•Domestic staff Oppressed by their sponsors and inflicted with unending pain, these Nigerian women narrate heartrending stories of how they were deceived into travelling to Egypt in search of a promised breakthrough, only to face exploitation, abuse, and despair where they had expected a ray of sunshine and opportunity, reports Saturday PUNCH....
•A housing estate Decades of policy failures and an inability to sustain initiatives have left millions of Nigerians without adequate housing. Despite new government programs aiming to address the escalating crisis, which sees the nation facing one of the continent’s most severe housing shortages, ordinary citizens remain trapped by issues of ...
•A little child using smartphone indoors Teachers have raised concerns in a new survey over a growing trend of young pupils trying to tap or swipe the pages of books as though they were using smartphones. The concerns emerged from a survey conducted by early years charity Kindred Squared, which polled more than 1,000 primary […]
•Gov Eno: Showing the way with a Federal Government Award of Excellence in Sustainable Development and Community Empowerment The problems with local government governance in Nigeria are open secrets. Some observers think this layer of government in Nigeria is not only wanting but virtually absent without leave [AWOL]. There is no shortage of ...
•Oyedele Chairman, Presidential Tax Reform Committee, Taiwo Oyedele, was one of the keynote speakers at the 2026 Economic Outlook organised by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN). The programme with theme: ‘ICAN@60: Accountability as the Bedrock for National Development’, held in Lagos. Oyedele spoke about the new tax laws...
•Female breast size A scientific study has found that men who feel financially insecure or hungry are more likely to find larger female breasts attractive. The research was published in the peer-reviewed journal PLOS ONE and was conducted by psychologists Viren Swami and Martin J. Tovée. The study examined whether breast size acts as a [&helli...
Kala Daniel found himself trapped in awaiting trial for six long months in a Nigerian correctional centre. Initially healthy, Daniel began serious coughing within weeks of his incarceration, only to later learn that he had contracted tuberculosis (TB). “Three weeks in and I started coughing uncontrollably,” Daniel recalls. Despite receiving so...
The death of the immediate past President, Muhammadu Buhari, on July 13, 2025, defined 2025 in which several Nigerians of high and low status died. The most prominent deaths from different walks of life are presented below, reports Daily Trust: Muhammadu Buhari Former President Muhammadu died on July 13, 2025, in London, UK, where he […...
As Nigeria slides into the busiest travel season of the year, a combination of soaring demand, limited aircraft availability and global competition has sent airline ticket prices – domestic, regional and international – soaring. For many Nigerians, what used to be a manageable flight home or abroad now feels like a major financial strain, re...
•Senate President Akpabio On this ninth day of December, in the year 2025, as the nation stirs to its familiar rhythm, a man stands quietly at the crossroads of personal milestone and public memory. Senator Godswill Obot Akpabio, GCON, marks his 63rd year on earth—another turn on the wheel of time for a figure whose […]

