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No fewer than 100 residents of Uvwie Kingdom in the Uvwie Local Government Area of Delta State received free medical care on Saturday as the Nigerian Navy Ship Delta took healthcare services directly to the community as part of activities marking the Nigerian Navy’s 70th anniversary. The outreach, which targeted underserved residents, provided free medical consultations, laboratory tests, eye and dental examinations, blood pressure and blood sugar checks, deworming for children, and free medications. Speaking at the exercise, Commander of NNS Delta, Commodore Shehu Tasiu, said the initiative underscored the Navy’s commitment to improving the welfare of host communities beyond…
On Friday, 29 May 2026, Nigeria’s Fourth Republic turned twenty-seven. But what happened a couple of months back still gnaws at my conscience. In the fluorescent-drenched jungle of electoral sloganeering and sesquipedalian grandstanding, where democracy is served piping hot in branded polythene bags, one man stood defiant. Clad in a faded T-shirt that had survived three changes of guard and fuelled by a spirit of pious fatigue, he raised his voice. It was not a call to the barricades, but a liturgical confession: “I want to die for Nigeria!” This was neither the dark ideation of the clinically depressed nor…
Bad loans in Nigeria’s banking sector rose to 8.03 per cent in January 2026, seven months after the Central Bank of Nigeria moved to end regulatory forbearance granted to banks on some credit exposures and single obligor limit breaches. The figure, contained in the CBN’s January 2026 Economic Report, showed that the industry’s non-performing loans ratio rose by 0.52 percentage point from 7.51 per cent in December 2025. It also remained above the CBN’s prudential threshold of five per cent, indicating a further deterioration in asset quality across the banking industry despite the apex bank’s insistence that the sector remained…
Super Falcons players are expected to start arriving in camp in Ikenne, Ogun State, ahead of their upcoming pre-WAFCON double-header friendlies against Senegal, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. On Sunday, the Nigeria Football Federation announced head coach Justine Madugu’s 23-player squad for the matches which come after the 10-time African champions missed other windows to prepare for the 2026 WAFCON. Madugu’s list includes captain Rasheedat Ajibade, goalkeeper Chiamaka Nnadozie and veteran forward Asisat Oshoala. Midfielder Ngozi Okobi-Okeoghene also retained her place in the squad after returning during the recent friendlies against Cameroon following a three-year absence, while forwards Francisca Ordega and…
Authorities are crediting a “group of private citizens” for ultimately recovering the body of Alaskan Bush People star Matt Brown. “On Saturday, May 30, 2026, a group of private citizens conducting a search along the Okanogan River located a deceased individual in the river,” a Sunday, May 31, updated press release shared by Washington state’s Okanogan County Sheriff Office’s official Facebook account read in part. “The individual was recovered and brought to shore, where he was positively identified as Matthew Brown.” The press release, signed by Sheriff Jodie Barcus, continued, “Matthew Brown has been transferred into the custody and care…
Transmission Company of Nigeria has announced a blackout in five Northern Nigerian states, including part of the Niger Republic. TCN disclosed this in a statement on Saturday by its spokesperson, Ndidi Mbah. The Nigerian government agency said the outage is due to annual maintenance on its Mando–Kumbotso 330kV Transmission Line scheduled for Sunday, 31st May 2026. Consequently, Kano Electricity Distribution Company will be unable to supply electricity to Kano, Katsina, Jigawa, Bauchi, Yobe, and parts of the Niger Republic. “The outage is necessary to enable TCN’s maintenance crew to amend a damaged Red Phase Conductor on Tower T187 along the line route. “Consequently,…
Justice Peter Lifu of the Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed June 3 for hearing in a suit filed by Nafiu-Bala Gombe, seeking to stop David Mark and others from parading themselves as leaders of the African Democratic Congress, ADC. According to the News Agency of Nigeria, hearing notices have since been issued and served on lawyers to the parties in the suit. The case, filed by the aggrieved former National Deputy Chairman of ADC, was earlier before Justice Emeka Nwite of a sister court. The matter was, however, reassigned to Justice Lifu, following Justice Nwite’s recent elevation to the Court…
The 2025/26 Champions League campaign ended on Saturday, with Paris Saint-Germain beating Arsenal in the final to lift the trophy. Following the match in Budapest, the UEFA Technical Observer Group announced Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Vitinha as the player who won the award for the Player of the Match. Real Madrid striker Kylian Mbappe won the award for the top scorer after scoring 15 goals in the competition. On Sunday, the UEFA Technical Observer Group went further to name PSG star Khvicha Kvaratskhelia as the 2025/26 UEFA Champions League Player of the Season. Kvaratskhelia won the award after scoring 10 goals…
Grange School and St Saviour’s School reaffirmed their dominance by retaining their titles as Nigeria’s best-performing schools at the Dolphin Swimming League Season 7 Awards on Saturday. St Saviour’s School, Ikoyi, amassed 954.5 points to claim the Best Primary School title, while Grange School topped the secondary school standings with 1,074 points. Boken Club emerged as the Best Club at both the primary and secondary levels. Rising star Naetochukwu Oguegbu of Meadow Hall School and Grange School duo Aidan Dumuje-Abili and Oluwatofunmi Ibidapo were among the standout performers, clinching major honours in the country’s premier school swimming competition. Oguegbu stole…
The Lagos State Security Trust Fund says it has collaborated with the state Police Command and the Nigeria Police Air Wing to conduct aerial surveillance patrols across the state as part of efforts to strengthen security and reassure residents of their safety. This was contained in a statement by the Executive Secretary of the LSSTF, Ayodele Ogunsan, on Sunday. According to Ogunsan, the exercise was carried out on Friday across the mainland and island corridors of the state, providing real-time situational awareness and supporting intelligence-led security operations. Ogunsan described the initiative as a proactive step aimed at enhancing public safety,…
