A man has said that he would be depressed if he were a woman who is ed0ected to be servitude despite being more capable, simply because of gender. He shared the thread after a woman on X lamented that she built her career by not listening to people telling her what to do and now…
Less than a week after a highly contagious strain of bird flu was found in a Georgia commercial poultry facility for the first time, a second and even larger flock nearby has tested positive for the virus, state agriculture officials said Wednesday. The virus, the H5N1 strain of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza, has ravaged wild birds, commercial…
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has rescued nine pregnant women from a baby factory in Abuja. The NAPTIP Press Officer, Mr. Vincent Adekoye, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday in Abuja. He said the baby factory is situated at one of the sprawling estates in the Ushafa area…
Nnamdi Kanu, the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has requested that his case be transferred to a Federal High Court in the southeast if no judge in Abuja is willing to preside over it. This request was disclosed by Kanu’s special counsel, Aloy Ejimakor, in a statement. Kanu, facing…
Seven people from New York City and Long Island have been busted in a massive COVID relief fraud scheme that netted $44 million — and one of the defendants was so brazen he rapped about his crime in a song named after the IRS, the feds alleged Wednesday. The suspects scammed the money through thousands of bogus…
The Lagos State government on Thursday sealed a building for stacking materials on the drainage system. The state’s Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Mr. Tokunbo Wahab, gave the order during an inspection of projects and sites in Lagos Island and its environs. Wahab, who was displeased with the activities going on in the area,…
For the second consecutive day, the equities market closed in the bearish territory as investors lost ₦290 million at the close of trading on Thursday. This followed a dip in the share prices of stocks like MORISON, CI LEASING, and IKEJA HOTEL amongst others on the trading floor. After five hours of trading at the capital…
The police have been formally informed about the incident but the family alleged that there is no sign that they are doing anything about it. The Bauchi State Police Command has been accused of failing to act appropriately in the case involving the abduction of a seven-year-old girl, Zainab Abdulrasaq. Speaking to SaharaReporters, a family…
CNN announced on Thursday that roughly 6% of its workforce would be laid off amid the network’s shift toward digital platforms. The announcement came just days after President Donald Trump’s inauguration. In a memo distributed to staff members on Thursday, CNN CEO Mark Thompson announced the mass layoffs at the news network. While Thompson confirmed…
The Federal Government has announced a fresh N4 billion intervention funds for conditional cash transfers to vulnerable households in the country. Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, Professor Nentawe Yilwada, who made the announcement during the launch of the 2025 Nigeria Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan at the United Nations House in Abuja on…
