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Thousands of youths of Mgbakwu community in Awka North Local Government Area of Anambra State have protested the killing of a young man whose only name was given as Akidi. The man was said to have been killed on Thursday by an operative of Udogachi, the state owned vigilante security outfit. Though it was not clear how the man died, some people said he was standing by the roadside having a discussion with his wife when a bullet accidentally discharged from the gun of one of the operatives who was close by, hit him, killing him instantly. Meanwhile, youths in…
The Nigeria Police Force has arrested and detained singer Rolex Dee for allegedly defaming and cyberbullying Taye Currency on Agbaletu program. The Oyo State Police Command made this known while reacting to a viral report that Rolex Dee was unlawfully arrested. Speaking in a statement posted on X, the police tagged the news as “unverified reports capable of misleading the public”, explaining that operatives tracked Rolex to Lagos after receiving a petition from popular Ibadan based singer, Taye Currency. Rolex was accused of defaming Currency’s character, cyberbullying and threat to life “across multiple social media platforms” after his interview on…
A profound sense of sorrow has enveloped the football community in both Nigeria and Italy following the untimely passing of Emmanuel King Okoye. Okoye is a 25-year-old midfielder who collapsed during a match in his native country on Wednesday. Born in 2000, Okoye was in Nigeria to visit family when the tragic event took place. Reports from Notiziario del Calcio and the City of Canicattini Police Department indicate that the young footballer sustained a serious head injury due to a significant collision on the field, resulting in his abrupt collapse. Emergency personnel responded promptly, administering immediate medical care before transporting…
The Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria on Friday said recurring fibre cuts, vandalism, and security challenges are undermining Nigeria’s telecom modernisation drive, increasing operational costs and constraining service quality gains. ALTON Chairman, Gbenga Adebayo, pointed to security-related constraints that delay field operations and extend downtime during outages, particularly in parts of the country affected by insecurity. “There are areas in the country where if you have a fault at 5 pm or 6 pm, you can’t send people to restore services until the next morning,” the executive said in an interview on Arise TV. He added that such…
The Ogun State Police Command has arrested three suspected armed robbers and recovered three stolen vehicles alongside a fabricated pistol in a series of intelligence-led operations carried out by the Anti-Robbery Squad. The suspects, Hammed Olarewaju, Adedokun Ayinde, and Adedokun Adewusi, were arrested following coordinated investigations into reported cases of vehicle theft across Ogun State and neighbouring states. According to a statement on the command’s X handle on Friday, the state Police Public Relations Officer, Deputy Superintendent of Police, Oluseyi Babaseyi, said the breakthrough began when detectives intercepted Hammed Olarewaju, who was found in possession of a suspicious vehicle plate…
In the 16th and 17th centuries, in monarchical and aristocratic societies, toads were deemed poisonous meats not fit to eat by humans. In that season of life, charlatan merchants were accompanied by servants who pretended to eat poisonous toads, faked near-death experiences, and then jumped back to life, wildly claiming that their masters cured them of the venom from the toads to portray their bosses as superhuman. There are plenty of toadies around the world. You find them in royalties, churches, and business organisations near you. They are unrepentant sycophants and pretentious loyal workers. They are drenched in obsequious behaviours…
A governorship aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party in Gombe State, Hamma Saleh, popularly known as “Hamsal Airline,” has officially declared his intention to contest the 2027 governorship election. Saleh formally submitted his letter of intent on Friday during a visit to the PDP State Secretariat in Gombe, where he arrived with a delegation of supporters and members of the Hamsal Project 2027 campaign team. The delegation, led by former Chairman of Shongom Local Government Area, Danladi Garba, included political associates and loyalists of the aspirant. Speaking at the event, Saleh reaffirmed his commitment to the party,…
MTN Nigeria reported a profit after tax of N355.5bn in the first quarter of 2026, up 165.9 per cent year-on-year, but warned that higher energy prices could weigh on earnings in the coming quarters. In its unaudited results released on Wednesday, the telecom operator said it expects a 1.8 to 2.0 percentage point decline in full-year Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortisation margins if diesel prices average N2,000 per litre in the second half of the year. The country’s biggest telco with 89.5 million subscribers, operates more than 20,000 base stations nationwide, most of which depend on diesel generators…
The Association of Industrial Pharmacists of Nigeria has called for deeper collaboration among industry players, regulators and investors to strengthen local pharmaceutical manufacturing and reduce the country’s growing dependence on imported medicines. The association made this known on Tuesday at a press conference in Lagos, where it announced its 29th Annual National Conference and Training, scheduled to hold in Ilorin, Kwara State. The chairman of the association, Pharm Bankole Ezebulu, said the four-day event, themed “Collaboration and Innovation: Building Local Solutions for the Future of the Nigerian Pharmaceutical Industry,” would bring together government officials, regulators, investors, academics and pharmaceutical stakeholders…
Paris Saint-Germain coach Luis Enrique said on Friday that he was “not frustrated” by the narrow advantage his side holds over Bayern Munich heading into their trip to Germany for the Champions League semi-final second leg. Last week, the two sides played out what many considered to be one of the best matches in Champions League history as the side from the French capital emerged 5-4 winners at their Parc des Princes home. “No, I’m not frustrated because it’s a unique football match for me,” Luis Enrique told reporters, despite the fact his side had led by five goals to…
