebonyi land dispute: Hoodlums burn excavator used for boundary demarcation
ABAKALIKI—suspected hoodlums have burnt an excavator being used for boundary demarcation between the Abaomege and Ishinkwo communities, in Onicha Local Government Area of Ebonyi State. The Chairman of Onicha Local…
Police nab 7 suspected burglary syndicate members in A’Ibom
Uyo—Operatives of the Akwa Ibom State Police Command have arrested seven suspects allegedly notorious for burglary and the theft of valuable property in Ifa Atai Village, within the Uyo metropolis.…
CAS harps on unity to solve security challenges in Africa
By Kingsley Omonobi LAGOS—The Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Abubakar, has called for deeper collaboration among African nations to effectively tackle the continent’s complex and transnational security threats.…
Happy survival to ECOWAS at 50, by Owei Lakemfa
The Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, suffering from serious arthritis, cerebral malaria and a splitting headache by three countries, turns 50 on May 28, 2025. It had a…
A king and the globalisation of Ijaw highlife music
By ENEWARIDIDEKE EKANPOU Thoughts journeying poetically today like JP Clark in ‘The casualties’ I must say that the Ijaw highlife musicians are not only those who are dead; the Ijaw…
Tinubu’s Armed Forest Guards
The recent announcement by the Presidency of President Bola Tinubu’s intention to establish a national Armed Forest Guard, AFG, was received with mixed feelings, and for obvious reasons. The unveiling…