We offer to our readers this photo gallery of work by photographer Dmitry Kiriukhin, dedicated to wintertime festivity in Moscow. Red Square Gum Shopping Center, the Arbat all dressed up in festive colors; churches, bridges, streets, parks, subway stations, Christmas trees and lighting; joyful Muscovites and guests, folk festivities—all of this made the impression on…
The FCT Police command has arrested a 27-year-old dispatch rider, Magaji Adamu, for allegedly transporting multiple cartons of nitrous oxide, commonly known as “laughing gas,” suspected to be used for illegal purposes. Â Adamu, a graduate of Gidan Waya College of Education, Kafanchan, Kaduna, was apprehended on January 20, 2024, during a routine patrol in…
Former Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi on Thursday strongly condemned ex-Osun State governor Bisi Akande for alleging that the 2020 #EndSARS protests were orchestrated by Obi’s supporters, the Obidient Movement, to derail Bola Tinubu’s presidential ambition. Obi and his supporters dismissed the claims as an attempt to distort history and a blatant disregard for…
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has rescued 21 children suspected to be victims of human trafficking in Yobe State.  The Comptroller of the Yobe State Command, SS Jega, in a statement on Thursday, January 30, 2025 said that the syndicate was intercepted at the Geidam Control Post.  The minors, aged 7 and 15…
Tensions are rising as the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has firmly rejected the Nigerian Communications Commission’s (NCC) approval of a 50% increase in telecom tariffs, calling it an unbearable burden on already struggling Nigerians. Instead, the union has proposed a modest 5% adjustment, warning that anything beyond this would be met with fierce resistance. The…
An Ekiti State High Court in Ado Ekiti on Thursday, January 31, sentenced four persons to d3ath by hanging for conspiracy and armed robbery. Â The convict, Ojo Tope (37), Aderopo Temitope (37), Oyedele Oluwatobi (27), Damilola Christopher (30), and Ekundayo Ajiboye (29) were arraigned before Justice Lekan Olatawura on April 16, 2024, on five…
