Nobel Laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka, has called on President Bola Tinubu to immediately initiate a probe into the strange circumstances surrounding the deaths of notable Nigerians, including Dele Giwa, Chief Bola Ige, and Kudirat Abiola. Speaking with selected journalists in Lagos on Saturday, Soyinka said some Nigerians across the world have and could provide vital…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a second drug mule within a fortnight attempting to traffic cocaine to Iran, marking a disturbing trend in cross-border drug trafficking from Nigeria to the Islamic Republic. Operatives at the Port Harcourt International Airport (PHIA) apprehended a 44-year-old businessman, Ezemokwe Chukwuebuka Christian, on Saturday, June 7,…
A Nigerian man based in Italy, Edobor Ambrose Ali, has confessed to being hired for an all-expenses-paid drug trafficking mission after the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) intercepted him at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja, Lagos, with over 14,000 tramadol pills concealed in winter clothing. According to the NDLEA statement signed by…
Abuja, June 13, 2025 – The Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.), Engr. Bashir Bayo Ojulari, welcomed a delegation from the Independent Petroleum Producers Group (IPPG) at the NNPC Towers in Abuja today. The delegation, led by IPPG Chairman Abdulrazaq Isa of Waltersmith Petroman Oil Limited, engaged in…
The South West Youth Alliance has condemned the Youth Rights Campaign for falsely accusing the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, CP Moshood Jimoh, of threatening peaceful protesters and colluding with the All Progressives Congress to disrupt the June 12 demonstration in Lagos. In response to a publication in Sahara Reporters titled, “‘I Will Smoke You…
On Thursday, President Bola Tinubu conferred national honours on 66 Nigerians in recognition of their service to the nation. Among the recipients announced by the president, as he addressed a joint session of the senate and house of representatives, was Labaran Maku, a former minister of information. Maku was conferred with the national honour of Officer…
Former UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman stepped into the Octagon after a 20-month hiatus, headlining UFC Atlanta and defeating surging contender Joaquin Buckley. The 38yo who lost his title to Leon Edwards and later Khamzat Chimaev was attempting a return to a title shot after undergoing multiple meniscus knee surgeries over the years.
