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Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has directed the suspension of the “State Guidelines on Safe Termination of Pregnancy for Legal Indications” issued by the Directorate of Family Health and Nutrition in the Ministry of Health. This was contained in a statement by the Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, titled, “Retraction on guidelines relating to safe termination of […]

The United States Embassy has warned its citizens in Nigeria against travelling on the airport road in Abuja. The warning came after suspected terrorists attacked Kuje prison and freed inmates on Tuesday. Also, United Kingdom citizens were warned not to be cautious of travelling to 19 states in Nigeria. Among the states are Borno, Yobe, […]

Actress Funke Akindele, popularly known as  ‘Jenifa’, has been chosen as the running mate to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in Lagos. She emerged the Deputy Governorship candidate, beating five other nominees for the position. Multiple sources close to the party’s Governorship Candidate in the state, Dr Abdul Azeez Olajide Adediran popularly known […]

The Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, on Wednesday, opened up on his choice of running mate, saying he preferred a younger person as vice-presidential candidate. The former Anambra State governor stated this while featuring on Arise TV Morning Show. He added that he prefers a younger person who has something to offer […]

A cheating wife was forced to carry her husband on her shoulders and parade him through the streets after she was caught having an affair. The distressing incident took place in Borpadaw Village, India on 3 July, when the woman went missing for a week, according to reports. Her husband and in-laws searched for his wife all […]

Ifeanyi Okowa, governor of Delta, says his secondary school result was the second-best in the country when he graduated in 1976. Okowa is the vice-presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the 2023 general election. The governor spoke on Tuesday at a media briefing after inspecting some projects in the state-owned university in Ozoro, Isoko north […]

The Director-General of the Obi Presidential Campaign Organisation, Dr Doyin Okupe, has announced that the planned alliance between the Labour Party and the New Nigerian People’s Party for the 2023 general election is “dead.” According to Okupe, who is the placeholder as running mate to the LP presidential candidate and former Governor of Anambra State, […]

Suspected terrorists on Tuesday, near Dutsinma, Katsina State, ambushed the convoy of cars conveying the Presidency’s advance team of security guards, protocol and media officers, killing two policemen in the process. The Presidency officials were travelling to Daura ahead of the trip of the President, Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), to his hometown for Sallah. The Senior […]

Ahead of the plans by the Federal Capital Territory to stop the sale of alcoholic beverages in parks and gardens in Abuja, owners of recreation centres have written the Minister of the FCT, Muhammed Bello, reminding him that Nigeria is a democratic society. This is as they called on the minister to uphold the rule […]

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State says residents of the state consume about N4.5 billion worth of food daily just as he reiterated his commitment to food security. Mr Sanwo-Olu said this at the opening ceremony of a two-day zonal sensitisation workshop with the theme: “Implementation of Food Systems Transformation Pathways in Nigeria 2022,” on Monday in […]

An unidentified man has deliberately set his own house on fire in Kwara, authorities at the State Fire Service said. Mr Hassan Adekunle, who is the spokesman for the Director of Kwara State Fire Service, Falade Olumuyiwa, confirmed this in a statement. He revealed that the incident occurred at about 10:28 am on Sunday at […]

Former Kano State Governor, Rabiu Kwankwaso, has ruled out the possibility of the Labour Party winning the presidential election in 2023. Kwankwaso, who is contesting the election on the platform of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), made the comment during his appearance on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics. Rather, he proposed an alliance with the presidential […]

Some Christians in Kachia Local Government Area of Kaduna state joined Muslims to clear grass at a mosque used for Eid praying during Sallah. Mr. Daniel Bitrus, team leader of the volunteers who joined their Muslims counterparts in the exercise, said they did it to promote tolerance and religious harmony. Together, they cleared the grass […]