By IKE UZOR-NZUBECHI NIGERIAN content creator Ayomiposi Oluwadahunsi Adefolarin, popularly known as Mandy Kiss, has declared she will proceed with her controversial plan to engage in sexual activity with 100 men within 24 hours, despite outright rejection from Guinness World Records (GWR). Earlier this week, Mandy Kiss shared a flyer on social media announcing the […]
By REVEREND FRANK CHIKANE, via KADARIA AHMED THE World Council of Churches (WCC), representing over half a billion Christians worldwide, finally spoke with moral clarity in June. At its Johannesburg meeting, the Central Committee condemned Israel’s apartheid system, demanded sanctions, divestment, and an arms embargo, and called for an end to occupation and the Gaza […]
By ESTHER McWILLIS-IKHIDE THE Dangote Petroleum Refinery, hailed as Africa’s biggest industrial project and Nigeria’s long-awaited answer to decades of fuel import dependence, is once again in the spotlight—but this time for all the wrong reasons. On 24 September, management announced a sweeping reorganisation of its workforce after what it described as “repeated sabotage” within […]
By FIDELUS ZWANSON THE Central Bank of Nigeria’s surprise rate cut to 27.5% has sparked debate, but the apex bank insists it is no gamble. According to Director of Monetary Policy, Dr. Victor Oboh, the move is a “calibrated step” to ease borrowing costs, stimulate growth, and still hold the line against inflation and currency […]
By DAVID JOHN-FLUKE THE courtroom in Abuja was tense on Friday as Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court paused proceedings to consider whether Nnamdi Kanu, the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), should be allowed treatment at the National Hospital. What appears on the surface as a routine medical request […]
By FRED LONGJOHN OBEH THE Local Organizing Committee (LOC) for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations has suspended ticket sales just hours after launch, following an overwhelming surge in demand. Fans from across Africa and beyond reportedly flooded the online platform on Thursday, causing technical glitches that forced an immediate halt. “The passion for African […]
By TAYO TAIWO (T.T.) OLUWOLE PRESIDENT Bola Ahmed Tinubu has likened the economic hardship facing Nigerians to the “pain of a painful surgery,” assuring citizens that recovery and prosperity are now within sight. Speaking at the coronation of the 44th Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rashidi Adewolu Ladoja, at Mapo Hall on Friday, Tinubu acknowledged the […]
By TOSI ORE THE German government has donated a state-of-the-art canine facility to Nigeria’s National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), a move expected to boost the country’s fight against narcotics. Commissioning the centre in Lagos, NDLEA Chairman Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Rtd) described it as “a milestone” that will enhance drug interdiction at airports, […]
By TAYO TAIWO (T.T.) OLUWOLE FORMER Oyo State Governor, Senator Rashidi Ladoja, has been crowned the 44th Olubadan of Ibadanland in a colourful ceremony that drew dignitaries from across Nigeria. Ladoja first received the traditional Akoko leaf at the Labosinde Compound, Oja’ba, before being crowned at the Ose Meji Temple in Ibadan South-East LGA. The […]
By ABDUL AHMED (A.A.) RUFUS ZAMFARA State was rocked by two deadly incidents on Friday. In Yandoto village, Tsafe LGA, bandits attacked a mosque during dawn prayers, killing five worshippers, injuring several others, and abducting an unknown number before fleeing into the forest. Locals described the assault as “gruesome and terrifying,” noting it mirrored a […]