The Federal Government has stated that Nigeria’s healthcare sector has seen significant improvements, now attracting patients not only from the West African subregion but also from countries as far as the United States and the United Kingdom. Professor Muhammad Ali Pate, the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, made this announcement while addressing State…
U.S. President Donald Trump is set to attend the Super Bowl in New Orleans on Sunday, February 9, as confirmed by a White House official to NBC News. The Kansas City Chiefs will face the Philadelphia Eagles at 6:30 p.m. ET, marking the Chiefs’ third consecutive Super Bowl appearance. Trump’s attendance would make him the…
A 31-year-old married woman, Ajayi Esther, was arraigned on February 4 before the Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly refusing to marry a man after accepting N607,500 from him. Esther faces three charges: fraud, impersonation, and breach of peace. Prosecutor Insp. Sodiq Adeniyi informed the court that the offences occurred in Ado-Ekiti. He explained that…
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has given the green light for the Debt Management Office to issue a ₦758 billion bond to settle the outstanding pension liabilities for all categories of pensioners. This decision, made during a Tuesday meeting presided over by President Bola Tinubu at the Council Chamber of the Presidential Villa in Abuja,…
Cristiano Ronaldo has revealed that he was close to joining Barcelona from Sporting Lisbon before ultimately making the move to Manchester United in 2003. Ronaldo spent six years at United, scoring 84 goals as a winger, winning Premier League titles, and securing a UEFA Champions League trophy, before making his record-breaking transfer to Real Madrid…
China has responded to President Donald Trump’s tariffs by imposing its own set of tariffs on U.S. goods, escalating tensions amid a potential trade war. Announced by China’s Finance Ministry, the new measures include a 15 percent tariff on certain types of coal and liquefied natural gas, and a 10 percent tariff on crude oil,…
On February 4, 2025, Justice Olubunmi Abike-Fadipe of the Lagos State Special Offences Court in Ikeja discharged and acquitted former Aviation Minister Femi Fani-Kayode of a 12-count charge related to the procurement of a “fabricated” medical report and the use of a false document. In her ruling, Justice Abike-Fadipe stated that the Economic and Financial…
President Trump has agreed to delay the imposition of tariffs on Canadian imports for at least 30 days, following a call with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Trudeau announced the temporary pause in a tweet, just hours after Trump and Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum revealed that Trump would also suspend planned tariffs on Mexico for…
Troops from Sector 4 of Operation Safe Haven (OPSH) have apprehended a suspected gunrunner and seized firearms and ammunition in Barkin Ladi Local Government Area, Plateau State. According to intelligence sources shared with security analyst Zagazola Makama, the troops, operating under Operation Golden Peace, set up a snap checkpoint along the Jos-Barkin Ladi highway at…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has ramped up disease surveillance following the recent outbreak of Ebola in Uganda. On January 30, the World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed an outbreak of Sudan Virus Disease (SVD), a strain of Ebola, in Uganda. SVD, like the deadly Ebola Virus Disease (EVD), is a contagious hemorrhagic fever…
