The Nigerian government has launched a public awareness campaign to combat misconceptions surrounding tuberculosis (TB), emphasising that the disease is curable and not caused by “spiritual forces”. Speaking during a road show and awareness walk in Abuja to mark World TB Day...
Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has launched an investigation into a man arrested for falsely declaring currency at Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos. Okorie Sunday was apprehended by the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) on March 19, 2025, upon...
Communal clashes between the Ifon and Ilobu communities in Nigeria’s Osun State have escalated, spreading to the Erin Osun community, prompting the state governor, Ademola Adeleke, to impose a 24-hour curfew. The governor had initially implemented a 12-hour curfew following the...
Former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has expressed concern that the suspension of elected officials in Rivers State could damage the country’s international reputation. Speaking at the Haske Satumari Foundation Colloquium in Abuja, Mr Jonathan said, “These actions by...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has dismissed the head of the nation’s security service, Shin Bet, citing a “persistent loss of trust” following the agency’s failure to anticipate the Hamas attack on 7 October 2023. The Israeli cabinet formally approved...
