BY CHETA NWANZE As news of Israeli attacks on Hezbollah reaches our shores, it would be understandable for some Nigerians to find themselves drawing parallels to our tumultuous history with Boko Haram. The shift in leadership that often follows such strikes, typically resulting in more radicalised and violent successors, is a familiar pattern. The Nigerian Boko Haram insurgency is…
BY AYODELE OLUWAFEMI The Borno state police command says it has arrested four suspects for allegedly stealing relief materials donated to victims of flood in Maiduguri, the capital. The suspects are Abubakar Usman, 32, Mohammed Bukar, 37, Ibrahim Abubakar, 28, and Jamilu Mohammed, 24. The flood, which occurred on September 10, displaced thousands of residents from the Fori, Galtimari,…
Lagos airport saw a quieter landing than expected when NDLEA officials intercepted Adrienne Munju, a 41-year-old Canadian, attempting to smuggle a substantial quantity of ‘Canadian Loud’—a premium cannabis variant. Instead of its intended hush-hush delivery, the potent package raised alarms, landing both Munju and her cargo in custody. The NDLEA acted swiftly, ensuring the contraband’s relocation to a different…
An appellate court in the United States has upheld the ruling of a lower court ordering a former World Champion Floyd Mayweather Jr., to pay a Nigerian company, Zinni Media Concept Limited the sum of N4.2 billion in damages over breach of contract and fraud. A statement signed by the company’s media executive, Alex Nwankwo ( AlexReports) says the…
The Director-General of the Cross River State Lottery and Gaming Agency, Micheal Eja, has revealed that approximately 60 million Nigerians engage in gambling daily. Eja stated this during an event in Abuja, adding that the gambling industry in Nigeria had continued to boom and stands at an estimated N500 billion and N600 billion. The DG noted that despite the…
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