Ghana Declines Over $100 Million US Health Funding Package Amid Policy Review Concerns
Reports indicate that Ghana has turned down a health sector funding package valued at over $100 million offered by the United States government, following internal review considerations tied to national health priorities and implementation conditions attached to the support. According…
Tinubu appoints Bianca Ojukwu as Foreign Affairs minister
President Bola Tinubu has appointed Ambassador Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu as Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, following the resignation of Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar, who stepped down to pursue political ambitions ahead of the 2027 elections. Until her elevation, Odumegwu-Ojukwu served as Minister…
Nigerians Demand Justice After Suspect Shot Dead by Police Officers in Public
Widespread outrage has followed the circulation of a disturbing video allegedly showing the extrajudicial killing of a suspect by men believed to be police officers in Delta State. The 90-second clip, which surfaced on X (formerly Twitter) on Tuesday via…
Supreme Court to Rule on ADC Leadership Crisis Thursday
The Supreme Court of Nigeria is set to deliver judgment on Thursday in the ongoing leadership dispute within the African Democratic Congress (ADC). The apex court had earlier heard an appeal on April 22, 2026, between the faction led by…
Student protest: OAU shuts campus for three weeks
The management of Obafemi Awolowo University, OAU, Ile-Ife, Osun State has directed students to proceed on a three-week mid-semester break.The directive followed Tuesday’s protests by students over a newly introduced transportation system. The decision was approved by the university’s Senate…
FG declares Friday, May 1 public holiday
The Federal Government has declared Friday a public holiday to celebrate this year’s International Workers Day. Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, announced this on behalf of the Federal Government. A statement signed by the Permanent Secretary in the ministry,…
Kenya’s leader backtracks after comments mocking Nigerians’ English
Kenya’s President William Ruto has been forced to respond to the backlash over his recent remarks suggesting Nigerian-accented English was incomprehensible. His clarification came at a mining conference in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, attended by Nigeria’s Minerals Minister Henry Dele…
Labour Party Elects Nenadi Usman as substantive National Chairman
Labour Party, LP, has elected Nenadi Usman as its National Chairman at its national convention held in Umuahia, the Abia State capital in South-East Nigeria, marking a historic milestone as she becomes the first woman to lead a mainstream political…
Lagos residents stage protest over poor power supply
Residents of Abule Oja and Abule Ijesha in Yaba, Lagos, tpoday, April 27, staged a protest at the Ikeja Electric Distribution Company officials over discriminatory power distribution and systemic corruption. The aggrieved residents claim they have suffered over six months…
Nollywood actor Solomon Akiyesi is dead
The tragic incident was confirmed on Monday by Abubakar Yakubu, President of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN). According to Yakubu, Akiyesi died in his sleep on Sunday. He added that the actor’s body has since been deposited in a…