Author: News Room

Hospitalized former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani was visited by a priest set to administer last rites before he had a drastic health improvement, his doctor said. “He’s a fighter — the way he was yesterday in such a critical condition, he did have a priest come anoint him,” Dr. Maria Ryan told Fox News on Monday, May 4. “And all the prayers from around — it’s like a miracle. This guy’s got [nine] lives … today he’s doing much better.” News broke on Sunday, May 3, that Giuliani, 81, was hospitalized in Florida and in critical condition. On…

A coroner’s court in Igbosere, Lagos State, suspended the inquest on Tuesday into the death of a 21-month-old son of literary icon, Chimamanda Adichie. The child, Nkanu Adichie-Esege, son of Chimamanda and Ivara Esege, died in January in Lagos. He was admitted at Euracare Multi-Specialist Hospital, Lagos, on 6 January, following a referral from Atlantis Paediatric Hospital. He died in the early hours of 7 January after medical procedures. The coroner, Magistrate Atinuke Adetunji, said that proceedings in the inquest would be suspended pending directives from the chief coroner of the state. Ms Adetunji ordered the suspension following a directive…

The Aviation Ground Handlers Association of Nigeria (AGHAN) has issued a three-day ultimatum to airline operators over outstanding debts, warning that it will withdraw services from 6 May if payments are not made. The association disclosed the development in a notice dated 30 April and addressed to the President of the Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON), saying repeated attempts to resolve the matter had not yielded any response from airline operators. In the letter signed by its Chairman, Olaniyi Adigun, and Vice Chairman, Ahmed Bashir, the association said its members were under severe financial strain due to unpaid obligations. “We…

In the long, fraught genealogy of African protest poetry—from the Okigboan fragmentation to the caustic urbanity of Ojaide’s Niger Delta elegies—there emerges with striking clarity a voice that has laboured for nearly four decades in relative obscurity, only now to arrive with the cumulative force of a prophecy long deferred. Emman Usman Shehu, the Nigerian poet whose career spans from the military-era defiance of QUESTIONS FOR BIG BROTHER (1988) through the metaphysical reckonings of ICARUS RISING (2017) and the riparian meditations of THE RIVER NEVER RETURNS (2022), has produced with FOOTNOTES FOR A NATIVE LAND a work that consolidates his…

The Imo State Police Command has commenced coordinated search and rescue operations following the reported abduction of a 17-year-old student of the Federal University of Technology Owerri, FUTO, Miss Mary Ezinwayi Uzoma. The 100 level microbiology student was reportedly kidnapped along the FUTO/Ihiagwa Road in Owerri West LGA. The Command said it had, in synergy with local vigilantes, promptly mobilized to the scene, where adjoining bushes and surrounding areas were immediately subjected to intensive search operations as part of ongoing efforts to locate the victim. Police spokesperson, Henry Okoye, in a statement on Tuesday, said the State Police Commissioner, CP…

Governance advocates, Niger Without Borders, has urged Nigerians to prioritize continuity, stability and progress in the 2027 general elections by re-electing President Bola Tinubu. Niger Without Borders made the call while formally backing Tinubu for a second term. It also backed Governor Mohammed Umar Bago of Niger State for a second term, and Senator Mohammed Sani Musa for a third term in the coming polls. The development was announced on Tuesday at a press conference in Abuja. Comrade Hussaini Abubakar, in his address, said the decision was informed by performance, policy direction and measurable outcomes at both federal and state…

The Nasarawa State Police Command has foiled a planned kidnapping in Karu Local Government Area and arrested three suspects allegedly linked to the plot, in what authorities described as a major breakthrough in efforts to curb criminal activity in the state. According to the Command’s spokesperson, SP Ramhan Nansel, the operation followed a complaint lodged with the State Criminal Investigation Department, SCID, after unidentified persons allegedly threatened to abduct an agribusiness-woman and her children unless a ransom of N5 million was paid. Police said the threat was reported on April 31, 2026, prompting immediate action by the Command. In response,…

Ademola Lookman will look to end his goal drought against Arsenal when Atlético Madrid do battle with the Gunners on Tuesday night, DAILY POST reports. The UEFA Champions League semi-final second leg fixture will hold at the Emirates Stadium. Both teams battled to a 1-1 draw in the first leg last week. Lookman failed to score or register an assist in six previous meetings against Arsenal. The 28-year-old impressed in the first leg, registering four shots, with two on target. The winner will face either Paris Saint-Germain or Bayern Munich in the final in Budapest on May 30.

The Niger Delta Development Commission has reaffirmed its commitment to implementing the Federal Government’s digital transformation policy, particularly regarding procurement reforms, as part of efforts to promote transparency, efficiency, and accountability within the Commission. Speaking during a Stakeholders and Service Providers Sensitisation and Training Workshop in Warri, Delta State, the Director, Procurement Department, NDDC, Dr Chuks Osuji, said the initiative was meant to educate key stakeholders, including government officials, procurement officers, consultants and contractors, private-sector vendors, and civil society organisations, on recent reforms and the transition to a fully digitised procurement framework. This was contained in a statement issued in…

Operatives of the Borno state police command on Tuesday detonated an Improvised Explosive Device concealed in a backpack at Layin Logo, Moduganari area of Maiduguri, Borno state The Public Relations Officer of the Command, ASP Nahim Daso, who disclosed this in a statement, said the bag was recovered at about 0900 hours during a routine operation. surveillance and foot patrol. He said, “On 5th May, 2026, at about 0900hrs, during routine. Surveillance and foot patrol, operatives of the Borno State Police Command recovered a suspicious bag abandoned at Layin Logo, Moduganari area of Maiduguri. According to him, “the Police Explosive…