Category: News
Over 50,000 Nigerians test positive for TB- Global Fund
No fewer than 50,000 Nigerians have tested positive for tuberculosis (TB) following the increased screening efforts nationwide, the Global Fund, an international NGO, has said. ... Read More
871,000 die from loneliness every year, says WHO.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Monday said that no fewer than 871,000 people die worldwide annually from loneliness. According to the WHO Commission, one ... Read More
NDLEA arrest ex-international footballer
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have arrested Segun George Hunkarin, a former international football player, and Ntoruka Chinedu, his associate, for attempting ... Read More
UK-based Nigerian caregiver jailed for manhandling 88-yr-old man
A Nigerian caregiver, Bilikisu Olagunju, was caught on hidden camera violently mistreating a frail 88-year-old dementia patient in his UK home, just a day before ... Read More
CAF unveils new WAFCON trophy this week
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) is set to launch a new trophy on Wednesday ahead of this year’s Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) ... Read More
UNILAG wins 2025 Ecobank Chess competition
The University of Lagos, over the weekend, won the 2025 Ecobank National Schools Team Chess Championships, which were held in Lagos. The championships were organised ... Read More
Harassment: Lagos socialite sues Police for N50m
A Lagos socialite, Gail Fajembola, has filed a fundamental rights enforcement suit before the Federal High Court in Lagos, seeking a perpetual injunction restraining Olutoyi ... Read More
Flooding: Banks donate cash, relief items worth N500m to Niger
The banks in Nigeria have donated over N500m in cash and relief materials to victims of recent floods in Mokwa Local Government Area of Niger ... Read More
Armed herders invade Benue communities, kill four police officers, injure two farmers
No fewer than four Mobile Policemen were killed during an armed herders' attack on Udei community in the Guma Local Government Area (LGA) of Benue ... Read More
Trump says he’s found buyer for Tiktok, to be unveiled in two weeks
President Donald Trump said Sunday that a group of buyers had been found for TikTok, which faces a looming ban in the United States due ... Read More