Troops of the 6 Division of the Nigerian Army have dismantled 13 illegal refining sites, recovered 300,000 litres of stolen crude oil, and arrested 15 suspected oil thieves in Niger State. Acting Deputy Director, 6 Division Army Public Relations, Lieutenant Colonel Danjuma Jonah Danjuma, who disclosed this in a statement on Sunday, January 26, 2025,…
As part of efforts to reform the Education sector in Nigeria, the Federal Government has announced the addition of hairstyling, plumbing, GSM repair, makeup and 12 other new trades/new subjects to the basic education curriculum. The National Orientation Agency (NOA) disclosed this in a statement released. The new trades were added to the Basic…
Social media users are reacting to a trending video of Emmanuella, wife of singer Kwam1, openly rejecting a portrait of herself which was presented to her by a painter at his mum’s funeral ceremony. The singer recently lost his mum and a party to celebrate the deceased mother was held in Lagos. At the…
This article was originally published by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and is reprinted with permission. The United States has begun the process to again declare the Iran-backed Huthi rebel group of Yemen as a foreign terrorist organization (FTO), restoring the designation President Donald Trump set out during his first term. “Supported by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps…
Let me share a story. A painful one. In November 2023, I met Chika, a young entrepreneur full of ambition. She had saved for three years to buy her first plot of land in Lagos. She dreamed of building her own bakery there someday—a dream she’d nurtured since childhood. Chika found a seller through a…
