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Medical services were on Wednesday grounded at both the federal and state hospitals in Kwara State, following the seven-day warning strike declared by the national secretariat of the National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives (NANNMS). LEADERSHIP’s findings showed that nurses at the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH), Sobi Specialist Hospital, Alagbado; and General […]
Six persons have been arrested in connection with vandalism of Warri-Kaduna crude oil pipeline at Ekperi axis in Edo State. The Chairman, Edo State Task Force for Protection of Government Property, Eugene Okolosie who disclosed this on Wednesday, said the acts were suspected to have been carried out in collision with some members of the […]
If you’ve ever wondered what makes football so special, try standing in the middle of a stadium when the home crowd belts out its anthem. You’ll feel it in your chest. It doesn’t matter where you’re from, football chants are a universal language. From spontaneous terrace songs to carefully crafted anthems, chants remind us that […]
The Anambra State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of a 24-year-old woman, Somtochukwu Nwafor for alleged gruesome murder and dismemberment of a pregnant nurse in Ogbunike, Oyi local government area of the state. Nwafor was arrested on July 25, 2025, by members of the Umueri Village in the Ogbunike community after the victim’s mutilated […]
Temitope Ajayi, one of the top media aides to President Bola Tinubu, has accused opposition politician and immediate-past governor of Kaduna State, Malam Nasir El-Rufai of bequeathing legacy of insecurity to his successor, Governor Uba Sani. The presidential media aide, who, however, noted El-Rufai’s achievement of physical infrastructure, hailed incumbent Governor Uba Sani for achieving […]
Kogi State Government has disclosed that nine (9) family courts have been established, in addition to Magistrate Courts tasked with handling Gender-Based Violence (GBV) cases in the state. Commissioner of Justice and Attorney-General in the State, Muiz Yinus Abdullahi, (SAN) made this known while receiving a non-governmental organization, “Project Ebulejonu”, Team led by its founder […]
The troops of Operation Hadin Kai Joint Taskforce North-East have killed nine (9) suspected Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists and recovered ammunitions in fierce operations against the terrorists in Konduga, Bama and Gwoza local government areas of Borno State. Spokesman of Operation Hadin Kai, Captain Reuben Kovangiya, in a statement on Wednesday in Maiduguri, said the troops […]
The European Union has announced an additional €6 million in support to strengthen Nigeria’s fight against human trafficking and improve migration governance. Head of the European Union Delegation to Nigeria and to the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Ambassador Gautier Mignot Announced this in Abuja at the ongoing 28th National Stakeholders’ Consultative Forum […]
The Chairman of Bauchi State Independent Electoral Commission (BASIEC), Alhaji Ahmed Makama Hardawa, is dead. Hardawa, a former Resident Electoral Commissioner with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in both Taraba and Nasarawa States, died on Tuesday, July 29, 2025, in Abuja, after a brief illness. In a condolence message, Governor Bala Mohammed expressed deep […]
A social media post by the United Stated Mission in Nigeria has sparked widespread conversation and controversy after it criticised Nigerian state governors for extravagant spending on government houses while millions of citizens continue to grapple with harsh economic conditions. In a post shared on X (formerly Twitter), the Mission referenced a report by The […]