The Edo State Government says it is currently attending to over 72 cases of child abuse, with most of the sexual abuse cases involving fathers and their minor daughters. Eugenia Abdallah, the State commissioner for women affairs and social development,…

More than 2,700 residents of Imogbara, Odo-Ijesha and Iperindo benefited from free healthcare during the fourth Annual Community Medical Outreach by Segilola Resources Operating Limited, an exploration and gold mining company. A statement from the firm on Thursday stated that…

The Nigeria Customs Service has dismissed allegations of increased smuggling, revenue leakage, recruitment impropriety and manipulation of succession within the Service. The Service described the allegations as a misrepresentation of its enforcement activities and administrative processes. The National Public Relations…

Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State says his administration built the 300-bed Enugu International Hospital to reduce the number of Nigerians travelling abroad for medical treatment. Mr Mbah, who spoke to reporters on Wednesday after a pre-launch tour of the…

A young man, Richard Abraham, who once represented Aguata Zone at the state level of the 2021 Governor’s Debate in Anambra State, has recounted how the death of his mother forced him to abandon his education and take up menial…

The governorship candidate of the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) in the Osun State governorship election, Simon Adewale, has withdrawn from the race and endorsed the incumbent governor, Ademola Adeleke, for a second term. Mr Adewale announced his withdrawal during a…

The Kabiru Turaki-led faction of the Peoples Democratic Party has endorsed the Accord Party candidate and Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, for Saturday’s governorship election. The faction announced the decision in a statement issued on Thursday by its National Publicity…

The Cross River House of Assembly has approved an upward review of the 2026 supplementary appropriation bill of the state to N963 billion. The revised figure represents an increase of N1.45 billion from the earlier N961 billion provision, which translates…

Grammy-winning Nigerian music star, Ayodeji Balogun, popularly known as Wizkid, will headline the opening night of the 2026 Detty December Fest in Lagos. The festival organisers, Livespot360, announced this in a post shared on their official Instagram page on Thursday.…

Nnimmo Bassey, director of the Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF), says Bayelsa is one of Nigeria’s most polluted states, given the hydrocarbon extraction associated with the oil and gas industry. Mr Bassey, a renowned environmentalist, stated this during a…

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, on Thursday, hosted the British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Dr Richard Montgomery, along with senior British diplomatic officials for talks on current affairs in the country. Atiku’s aide, Kenneth Okonkwo, disclosed the engagement in a…

Retired staff members of the Anambra Broadcasting Service (ABS) have lamented non-payment of their gratuities for over nine years. ABS is a radio and television station owned and managed by the Anambra State Government. The retirees, under the auspices of…

President Bola Tinubu has said the Federal Government would soon publish details of how resources saved from the removal of fuel subsidy had been utilised. Tinubu disclosed this on Thursday while receiving the leadership of the Nigerian Union of Petroleum…

Businessman, politician and development advocate, Abdulrahman Haske, has reaffirmed his belief in the capacity of young people to drive economic growth, social progress and political transformation in Adamawa State, the Northeast and Nigeria, provided they are given access to opportunities,…

The House of Representatives Committee on South-South Development Commission has demanded urgent intervention to end the prolonged gas seepage in Bille community in Rivers State, after fresh technical findings revealed the presence of potentially hazardous gases and pollution in the…