In a dramatic crackdown, the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Borno/Yobe Command, has intercepted a menagerie of endangered wildlife and smuggled goods in two separate operations—handing traffickers a ₦12.7 million loss. The wildlife haul (₦10 million DPV): Hidden inside a Mercedes-Benz wagon (ABJ 517 AR) along Kano Road, Maiduguri, officers found: […]
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has held an urgent security meeting with top military and intelligence chiefs in Abuja as Nigeria faces renewed insurgent threats and growing controversy over a deadly airstrike in Borno. The high-level meeting, attended by Nuhu Ribadu, comes amid intensified attacks by Boko Haram and public concern […]
Tyson Fury wants Anthony Joshua. Badly. So badly that he’s threatening to disappear again if he doesn’t get him. But Joshua isn’t the only one calling. Deontay Wilder stepped into the queue last week after his own victory over Derek Chisora. “He Works for Me” After Fury’s unanimous decision win […]
U.S. President Donald Trump has unveiled plans for a towering 250-foot triumphal arch near Arlington National Cemetery, a structure that would dwarf the Lincoln Memorial and rank as the tallest of its kind globally. The proposed monument, designed to mark America’s 250th anniversary, will feature patriotic inscriptions like “Liberty and […]
Melania Trump has publicly denied any connection to Jeffrey Epstein, calling circulating claims “baseless lies” and demanding an end to what she described as attempts to damage her reputation. Speaking at the White House, Melania insisted she was never friends with Epstein or Ghislaine Maxwell, clarifying that any past interaction […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission has debunked viral claims linking its chairman, Joash Amupitan, to a partisan 𝕏 (formerly Twitter) account, describing the reports as a “malicious and coordinated misinformation campaign.” According to INEC, the circulating post—allegedly supporting the All Progressives Congress—is completely fabricated, stressing that Amupitan does not own […]
The Evacuation April 8, 2026: Non-emergency US embassy personnel and families ordered out. April 9: Visa appointments suspended indefinitely. The United States cited “deteriorating security situation”—terrorism, banditry, kidnapping, civil unrest. Twenty-three states now Level 4 “Do Not Travel.” Plateau, Jigawa, Kwara, Niger, Taraba newly added. The Rebuttal Information Minister Mohammed […]
What began in 1981 as a bold reclamation of 11.7 hectares from the Lagos Lagoon has become a 21st-century learning hub. On Thursday, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu unveiled the Tolu Schools Complex in Ajegunle—a sprawling educational city comprising 36 public schools, fulfilling what he called a “sacred promise” to the children […]
The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Joash Amupitan, has raised a red flag ahead of the 2027 general elections, warning that misinformation and disinformation now pose the biggest threat to electoral credibility in Nigeria. Speaking in Abuja, Amupitan stressed that the battlefield has shifted from ballot box […]
Fresh drama has erupted within the African Democratic Congress (ADC) as Nafiu Bala fires back at Rabiu Kwankwaso, escalating the party’s internal crisis ahead of 2027. Bala dismissed claims about his age, clarifying he is 46—not 35—while urging older politicians to step aside and allow younger leaders to take charge. […]
