The Federal Government has issued a travel advisory warning Nigerians about potential health risks associated with Ethiopia’s high altitude following the reported deaths of 16 Nigerian citizens who were transiting through the country’s capital, Addis Ababa. In a statement signed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson, Oluwafemi Adeniyi, the government advised travellers…
A war of words has erupted between the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, following the minister’s criticism of the party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi. The controversy began after Wike accused Obi of displaying lawlessness during a recent town hall meeting in Lagos. The FCT…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has warned that it will sanction any member or official who uses the union’s name or platform to endorse political candidates or parties ahead of the 2027 general elections. The union’s National President, Professor Christopher Piwuna, gave the warning during ASUU’s 2026 Heroes’ Day celebration in Abuja, stressing…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has announced that all 62 contacts linked to Nigeria’s imported case of Bundibugyo Virus Disease have completed the mandatory 21-day monitoring period without any secondary transmission. The NCDC Director-General, Dr Jide Idris, disclosed this at a news conference in Abuja on Friday, November 13, confirming that…
A diplomatic row has erupted between the South African Presidency and the Nigerian High Commission in Pretoria following a disagreement over the omission of Nigerian High Commissioner Femi Fani-Kayode’s speech from a live broadcast of a formal diplomatic ceremony. The controversy arose during a ceremony at the Sefako M. Makgatho Presidential Guest House in…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has uncovered a suspected illegal cosmetics manufacturing and packaging operation at the Tools and Hardware section of the Trade Fair Complex in Lagos. During the operation, the agency’s enforcement team discovered unlabelled cosmetic products, empty containers, packaging materials and already-manufactured creams on different floors…
A 62-year-old Nigerian-British man, Prince Adeoba Adeniji-Adele, has been found dead in his apartment in London, United Kingdom, under circumstances that are reportedly being investigated by British authorities. Adeniji-Adele, a former Lagos State Government official, relocated to the UK in 2024 following his retirement from public service. He previously worked as an information officer in…
“Avoid men who refuse to provide for you” Man advices women A man has advised women to steer clear of men who are unwilling to take financial responsibility in a relationship. The X user specifically warned women against men who expect them to split expenses equally on a 50:50 basis, insisting that a man who…
Iranian forces have targeted a United States military installation in Bahrain in an apparent retaliatory strike against an alleged American attack on Iranian territory, marking Tehran’s first direct attempt to hit a U.S. military facility in a Gulf country in more than two months. The United States Central Command (CENTCOM) confirmed that its air defence…
Suspected bandits have abducted six Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Anguwan Baijuwa, Kaso, Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State, while they were travelling to their farmlands. The Secretary to the Village Head of Kaso, Jonah Baba, confirmed the incident to Leadership, disclosing that the attackers ambushed the victims around Romi Stream, along the Suleja…
