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ABC has pulled Jimmy Kimmel Live! programme off its schedule indefinitely following backlash over the late-night show host’s remarks on the killing of conservative American activist Charlie Kirk. An ABC spokesperson confirmed the decision in a statement to AFP, saying, “Jimmy Kimmel Live will be preempted indefinitely.” The term “preempted” is often used in […]
The death toll from the tragic fire at Afriland Towers Fire on Broad Street, Lagos Island, has climbed to 10, following confirmation that six employees of United Capital Plc died in the inferno. LEADERSHIP reports that the six-storey commercial building was engulfed in flames on Tuesday, September 16, 2025, after a fire reportedly broke […]
Newly recruited 5,349 teachers in Abia State have undergone a 12-day capacity training in Aba, ahead of the September 22 resumption date of schools for the 2025/26 academic session. At the end of the training, the commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, Goodluck Ubochi charged them to be committed to the transformational initiatives of the […]
Troops of Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS) have intensified security patrols across Benue State, escorting farmers to their fields and responding to armed attacks, with one criminal neutralised and arms recovered during a robbery incident in Ukum Local Government Area of the State. In a statement on Wednesday, Acting Media Information Officer of HQ JTF […]
The Oyo State Police Command has arrested one Alfa Basiru for allegedly being in possession of suspected human flesh and recovered an abandoned vehicle at the Toll Gate in Ibadan. The Command, in a statement on Thursday, emphasised the importance of its ongoing stop-and-search operations across highways, intersections, and adjoining roads, describing them as […]
Nigeria’s ambitious new national curriculum, which places coding, Python, robotics, artificial intelligence, entrepreneurship, and other digital literacy courses at the centre of secondary school learning, is facing a potentially serious hurdle. This is due to a shortage of qualified teachers capable of delivering the new courses accross the over 50,000 secondary schools in the country. […]
A controversial Israeli minister has said Gaza could be a “real estate bonanza” – and that a business plan for redeveloping it had been sent to the US president.
Kerala is facing a serious public health challenge as it’s seen a surge in cases of a “brain-eating” disease which has caused 19 deaths.
A consultant pathologist at the Lagos State University College of Medicine/Teaching Hospital has expressed concern over the increasing abuse of drugs and unregulated herbal concoctions among Nigerian youths, warning that the trend is contributing to a surge in kidney, liver, and heart diseases at younger ages. Speaking on the dangers of drug misuse, Prof. Faduyile […]
Every 40 seconds, somewhere in the world, a person takes his or her own life. Behind each number is a story of pain, silence, and often, stigma. In Nigeria, a country of over 200 million people, the burden of mental illness is immense, an estimated 50 million Nigerians live with mental health conditions, yet the […]
