NAFDAC enforces nationwide ban on sachet, small PET bottle alcohol
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has commenced a nationwide mop-up exercise to remove alcoholic beverages packaged in sachets and polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles below 200ml from circulation across the country. In a statement issued…
LASTMA arrests tanker driver for killing dispatch rider in Lagos
The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority has apprehended a tanker driver who allegedly fled after fatally knocking down a commercial delivery motorcycle rider along Kodesho Road, opposite Mrs Filling Station, inward Awolowo Way/Oba Akran in the Maryland-Ikeja area of the…
‘I have gone back to our family’ — Fubara backs Kingsley Chinda as successor
Siminalayi Fubara, governor of Rivers, has declared his support for the Rainbow Coalition backed by Nyesom Wike, minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Fubara spoke on Wednesday during the commissioning of the Rivers Medical Industries Project in Port Harcourt,…
Updated list: 44 Visa-free countries Nigerians can visit
NIGERIAN PASSPORT RANKED 90TH GLOBALLY WITH ACCESS TO 44 COUNTRIES Nigeria’s passport may have dropped to 90th place in the latest Henley Passport Index, but holders can still travel to 44 destinations without obtaining a visa before departure. The July…
Kaylee Hottle, Godzilla vs Kong actress, dies aged 18
Reports circulating on social media have claimed that Hollywood actress Kaylee Hottle has passed away at the age of 18. prompting an outpouring of grief and condolences from fans around the world. The reports, accompanied by tribute images, have spread…
Ecowas Approved Historic $25 Billion Nigeria–Morocco Gas Pipeline Project
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has approved the long-awaited Nigeria–Morocco Gas Pipeline, a landmark $25 billion infrastructure project designed to transport natural gas from Nigeria through several West African countries to Morocco and onward to Europe. The…
Africa Becomes Continent With Highest Population Facing Hunger – UN
Africa has been hit by severe climate-related shocks in recent years, and conflicts have aggravated the situationAfrica has for the first time become the continent with the largest number of people facing hunger, a UN report said Tuesday, as a…
Sudanese army sends massive reinforcements to Sahara desert
The Sudanese army sent massive military reinforcements to locations in the Sahara desert on Tuesday, marking new field movements after months of stalled military operations on this front. In June 2025, the Sudanese army announced it was evacuating the tri-border…
Senegal’s President Bassi Round Diomaye Faye Emerges New ECOWAS Chairman
Senegal’s President, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, has been elected as the new Chairman of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). Faye was elected during the 69th Ordinary Session of the…
South Africa Arrests 159 Illegal Foreign Nationals, Over 1,000 Suspects Nabbed in Major Crime Crackdown
South African law enforcement agencies have intensified their nationwide crackdown on crime and illegal immigration, leading to the arrest of 159 undocumented foreign nationals and more than 1,000 suspects during a series of coordinated operations. The arrests were carried out…