Caught in the Act? Banana Island Estate threatens N3m fine for public indecency
By Our Correspondent Residents of Banana Island, Lagos, have been warned against engaging in indecent sexual acts in public recreational areas, with the estate management threatening offenders with a hefty…
Tinubu hails ‘brother in purpose’ Osoba at 87
President Bola Tinubu has paid glowing tribute to elder statesman and former Ogun State governor, Chief Olusegun Osoba, describing him as "a brother in purpose" whose unwavering commitment to public…
Bathtub to World Cup final: Messi, Yamal set for football’s most remarkable full-circle moment
Few stories capture the romance of football quite like this. Nineteen years after a young Lionel Messi gently bathed six-month-old Lamine Yamal during a UNICEF charity photoshoot, the two…
CAC to strike off 100,000 companies over failure to file returns
The Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) has commenced another round of striking off companies from its register, placing 100,000 companies at risk of deregistration over failure to comply with statutory filing…
EFCC releases Obi’s supporters after hours of grilling over ‘naira abuse’
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has released two prominent members of the Obidient Movement — Peter Akah and Oruche Precious — after hours of grilling. Akah and Precious,…
US reps pass bill to withhold all assistance to Nigeria over terror attacks
The US House of Representatives has agreed to an amendment bill that would increase withholding of assistance to Nigeria from 50 per cent to 100 per cent until the West…
Mary Habila’s father rejects autopsy, wants daughter’s body for burial
The family of Mary Habila, the 26-year-old nurse who died at the country home of the Minister of Works, David Umahi, has asked an Ebonyi State court to withdraw…
PETROAN warns of fuel market distortion as Dangote shifts to dollar sales
The Petroleum Products Retail Outlets Owners Association of Nigeria has warned that Nigeria's downstream petroleum market could become increasingly vulnerable to price distortions and foreign exchange shocks following Dangote Petroleum…
Friend recounts Mary Habila’s final hours
Anita Baaki, a close friend and colleague of Mary Habila, the nurse attached to the David Umahi Federal University of Medical Sciences and on secondment to the Federal Ministry…
R. Kelly seeks clemency, asks Trump to reduce 31-year prison sentence
R&B singer R. Kelly has formally appealed to United States President Donald Trump to commute his 31-year prison sentence for racketeering, sex trafficking and child sexual abuse-related offences, The…
