Yusuf resigned from Kwankwasiya Movement not NNPP, Aniebonam declares
Founder of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) Dr Boniface Aniebonam has said Gov. Abba Yusuf of Kano State did not resign from the party but from the Kwankwasiya Movement led by Sen. Rabiu Kwankwaso. He made the assertion on Saturday in a swift reaction to the governor’s resignation from the party. Aniebonam in […]
Physician blames rising diabetes on unregulated food production, self-medication
A General Physician, Dr Gerald Chinasa, has identified self-medication and lack of proper regulation of foods and drugs consumed within the country as major contributors to increasing diabetes cases among the populace. Chinasa, who is the Head of Medical Team, Heritage Advancement Forum, made the assertion in an interview with the News Agency of […]
TUC, NLC issue 14-day ultimatum over delayed implementation of CONHESS
The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) and Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) have issued a 14-day ultimatum to the Federal Ministry of Health. The unions said the ultimatum was issued over the delayed implementation of the report of the Technical Committee on the adjustment of the Consolidated Health Salary Structure (CONHESS), which was submitted […]
Air Chief’s wife decries exploitation of widows
Mrs Ngozi Aneke, the National President, Nigerian Air Force Officers’ Wives Association (NAFOWA), has decried the persistent exploitation of widows, describing the practice as inhumane and unacceptable. She made the remark in Abuja during a NAFOWA humanitarian and medical outreach organised for widows of fallen Nigerian Air Force personnel and wives of serving officers, […]
FG positioning youths as active partners in transforming learning system, says Alausa
The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, has said the Federal Government is positioning youths as active partners in transforming Nigeria’s learning system. He said this at the 2026 International Day of Education celebration in Abuja on Saturday. Alausa said education remained the foundation for peace, civilisation and sustainable development, in spite challenges such […]
Researchers unearth 2.6-million-year-old hominin fossil in Ethiopia
Researchers have uncovered 2.6-million-year-old hominin remains in Ethiopia’s Afar region, marking the first confirmed presence of the genus Paranthropus in that part of the country. Fana Media Corporation (FMC), a partner of TV BRICS, reported that the fossil was unearthed at the Mille–Logya site, a key paleoanthropological location in Afar. According to experts, the […]
Community cinemas reconnect Africa’s communal viewing culture, Filmmaker declares
The Community Cinema model has been identified as a way out to the limited reach of formal cinemas and the growing need to reconnect with Africa’s communal viewing culture. An actor and filmmaker, Tunde Ojobaro, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ibadan on Friday, highlighting some of […]
Adeleke tells corps members to be good ambassadors
Gov. Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has urged the 2026 Batch ‘A’ Stream I corps members deployed to the state to be good ambassadors of Nigeria throughout their service year. Adeleke, represented by the commissioner for Youth Affairs, Mr Olagunju Moshood, gave the advice at the swearing-in ceremony of the corps members on Friday […]
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the Governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde, during a courtesy visit at the State House, Abuja. Thursday, January 22,
Be fair, work for stability, greater good of the nation, Tinubu charges FCC commissioners
President Bola Tinubu, on Thursday in Abuja, charged the newly sworn-in Chairman and Commissioners of the Federal Character Commission (FCC) to uphold the peace and stability of the nation by being fair and just in their service. The President, who swore in the Chairman, Hulayat Ayo Omidiran, and the commissioners, admonished them to seek […]
