The Secretary-General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, said he is alarmed by reports of civilian deaths and injuries after hostilities re-escalated earlier this week in the northeastern neighbourhoods of Syria, calling for immediate de-escalation and dialogue to stop the…
By Henry Ojelu LAGOS—The legal team of popular cleric, Pastor Chris Okafor, has challenged social media influencer Martins Vincent Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan, VDM, actress Doris Ogala and other individuals making allegations against him to submit concrete proof to…
Followers of Tijaniyya Islamic Sect across 15 countries from the West and North Africa are expected to converge on Katsina for the 40th Sheikh Ibrahim Nyass Maulud. The Chairman of the Main Organising Committee, Sheikh Muhammad Hadi-Balarabe, disclosed at a…
The Senior Pastor of the Mountain of Liberation and Miracles Ministries, Chris Okafor, has requested that the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) prosecute social media influencers and bloggers, including Martins Otse (VeryDarkMan), Doris Ogala, and Kaa Truth Podcast, if allegations circulating…
Mark Twain, the American writer and humourist, famously said: “There are three kinds of lies: Lies, damned lies and statistics.” This aphorism is truer in Nigeria than in virtually any other country. Put bluntly, one must be utterly gullible to believe…
Nigerian singer Adekunle Kosoko, popularly known as Adekunle Gold, has announced the arrival of his newborn twins. Adekunle Gold made this known on Wednesday through a Snapchat post, where he expressed excitement. He wrote, “Asked God for another child and…
The Oyo State Police Command says it has intensified security operations in the Oke-Ogun axis following a late-night attack on the National Forest Rangers’ Office in Oloka village, Ikoyi-Ile, which left five officers dead. The attack occurred around 11:30 p.m.…
President Donald Trump said Wednesday that the United States is moving to bar major institutional investors from buying more single-family homes, an announcement that comes as American households face high costs of living. “For a very long time, buying and…
Two Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) lawmakers in the Gombe State House of Assembly have defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC), further strengthening the ruling party’s dominance. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Mr Gabriel Fushison and Mr Malon…
The Oyo Global Forum (OGF) has raised the alarm over what it described as a growing security threat in Oyo State following a Tuesday night attack in the Old Oyo National Park that left five park rangers dead. In a…