By: Ganiyu Olayinka The Federal Government has begun distributing medical equipment, ambulances, essential medicines, and other healthcare supplies worth ₦10 billion to strengthen healthcare delivery in Bauchi State. The distribution exercise, held on Saturday at the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital (ATBUTH), Bauchi, was officially flagged off by the Coordinating Minister of Health and…
By: Ganiyu Olayinka The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has donated relief materials to the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), Rivers State Command, as part of efforts to support inmates and ease the impact of current economic challenges on custodial centres in the state. The donation was presented on behalf of NDDC Managing Director Samuel Ogbuku…
By: Tunji Okunlola The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, has denied reports circulating on social media that he conferred a chieftaincy title on Nollywood actor and comedian James Olanrewaju, popularly known as Baba Ijesha. This was contained in a statement issued on Saturday by Moses Olafare, Director of Media and Public Affairs at the…
By: Tunji Okunlola Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has called for an urgent investigation into alleged off-budget public spending estimated at ₦8.8 trillion, citing findings in the International Monetary Fund’s latest Article IV consultation on Nigeria. In a statement posted on his verified Facebook page on Saturday, Atiku referenced a Reuters report published on July…
By: Tunji Okunlola Nigeria has achieved a historic milestone in global higher education, with 24 universities securing places in the 2026 Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings and Sub-Saharan Africa University Rankings, making it the highest number of Nigerian institutions ever featured in the rankings. The achievement also cements Nigeria’s position as the most…
By: Ganiyu Olayinka Activist and former presidential candidate Omoyele Sowore appeared before the Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday following the issuance of a bench warrant for his arrest, arriving at the complex accompanied by supporters carrying placards. The appearance came days after Justice Mohammed Umar revoked Sowore’s bail and ordered his arrest over…
By: Tunji Okunlola The Independent National Electoral Commission has begun distributing sensitive election materials across Ekiti State ahead of Saturday’s governorship election and a series of senatorial and House of Representatives by-elections. Officials were on Thursday at the Central Bank of Nigeria office in Ado-Ekiti sorting and dispatching materials to all 16 local government areas…
By: Tunji Okunlola The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has raised concern over the deteriorating security situation across the country, warning that insecurity is gradually spreading into areas previously considered peaceful. This was contained in a communiqué issued at the end of the union’s South-South Zonal Executive Council meeting held on Saturday in Calabar, Cross…
By: Ganiyu Olayinka Funeral prayers for retired Major General Rabe Abubakar were held in Katsina on Saturday, as family members, military officers, government officials and residents gathered to pay their final respects to the senior officer who died in the custody of bandits. His wife, who had been held captive alongside him, was released by…
By: Ganiyu Olayinka The Ogun State Government has declared as false and unfounded reports circulating on social media alleging plans by Fulani herdsmen, Boko Haram insurgents, and other terrorist groups to invade the state. In a statement issued by the Special Adviser on Media and Strategy to Governor Dapo Abiodun, Kayode Akinmade, the government said…
