Super Eagles midfielder Wilfred Ndidi has gifted his former grassroots coach, Nduka Ugbade, a brand-new Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) in a heartwarming show of gratitude. The emotional moment, captured on video, showed Ndidi, 28, embracing a visibly moved Ugbade before handing over the keys to the vehicle. The Leicester City star described the gesture as
A 32-year-old Nigerian widow, Titilopeyemi Olaniyi, has recounted her horrifying ordeal in Libya, describing how Nigerian migrants are being treated like animals in detention facilities, with some reportedly losing their sanity due to inhumane prison conditions. Olaniyi, who hails from Ibadan, Oyo State, was among dozens of Nigerian women deported from Libya in January 2025.
The Chairman of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), Professor Abdullahi Usman, has called on Nigerian pilgrims performing the 2025 Hajj to offer prayers for the country and its leaders, emphasizing the need for divine guidance in achieving good governance and national development. Usman made this appeal during a visit to the tents of
The Federal Government has announced Thursday, June 12, 2025, as a public holiday in commemoration of this year’s Democracy Day. The declaration was made known to the public through an official statement issued on Sunday in Abuja by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Interior, Dr. Magdalene Ajani. According to the statement, the Minister
Former U.S. President Donald Trump has publicly declared the end of his relationship with billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk, warning that any move by Musk to support Democratic candidates against Republican lawmakers backing his administration’s landmark tax and spending bill will attract “serious consequences.” In a phone interview with NBC News on Saturday, Trump was asked
Despite receiving formal approval from the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) in January 2025, the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) is yet to commence the registration of inmates for the National Identification Number (NIN) across the nation’s 256 custodial centres. The initiative, which was designed to integrate inmates into national development databases and enhance facility security,
Nigeria and Angola have emerged as frontrunners in Africa’s renewed drive toward energy independence, as new projections reveal the continent’s refining capacity could reach 90 per cent, a significant leap from the 45 per cent recorded in the previous year. This development was disclosed in the “State of Africa’s Infrastructure Report 2025,” released by the
A leading fertility specialist, Dr. Jaiyeoba Adeyemi, has debunked lingering misconceptions surrounding In Vitro Fertilisation (IVF), stating categorically that children conceived through the assisted reproductive method are not in any way abnormal. He made this clarification during the Welcome Forum of BridgeClinic, which held recently in Lagos under the theme, “Optimising Your Fertility Health.” Dr.
Governor Babagana Umara Zulum of Borno State has made a renewed appeal to the Federal Government to urgently expedite the ongoing rehabilitation and expansion of the Alau Dam, stressing the need to avert a recurrence of the devastating floods that ravaged Maiduguri and neighbouring communities in September 2024. Governor Zulum made the call on Saturday
Tucked away behind towering heaps of scrap metal and acrid smoke in the Jakande area of Alaba Rago, Ojo Local Government Area of Lagos State, lies a forgotten settlement where over 2,000 residents, many of them survivors of leprosy, live in conditions that shock the conscience. Known simply as the Lepers’ Containment, this community exists
