Category: News
-
FIRE RIPS THROUGH LAGOS ARMY ARENA MARKET
Another day, another inferno in Lagos—imagine your go-to shopping spot for clothes going up in flames just before New Year’s Eve, but firefighters swoop in to save the rest? A blaze tore through parts of the bustling Army Arena Market at Bolade, Oshodi, on Tuesday evening, gutting 10 container shops packed with clothing bales before…
-
UN SLASHES BUDGET TO $3.45BN FOR 2026 AMID MAJOR REFORMS
Think the UN’s trimming fat like never before? After grueling talks and the bold UN80 initiative, world leaders just locked in a lean $3.45 billion regular budget for next year slashing resources by 15% and staff by nearly 19%. The 193-member General Assembly approved the exact $3,450,426,300 on Tuesday, fueling core pillars: peace and security,…
-
TINUBU APPOINTS OYEDEPO AS DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC PROSECUTIONS
Picture this: a top EFCC prosecutor with 15+ years busting financial crooks gets handpicked by President Tinubu to lead the nation’s public prosecutions—game-changer for cutting outside lawyers and sharpening federal cases? President Bola Tinubu greenlit the move for Mr. Rotimi Oyedepo, SAN, shifting him from EFCC to the Federal Civil Service as the new Director…
-
ANTHONY JOSHUA CRASH: FAMILY REELS FROM SHOCK AND GRIEF
Imagine getting bombarded with calls from worried friends before you even know your own family member’s in a horror crash that’s the nightmare Anthony Joshua’s relatives are living right now. Mr. Adedamola Joshua, the boxing champ’s uncle, spilled the details to journalists at the family home in Ijokun, Sagamu, Ogun State. “It hit us like…
-
COURT LOCKS MALAMI, SON IN KUJE; CO-DEFENDANT TO SULEJA – BAIL CLASH HEATS UP MONEY LAUNDERING DRAMA
Federal High Court in Abuja dropped the hammer Tuesday: Ex-AGF Abubakar Malami SAN and son Abubakar Abdulaziz head to Kuje Correctional Centre, while property firm staffer Hajia Bashir Asabe cools heels in Suleja – all pending Jan. 2, 2026 bail hearing on EFCC’s 16-count money laundering bomb alleging billions laundered via shady bank runs and…
-
LAGOS ORDERS URGENT EVACUATION AROUND BURNT GNI HIGH-RISE: SAFETY FIRST AFTER FIRE AFTERMATH
Lagos State Government sounded the alarm Tuesday, directing instant vacate for all residents and shops near the fire-ravaged 25-storey Great Nigeria Insurance (GNI) building on Martins Street, Lagos Island – experts’ post-Dec. 24 blaze checks revealed dire risks to every structure in a 100-metre zone, as Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu puts lives way ahead of any…
-
AFCON 2025: ONYEDIKA’S LIGHTNING BRACE POWERS SUPER EAGLES TO PERFECT GROUP C TRIUMPH OVER UGANDA
Raphael Onyedika erupted with a quick-fire double in Fès Tuesday, blasting Nigeria’s Super Eagles to a commanding 3-1 demolition of Uganda – capping an unbeatable Group C run at the 2025 AFCON in Morocco, where already-qualified Naija flexed squad depth despite coach Eric Chelle’s massive rotation, keeping only Victor Osimhen, Calvin Bassey, and Bruno Onyemaechi…
-
CARNIVAL CALABAR 2025 WRAPS IN GLORY: 20 YEARS OF AFRICA’S BIGGEST STREET SPECTACLE
Carnival Calabar’s 20th anniversary exploded to a close with epic parades, rhythmic dances, and non-stop street parties flooding Cross River’s capital – thousands from Nigeria and beyond vibed to bands tracing two decades of Naija history from pre-colonial beats to digital age flair under the ‘Traces of Time’ theme. Gov. Bassey Otu flagged it off…
-
ZAMFARA NURTW PUSHES FOR SPECIAL MARSHAL ROLES TO CRUSH OVERLOADING MENACE
Zamfara NURTW Secretary Rabiu Adamu called on FRSC Tuesday at a Gusau stakeholders’ meet: Enlist our drivers as Special Marshals to whip traffic compliance, smash overloading – that killer habit stuffing Golf cars with 23 passengers (killing 9 in one smashup Sector Commander Aliyu Maaji flagged)! “Our boots on ground shift driver attitudes fast.” Maaji…
-
INFORMATION MINISTER IDRIS MOURNS 7 GOMBE JOURNALISTS KILLED IN ROAD CRASH
Information and National Orientation Minister Alhaji Mohammed Idris expressed profound shock Tuesday over the tragic death of seven journalists in a lone vehicle accident in Gombe State Monday evening, as the newsmen returned from a wedding in the Gombe South Senatorial District attended in solidarity with an NTA colleague. In a statement from Special Assistant…
