Amid rising transport fares due to fuel price hikes, student attendance in Nigerian schools has plummeted in the 2024/2025 academic year. Many families struggle with commuting costs, prompting parents to relocate students closer to home or leading to increased absenteeism and late arrivals.
As...
Married Ivorian man Anselme Santos issues a public apology after a video capturing him soliciting a lady's number during an AFCON game went viral. The footage revealed Santos leaning in closely to a Senegalese woman, whispering to her, despite her visible discomfort. Apologizing for his actions...
The Bureau de Change (BDC) operators in Abuja have declared the indefinite closure of their business premises starting from Thursday, February 1, 2024. The announcement, made by the Association's Chairman, Abdulahi Dauran, cites the scarcity of dollars as the primary reason for this decision...
In a significant move aimed at harnessing the power of social media for national security, the Nigerian Army has urged social media influencers and bloggers to actively contribute to shaping the narrative for the country's safety. Maj.-Gen. Bamidele Alabi, the General Officer Commanding 2...
In a distressing incident in the Chikakore community in Kubwa, Bwari Area Council, gunmen abducted two teenage sisters, aged 16 and 14, and have demanded a hefty N30 million ransom for their safe release.
The abductors, numbering around six, brazenly broke into the sisters' residence and...
The efforts of the Eporo-Ekiti community to secure the release of the Emure-Ekiti kidnapping victims have encountered a major setback. Following the kidnappers' demand for a hefty N100 million ransom, the community and families involved could only muster a meager sum of N450,000 by late...
An illegal oil bunkering operation in the oil-bearing Obitti Community of Imo State took a devastating turn as a deep hole dug by hoodlums, coupled with a makeshift pipeline to a hired tanker, led to a catastrophic explosion.
The incident, reportedly sparked by a gun duel between the bunkers...
A fire incident occurred at the Household of David Church located on Industrial Road, off Adeniyi Jones in Surulere, Ikeja, Lagos. The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) reported that the fire broke out around 00:11 hours.
Fortunately, responders successfully extinguished the fire...
Mr. Ola Olukoyede, the chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), unveiled details of a formidable religious sect's ability to secure a court order preventing the investigation of N7 billion funds linked to terrorists.
The EFCC, engaged in probing a massive N13 billion...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has made a startling revelation, disclosing that a religious organization has been implicated in money laundering activities that fund terrorist activities in the country.
EFCC Chairman, Ola Olukoyede, shared this information during a one-day...
A Nigerian soldier's viral video lamenting the exorbitant cost of transportation has sparked widespread concern. With a monthly salary of 50,000 naira, he bemoaned that a one-way trip now costs 35,000 naira, making a round trip an impossibility on his salary.
Nigerians expressed dismay, citing...
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