Two octogenarians—80-year-old Ayuba Ashiru and 82-year-old Mrs. Uloma Uchechi Sunday, along with her 32-year-old daughter, Chisom Uchechi—top the list of suspects arrested in a series of nationwide drug raids conducted by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). The operations also led to the interception of opioids valued at over N3.2 billion at Apapa Seaport in Lagos and the Port Harcourt Port Complex in Onne, Rivers State. Ashiru, a previously convicted drug trafficker who served a 10-year jail term between 2014 and 2024, was re-arrested on Wednesday, 14th May 2025, at Barazana Street in the Dogarawa area of Sabon Gari…
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The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted sunny and cloudy weather conditions, with thunderstorms, across the country from Sunday to Tuesday.
An NGO, Nigeria Solidarity Support Fund (NSSF), said it had impacted 32 million lives in its four years of operating in the country’s health system.
The Ministry of Interior has announced the launch of a new Online Citizenship and Business Management Platform in line with the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Tinubu.
About three weeks ago, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu was in Katsina, where he charged the Nigerian Army to end the terrorism menace and reclaim every inch of the nation’s territory. He also strongly warned: “Let the enemies of Nigeria know — their time is up.” After other state engagements, he honoured an invitation to attend the wedding of Governor Dikko Radda’s daughter — an event where guests were treated to lavish entertainment. Recall that the Governor, about two months earlier, had lost his beloved mother. Were Hajiya Sarafa’u Umaru, who died at the age of 93, to be asked, she…
In a bid to strengthen gender-responsive healthcare, UNICEF concluded a week-long capacity-building workshop for Officers-in-Charge (OICs) from Primary Health Care centers (PHCs) in Kaduna on Saturday.
The Director-General of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), Dr Kelechi Ohiri says five additional healthcare facilities have been onboarded in Lagos state. to implement the Financial Access to Comprehensive Emergency Obstetric Care (CEmOC) programme.
In a significant reorganisation of the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) senior leadership, Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu has been appointed as the new head of the organisation’s Health Emergencies Programme.
Borno state governor, Babagana Zulum has signed two executive orders banning indiscriminate tree felling and mandating a monthly, statewide, environmental sanitation exercise.
A renowned UK-based Nigerian researcher, Dr. Kennedy Obohwemu has achieved a significant milestone in global mental health research by introducing a novel framework for understanding emotional resilience and self-comforting behaviours.