Month: July 2025

The Advertising Standards Panel (ASP), operating under the Advertising Regulatory Council of Nigeria (ARCON), has reiterated its commitment to enforcing stricter compliance with ethical codes in advertising amid growing concerns about deceptive and culturally insensitive content. Speaking at a stakeholder forum in Lagos, ASP Chairman Dr. Emmanuel Agu detailed the Panel’s vetting process for all […]

The Federal Ministry of Environment has predicted that about 11 states of the federation are likely to experience floods this month. The ministry in an early warning circular signed by the director, erosion, flood & coastal zone management department, Usman Abdullahi, gave the prediction through its National Flood Early Warning Center (FEWS Center) in Abuja […]

The federal government has said the threat by the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu to break the country and establish a Republic of Biafra was not a mere empty threat. The government’s representatives told a Federal High Court in Abuja yesterday that the threat was a deliberate one. The government said […]

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) constitution has ruled out the former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, from contesting under the party’s platform. This came as the party’s constitution disqualified individuals affiliated with other political parties from seeking the party’s top ticket. Obi, who has openly identified with the ADC and declared his intention to […]

Acting national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Amb. Iliya Damagum, has described the resignation of former vice president Atiku Abubakar from the party as a familiar and recurring development in PDP’s political history. Speaking with newsmen in Bauchi yesterday, Damagum said: “This is not the first time; we’re expecting him back.” According to […]

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has issued a public health alert following forecasts from the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) indicating a heightened risk of flooding across several states this July. NCDC in a statement signed by its director-general, Dr. Jide Idris,  warned of increased outbreaks of cholera, yellow fever and dengue […]

Can you take us back to when your journey as a widow began and how you coped with the sudden loss of your husband, especially with four young children to raise then? My journey into widowhood began on June 6, 1987, when I lost my husband, an Air Force officer, in a car accident in […]

At 92, Cameroonian President Paul Biya, who assumed power in 1982, recently hinted at seeking another term in office in the country’s election scheduled to be held on October 12, later this year. If he contests and wins, and there is nothing to suggest that he won’t, it will be Biya’s eighth term. This is […]