Anambra starts post-treatment surveillance for NTDs in 259 villages
The Anambra State has commenced post-treatment surveillance for river blindness (onchocerciasis) and lymphatic filariasis, also known as elephantiasis, in no fewer than 259 villages across 23 endemic communities in the…
2027 poll: Different strokes for Atiku, Kwankwaso and children
By Ehichioya Ezomon From happenings in the Kano polity these past weeks, Nigerians could imagine how former Kano State Governor, ex-Minister of Defence and 2023 presidential candidate of New Nigeria…
Ten dead including suspect in shootings at Canadian school, home
A shooting at a school in British Columbia left eight dead including a woman police believe to be the suspect, with two more people found dead at a nearby home,…
Cambridge University returns 116 Benin artefacts to Nigeria
Cambridge University has formally transferred legal ownership of 116 Benin artefacts in its Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (MAA) to Nigeria’s National Commission for Museums and Monuments (NCMM) The university…
Wike assures of end to Rivers political crisis following Tinubu’s intervention
The Minister of the Nigerian Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has expressed confidence that the long-standing political rift in Rivers State is nearing its final resolution following a…
No extension for 2026 UTME/DE registration – JAMB
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says there will be no extension of the deadline for the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UMTE) registration, reminding prospective candidates that the…
Austin Orete: The Citizen’s Ordeal and why Sanwo-Olu never stops to tickle me
By Dr Austin Orette If an individual can steal from the government willy-nilly and we find out many years later, and only after the fact, it means we have no…
Cairo Ojougboh Foundation backs Govt’s education development drive
In what many described as an inspiring and life-changing event, the Dr. Cairo Ojougboh Foundation has strengthened its focus on driving initiative that enhances government’s efforts for educational development in…
Ogunsakin family of Ado Ekiti celebrates 30th memorial anniversary of late patriarch
The entire Ogunsakin family of Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State today in unison celebrate the 30th memorial anniversary of one of their patriarchs, the late Alhaji Bello Olorunishola Ogunsakin who died on…
MUSWEN congratulates its Deputy President, wife on turbaning
Pix: Alhaji Thabit Wale Sonaike and his wife, Alhaja Bilikis Tokunbo Sonaike, during their turbaning The Muslim Ummah of South West Nigeria, (MUSWEN) has congratulated its Deputy President II, Alhaji…
