Politics

Senators Umeh, Abaribe announce defection from ADC

Sen. Victor Umeh (ADC-Anambra) and Sen. Enyinnaya Abaribe (ADC-Abia) on Tuesday announced their defections  from the African Democratic Congress (ADC) to different political parties, citing  leadership crises and internal disputes.…

Economy

Tinubu seeks Senate approval for fresh $516m Sokoto–Badagry Highway loan request

Tinubu asked lawmakers to approve a $516,333,007 financing package from Deutsche Bank and incorporate it into the federal government’s existing borrowing plan already endorsed by the legislature. By Deborah Hassan …

Sports

Doctor urges singer Portable to undergo brain scan after celebrity boxing defeat

A Canada-based Nigerian doctor, Arinze Onwumelu, has urged  singer Portable to undergo a brain scan following  the fierce celebrity boxing match between him and  skit maker Carter Efe. The high-intensity…

Entertainment/Showbiz

Mrs Alao-Akala sets Ibadan aglow with 22-year old spiritual legacy

By Kehinde Emmanuel The former First Lady of Oyo State, Chief (Mrs) Oluwakemi Alao-Akala, recently set Ibadan aglow as she hosted the 22nd edition of her annual Unlimited Praise programme.…

Security

Navy seizes militant boats, engines in Cross River crackdown

The Nigerian Navy has intensified its crackdown on militants and kidnappers in Cross River, seizing boats and outboard engines during follow-up operations in the Calabar waterways. This is contained in…

General News

Woman seeks for divorce after three months of marriage

A woman, Fatima Usman, on Tuesday seeks divorce from her husband, Sulaiman Adamu, at a court sitting at Magajin Gari Shari’a Court in Kaduna. Fatima who is the complainant prays…

Opinions/Columnists

A mini-Nigeria in Asaba

Cable Point, better known in the good old days as Wire, is one of the most iconic and culturally mixed neighbourhoods in Nigeria  By Sylvester Asoya In 1978, Mallam Mohammed…