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Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, has commissioned the newly remodelled and digitally equipped 80-bed Obingwa General Hospital in Mgboko, headquarters of Obingwa Local Government Area, and renamed the facility after the late human rights activist, Chima Ubani. The commissioning took place on Tuesday, with Otti saying the investment was part of his administration’s efforts to modernise public healthcare and restore confidence in government-owned medical facilities. Speaking at the event, Otti said healthcare remained central to his administration’s development agenda, particularly in improving access to quality medical services and reducing avoidable deaths among mothers and newborns. He said the facility would…
OutDaughtered stars Adam and Danielle Busby have opened up about homeschooling their 11-year-old quintuplets. “If you look at the statistics of homeschooled kids, they’re more adjusted to interactions,” Adam, 44, said on the Thursday, August 20, episode of the couple’s “More Than Reality” podcast. “Honestly, we know lots of homeschooled kids right now. The homeschooled kids are more adjusted to communicate with other adults … than, I think, the kids at school are. It’s the homeschooled kids that are actually looking me in the eyes and actually having a conversation with an adult.” Danielle, 42, also spoke about the academic…
Ranking the greatest managers of the Premier League era is never going to be straightforward. Trophies are an obvious place to start. Only a select group of managers have won the Premier League more than once. At the same time, longevity, consistency, tactical influence, and the circumstances of each title triumph must also be taken into account. So, with 13 different managers having lifted the trophy, here is a ranking of the top 10 according to BBC Sport 10. Carlo Ancelotti Premier League title: 2009-10 Carlo Ancelotti wasted little time making his mark in England. The Italian guided Chelsea to…
Dolly Parton‘s spokesperson revealed that the singer died following a “brief battle with cancer.” “Our beloved Dolly Parton spent her life and career bringing joy, laughter, hope and integrity into everything she touched. Her unmatched generosity reached the lives of countless people whom she would never meet, yet she was always there to offer a helping hand,” a spokesperson for the late singer said in a statement to People on Tuesday, August 25. “Whether it be the hundreds of millions of books donated through her invaluable Imagination Library or funding research that helped create a lifesaving vaccine used around the…
The Chairman of Kuje Area Council in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Danjuma Shekwolo, issued a controversial warning to residents, asking them to either vote for the All Progressive Congress (APC) in 2027 or leave the council area. Mr Shekwolo spoke ahead of the FCT Youth Network leadership election scheduled for Saturday. A video of his speech has gone viral on social media, and many Nigerians and human rights organisations have condemned him. The FCT Youth Network (FCT-YN) is a grassroots youth coalition operating across all six area councils in Abuja. Speaking during an engagement last Friday, while hosting the…
Thirty-three state governments have spent at least N512.10bn on Government Houses, Governors’ Offices and travel in the first six months of 2026, about 4,713 times higher than the combined six-month salary of Nigeria’s 36 governors. Ogun State Police Command had dismantled an illegal baby factory syndicate in Abaren Village, Mowe, rescuing two heavily pregnant women and four children while arresting six suspects. Country music icon, Dolly Parton, has died at the age of 80, prompting United States President Donald Trump to order American flags lowered across the country for one week. No fewer than 19 oil licences in Nigeria’s upstream…
Jennifer Garner reflected on the early days of her divorce from Ben Affleck and why she felt apprehensive about the future when they first parted ways. “I panicked when I was first out of my marriage and realized I had taken such a step back in my work,” Garner, 54, revealed during the Tuesday, August 25, episode of Audacy’s “Aspire With Emma Grede” podcast. “And suddenly I realized, like, ‘I don’t know how long I’ll be able to work.’” The Five Star Weekend actress noted that her line of work wasn’t “a career that’s like, ‘Hey, you’re 60, you’re 55,…
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has faulted the Budget Office of the Federation (BOF) for including the purported Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC) in the 2026 federal budget. The finding is contained in the commission’s investigation into the activities of the organisation, which the federal government has said never existed. According to the report, the Budget Office processed and onboarded the purported council into the 2026 budget despite gaps in its documentation and without independently verifying the legal instrument establishing it. The investigation found that the BOF relied on an administrative code issued by…
Presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, Atiku Abubakar, has insisted that his position on subsidy has not changed, adding that he will restore it. Speaking on Tuesday when he received the Osun State leadership of the ADC in Abuja, Atiku disowned comments made by one of his media aides, Paul Ibe, during an interview on AIT, stating that he was not speaking on his authority. “Earlier, one of my press aides contradicted me in a policy statement as far as subsidy is concerned. “I want to repeat categorically that when I said I would return to subsidy, I will!…
Thirty-nine US state banking associations have formed the BankChain Alliance to build a nationwide, industry-owned blockchain network for banks, targeting a 2027 launch. On Tuesday, the alliance announced that the network intends to support smart payment tools, tokenized deposits, stablecoins and automated settlement. BankChain said it plans for the network to be interoperable with other blockchains and said it was selecting a technology partner. The participating associations represent thousands of financial institutions across the US. BankChain said it will invite banks nationwide to take ownership of stakes. However, the announcement did not mention individual banks that have committed to joining or disclose…
