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By Nkiruka Nnorom United Nations Association of Africa, UNAA, has renewed its call to action to eliminate violence against women and girls, emphasizing the need for collective efforts to prevent and respond to the pervasive human rights issue. Director Community Health,  and Ghana Country Director, UNAA, Princess Gifty Okafor, made the remarks at an event […]

•Agency misrepresenting facts to justify ban —FOBTOB By Tunde Oso Civil society organisations protecting consumer rights have threatened to shut down offices of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, nationwide in a bid to push for the lifting of the ban on sachet alcoholic drinks. Vanguard had weekend reported how […]

By Dickson Omobola Bi-Courtney Aviation Services Limited, BASL, operators of Murtala Muhammed Airport Terminal Two, MMA2, is engaging with airline partners to enhance passenger experience and align operational plans, ahead of anticipated traffic growth. The organisation’s management said the engagement series formally began last week with visits to the corporate offices of United Nigeria Airlines, […]

…PSC extends deadline by 2 weeks By Kingsley Omonobi The Police Service Commission, PSC, and Nigeria Police Force, NPF, have announced a two-week extension for the ongoing recruitment of 50,000 constables. A statement by the spokesman of the commission, Torty Njoku, which disclosed this yesterday, said over 400,000 applications had been received for the 50,000 […]

…Ondo records 336 arrests, 22, 316kg seizures, secures 62 convictions in 2025—NDLEA boss By Dayo Johnson Akure-The Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Brigadier-General Mohamed Buba Marwa, retd, has said about 15 million Nigerians, aged between 15 and 64 years, use hard drugs. Marwa, who disclosed this during […]

By Babajide Komolafe The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has upgraded the licenses of major FinTech companies and Microfinance Banks, including Opay and Moniepoint, to national status, allowing them to operate across the country following compliance with regulatory requirements. The upgrade applies to key players such as Moniepoint MFB, Opay, Kuda Bank, Palmpay, and Paga, […]

By Omeiza Ajayi Abuja-The All Progressives Congress, APC, has dismissed reports suggesting that Vice President Kashim Shettima may be replaced as President Bola Tinubu’s running mate, ahead of the 2027 general elections, describing the claims as purely speculative, untrue and utterly baseless. APC’s reaction came against the backdrop of speculations that it may review the […]

…Court fixes Feb 25 to hear FG’s asset forfeiture suit By Ikechukwu Nnochiri ABUJA— A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, sitting at Maitama yesterday deferred further proceedings until February 24 in the alleged United Kingdom property fraud case involving prominent lawyer, Chief Mike Ozekhome, SAN. The adjournment came on a day the […]

By Adeola Badru IBADAN— FOLLOWING his removal from the Federal Government’s wanted list, Yoruba Nation agitator,  Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, yesterday, expressed appreciation to the Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rashidi Ladoja, for standing by him during his ordeal. Igboho said this when he paid a courtesy and thanksgiving visit to the Olubadan […]

…Says dropping Shettima risky Minister of Art, Culture and Creative Economy, Hannatu Musawa, has said any move to drop Vice-President Kashim Shettima, ahead of the presidential election in 2027, could negatively affect the All Progressives Congress, APC. In an interview on MIC ON, a podcast hosted by Seun Okinbaloye, Musawa, who spoke against the backdrop […]

…Warns faith-based institutions against hiding status …Says undergraduates who write exam again may forfeit admission By Adesina Wahab As admission seekers will today begin registration for the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has cancelled special concession and registration hitherto allowed for people with albinism because some were […]

By NICK DAZANG When a war, such as the one on terror, becomes prolonged, it becomes checkered: It begets its ebbs and flows and it assumes different colourations. Once upon a time, the terrorists were treated with kid gloves. That is until they viciously, and in quick succession, attacked a presidential convoy, a correctional centre and members […]