No fewer than eight Chinese Nationals have been sentenced to one-year jail term each by a Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, over cyber terrorism and internet fraud. As disclosed in a statement issued on Friday by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), the convicts were arraigned before Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke by the…
Bashir Ahmed, media aide to former Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari, has confirmed reports of the ex-President being hospitalised in London, United Kingdom over undisclosed illness. This was contained in a statement issued on the ex-Presidential aide’s official X handle on Thursday. While confirming that Buhari is unwell and receiving medical treatment, Bashir played down reports…
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has urged the Senate committee reviewing the 1999 Constitution to recognise the state’s 37 Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) created in 2003. Sanwo-Olu made the call at the South-West Zonal Public Hearing on the Review of the 1999 Constitution, on Friday in Lagos. The public hearing, according to reports, provides…
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Friday ruled that the Nigerian Senate exceeded its powers by suspending Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan for six months, ordering her to be immediately recalled to the Red Chamber. Justice Binta Nyako, delivering the judgment, described the suspension period as “excessive” and lacking a solid legal basis. The court…
Lack of menstrual health education and hygiene is silently affecting thousands of Nigerian girls, with medical experts warning that the impact extends far beyond stained uniforms and missed school days. To address the growing concern, Cerba Lancet Nigeria, a multinational clinical pathology organisation, has launched a sustained Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative focused on equipping…
The West African Health Organisation (WAHO) has convened a strategic communication workshop to address persistent communication gaps hampering effective regional health advocacy. The initiative, which was in preparation for the 2nd ECOWAS Lassa Fever International Conference scheduled for September 22–26, 2025, in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, according to WAHO, was informed by growing concerns that poor…
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has called on Nigeria and other nations to raise taxes on sugary beverages, alcohol, and tobacco by at least 50 per cent over the next decade as part of a global strategy to tackle the growing burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs). In a statement published on its website, the UN health agency…
The funerals of Liverpool forward Diogo Jota and younger brother, André Filipe Teixeira da Silva, have been scheduled for 10 a.m. on Saturday in Gondomar, a town near Porto in northern Portugal. Initially, local priest Father José Manuel Macedo had stated the services would take place at 4 p.m. on Friday. However, the timing was…
The ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID) has approved $100 million in funding for the construction of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway, as part of a broader financing package aimed at strengthening infrastructure and boosting regional trade within West Africa. The approval was granted during the Bank’s 92nd Ordinary Session of the Board of Directors, which held…
Former Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, has denied claims that he has joined the African Democratic Congress (ADC), the newly adopted platform for the 2027 opposition coalition. Reacting to the reports on Thursday, Sirika expressed shock that the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, and President Bola Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Information and…
