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Constitutional lawyer, Professor Mike Ozekhome (SAN), has cautioned that Nigeria is veering dangerously toward authoritarianism, warning that the country could morph into a de facto one-party state if current trends continue unchallenged. Appearing on Channels Television’s Hard Copy programme on Saturday, Ozekhome sounded the alarm over what he described as...

Actress and entrepreneur Aisha Lawal has attributed her life’s turning point to the COVID-19 era, revealing she made N10 million in just a week or two during that time. In a recent interview with Biola Bayo, Aisha also addressed rumours about receiving a Venza car from MC Oluomo, denying the claims and...

A male student of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka has been confirmed dead after he jumped from a three-storey building and was rushed to a nearby hospital. The incident occurred at a lodge close to the university’s gate. Residents of the area said the student apparently consumed hard drugs before jumping from the...

In a moment of deep grief comes a glimmer of joy. A newborn baby boy has arrived on Eid-el-Kabir festival, six days after the father, Abubakar Yakubu Isma’il, died in the vehicle conveying members of the Kano State contingent from the National Sports Festival held in Ogun State. Abubakar, one of the dedicated...

The people of riverine Kantu (Ikantu) community in Warri Southwest Local Government Area of Delta State, have affirmed their Gbaramatu Kingdom ancestry, pledging “loyalty and allegiance” to the Pere of Gbaramatu Kingdom, HM Oboro Gbaraun II. Leaders, including Chiefs of Gbaramatu kingdom, who hail from the community, while speaking at a press...

The Chairman of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Council, Comrade Grace Ike, has extended warm greetings to Muslim journalists and the broader Muslim community as they celebrate this year’s Eid-ul-Adha. In a goodwill message issued on behalf of the Council’s executive and members, Comrade Ike...

Nigeria must strengthen control of illicit arms influx to defeat terrorism, National Security Adviser (NSA) Nuhu Ribadu said yesterday. He spoke during the destruction of 3,867 small arms and light weapons (SALW) by the National Centre for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons (NCCSALW) in Abuja. The exercise was the...