Governor Dauda Lawal has commended Kabiru Ahmadu Mai Palace, the member representing Gusau/Tsafe federal constituency, for his interventions in the healthcare sector. The governor, on Thursday, commissioned the renovated and expanded Dr Karima Primary Healthcare Centre in Tudun Wada, Gusau,…
Guinea-Bissau’s junta leader General Horta N’Tam has been promoted to the rank of major general — the highest in the country’s armed forces, according to a decree he signed and published himself on Thursday. The army seized power in November…
Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has appealed to Anambra State Governor Charles Soludo to reopen the Onitsha Main Market. The President-General of the socio-cultural group, John Azuta-Mbata, made the appeal in a statement issued by the group’s National Publicity Secretary, Ezechi Chukwu.…
By Ebunoluwa Sessou The Lagos State House of Assembly has intervened in the reported abduction of a member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Miss Binuyo Lateefah, calling for urgent inter-governmental and security collaboration to ensure her immediate rescue.…
US President Donald Trump said Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin agreed to halt attacks on Kyiv and other cities for a week, as Moscow’s strikes leave Ukraine facing its toughest winter since the start of the war. Russian strikes on Ukraine’s…
Nigeria cannot build stability on a justice system that works only for the few. Economic development cannot flourish where everyday disputes are unresolved. Security cannot be sustained where grievances fester unanswered… A justice system that starts with the people’s lived…
US police arrested former champion boxer Gervonta Davis in Miami after his ex-partner reported him for physical assault, kidnapping and causing emotional distress. The Miami police department said on social media that it had arrested the 31-year-old on Wednesday in…
The Police Service Commission (PSC) has approved the promotion of one Deputy Inspector-General of Police (DIG), two Assistant Inspectors-General of Police (AIGs), and 26,119 inspectors following its third plenary meeting on 29 January. In a statement issued by the commission,…
By Johnbosco Agbakwuru THE British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Dr. Richard Montgomery, has spotlighted peace and resilience as the heartbeat of UK-Nigeria relations. This is as the Strengthening Peace and Resilience in Nigeria, SPRiNG, has convened high-level government officials, security…
The Society for Family Health (SFH) has said it reached millions of Nigerians across seven states during the 2025 integrated Insecticide-Treated Net (ITN) and Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention (SMC) campaigns, providing protection against malaria for both households and vulnerable children. SFH…