Starmer pleased ‘justice has been done’ after arson attacks
The prime minister said he was “very pleased for my family’s sake” that two men had been convicted of the 2025 arson attacks.
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When drains become dumps: Bayelsa park battles filth, apathy
By Samuel Oyadongha YENAGOA—The drains around Ekeki Motor Park in the heart of Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital, were built to carry water. Today, they carry shame. Plastic bottles, sachet water wrappers, rotting food, dead rats, all festers in dark, sluggish channels that food stalls, POS kiosks, and the feet of thousands who pass through […]
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I was drugged, forced to sleep with 30 men a day — Teenager dv/sav/Svagsdbzdz
By Matthew Johnson LAGOS—Emotions ran high at the Lagos State Police Command yesterday, when a 16-year-old girl, Chidinma, narrated how she was allegedly trafficked from Imo State to Lagos and forced into prostitution for four months, during which she was made to sleep with 30 men daily, beaten repeatedly, and denied payment. The teenager, who said […]
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The canopy that became a threat: Calabar’s ornamental trees turn from beauty to danger
By Emma Una Arriving Calabar, the Cross River State capital, once meant entering a green cathedral. Now, it means dodging a death sentence. The ornamental trees lining Calabar’s roads were its proudest signature, a living archway of imported giants first introduced by Mr. Clement Ebri in the 1990s and expanded by Mr. Donald Duke in 1999. […]
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Next downpour could kill more, flood-hit Cross River community cries out
By Ike Uchechukwu CALABAR — For residents of the riverside settlement of Efut Efio Ene, the sky is no longer a sight of hope, but a countdown to possible death. Every dark cloud brings fresh dread and every heavy downpour, they say, could sweep away more lives. Years of unchecked flooding have turned homes into ruins, […]
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From NDDC boss to monarch: Ogbuku ascends ancestral throne as Daufa VI
By Samuel Oyadongha AYAKORO — In the quiet water-fringed settlement of Ayakoro in Ogbia Local Government Area, Bayelsa State, where the Niger-Delta’s mangroves meet memory, they have a saying: a true leader is not announced, but recalled. The community recalled one of its own Dr. Samuel Ogbuku, the high-flying Managing Director of the Niger-Delta Development Commission (NDDC), […]
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World Cup 2026: Ghana challenges Thomas Partey visa denial in court
According to BBC Sport, Ghana has filed for a judicial review of the decision, with a court hearing scheduled in Ottawa as officials seek permission for Partey to enter Canada ahead of the country’s opening Group L match against Panama in Toronto.
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Anti-Tinubu post: Court orders Sowore’s arrest over failure to attend trial
The Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the arrest of activist and presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, following his failure to attend his trial.
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UK appoints Peter Vowles as new high commissioner to Nigeria
The United Kingdom government has appointed Mr Peter Vowles as its next High Commissioner to Nigeria, with his posting expected to begin in September 2026.
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Train accident: Injured passengers discharged, equipment recovered – NRC
All passengers who sustained injuries from the June 8 train accident on the Warri-Itakpe route have all been treated and discharged.
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