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The National Association of Nigerian Students, North-East Zone, has raised the alarm over an acute shortage of potable water in some tertiary institutions across Gombe State, describing the situation as a serious threat to students’ health and academic activities. Disclosing this in a statement on Sunday in Gombe, the Zonal Coordinator of NANS North-East, Muazu Hina, said Nigerian students in affected institutions are “currently grappling with an alarming shortage of potable water,” a development he described as “unacceptable and dangerous.” He noted that the situation has been worsened by the ongoing cankerworm infestation, which he said has disrupted water sources…
The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority has issued a traffic advisory ahead of a mini-marathon organised in support of President Bola Tinubu and scheduled to hold on Sunday in parts of Agege, Lagos. In a statement posted on its official X handle on Sunday, LASTMA said the marathon will commence from Agege Local Government Area and proceed inward Odo Eran, en route Oba Ogunji to Oke Koto, Oniwaya and Dopemu. The route will further connect Babajide Sanwo-Olu Road to Agbotikuyo, linking Old Ipaja Motor Road before terminating at Orile Agege Orile Agege Local Council Development Area. According to the agency,…
A member of the House of Representatives, Solomon Bob, has lashed out at President Bola Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Policy Communication, Daniel Bwala, over comments suggesting that the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has been “adequately compensated” by the current administration. Bob described the presidential aide as “an insignificant and attention-seeking operator, punching above his weight,” insisting that Bwala’s remark amounted to a “malicious narrative distortion.” The lawmaker, who represents Abua/Odual/Ahoada East Federal Constituency of Rivers State, was reacting to comments made by Bwala during a television programme on Friday, where the presidential aide also implied that…
Matchday 22 of the 2024/25 Nigeria Premier Football League arrives at a point where margins are tightening, and ambition is sharpening, with the race for the title, continental qualification and survival entering a defining phase across the country. From Ibadan to Umuahia and Enugu, the weekend presents a spread of fixtures capable of shifting momentum and redrawing the upper and middle reaches of the table. One of the central storylines unfolds in Ibadan, where Shooting Stars attempt to steady their season against a Bendel Insurance side enjoying one of the league’s most consistent runs. The Oluyole Warriors slipped to seventh…
As a retro gaming fan, I was thrilled when Apple opened its App Store to emulators in 2024, but I’ve yet to find a controller that makes me want to fully embrace retro gaming on my phone.Clamp-on controllers like the Backbone Pro are a bit too bulky, and I don’t want to prop my phone up somewhere to use a standalone gamepad. The Abxylute M4 seemed exactly what I was looking for when it debuted a few months ago. It’s a compact wireless gamepad that uses a magnetic mount to attach to my iPhone. It’s a clever design, but one…
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The Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service on Saturday night contained a fire outbreak at a large warehouse along Coker Market Road, Amuwo-Odofin Industrial Layout, Mile 2, Lagos. The agency said it received a distress call at 8:29 p.m. and deployed firefighting crews to the scene by 8:40 p.m. In a statement posted on its Facebook page on Sunday, the Controller-General of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, Margaret Adeseye, said firefighters from the Ajegunle, Sari Iganmu, Okota and Alausa fire stations were mobilised to combat the blaze. She said the affected warehouse stored highly flammable materials contained in…
The pattern is troubling. When international actors portray Nigeria through a narrow religious-genocide frame, local extremists feel validated. But when global media question the credibility of those claims, it is suddenly labelled ethnic profiling. Public debate in Nigeria is increasingly shaped not just by facts but also by emotions, identity, and organised outrage. My recent short Facebook post reacting to The New York Times’ (NYT) report on an Onitsha-based trader and activist triggered an avalanche of hostile responses — many from individuals identifying as Igbo and largely sympathetic to the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and the quest for Biafra.…
Beatrice Ekweremadu, wife of former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, has returned to Nigeria nearly two years after serving a jail term in the United Kingdom. Beatrice arrived Nigeria on Tuesday, January 21, touching down at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, where she was received by friends and relatives after the conclusion of a legal process that began in 2022. Mrs Ekweremadu was convicted alongside her husband over her role in an organ trafficking conspiracy that drew international attention. While her husband received a nine-year and eight-month prison sentence as the principal actor in the case, Beatrice was slammed…
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has criticised the economic blueprint unveiled by the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Oyebamiji. Governor Adeleke also warned that the proposals could undermine recent economic reforms in the state. In a statement issued by his spokesperson Olawale Rasheed, on Sunday in Osogbo, Adeleke said an assessment of the Oyebamiji’s document showed policy directions that differ sharply from the development framework currently being implemented by his administration. According to the statement, “The Adeleke administration’s strategy is anchored on local content utilisation, grassroots empowerment and reduced tax burdens, while the opposition blueprint allegedly…
