A Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja Lagos, on Wednesday, July 9, 2025, convicted and sentenced one Mohammed Gobir to seven years imprisonment for N300m fraud. The Justice R.I.B. Adeniyi court sentenced Mohammed Gobir to prison following a ruling in a case brought to it by the EFCC. He was arraigned on March 17,…

Northern Nigeria is once again under water. Following days of unrelenting rainfall in late June, flash floods have torn through the communities of Chibok and Damboa Local Government Areas of Borno State, submerging homes, destroying livelihoods, and triggering fears of an impending public health emergency. The destruction is stark: no fewer than 1,209 houses have…

Juliet Jacob Nigeria has ramped up its diplomatic efforts to secure election into Category C of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Council, with the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, embarking on what has been described as “door-to-door diplomacy” in London this week. In a statement issued on Thursday by Special Adviser, Media…

Hussaini Kafi in Kano No fewer than four people have died and over 1,000 houses destroyed following a torrential downpour and hailstorm that hit six communities in Kiru Local Government Area of Kano State. The lawmaker representing Kiru Constituency, Usman Tasiu, disclosed this during Wednesday’s plenary of the Kano State House of Assembly, presided over…

…Vows to bust anti-wildlife trafficking networks The Nigeria Customs Service NCS, has made a big seizure as its operatives intercepted a 1x40ft container loaded with donkey genitals along the Kaduna–Abuja Expressway, last Friday. Briefing journalists in Abuja on Thursday, the Comptroller General of Customs, CGC, Adewale Adeniyi, who was represented by Customs National Public Relations Officer, Assistant Comptroller…

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) under Operation FANSAN YAMMA, has neutralised scores of armed bandits in a series of precision airstrikes conducted on 9 July 2025. The offensive which targeted a migrating convoy along the Kebbi–Zamfara axis left heavy casualties in the bandits’ camp. According a statement by the director of public relations and information,…

Korede Abdullah in Lagos Amid rising concerns over climate change and its mounting impact on Africa’s health systems, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has launched a new strategic framework to help countries respond to these threats. Unveiled during a webinar on Wednesday, the new framework highlights how rising temperatures, extreme…

Korede Abdullah in Lagos Staff Welfare as Cornerstone The Medical Director of the Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital (FNPHY), Yaba, Dr. Olugbenga Owoeye, has restated the hospital’s unwavering commitment to staff welfare, calling it crucial for retaining health workers and sustaining excellence. Speaking at the opening of the 9th Structural Training Programme for Senior Staff Promotion 2025,…

Hussaini Kafi in Kano Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala Buni, on Wednesday unveiled a state equity programme that will provide health insurance cover to over 38,000 vulnerable women and under-five children across the state. Speaking during a high-level stakeholder meeting in Damaturu, Buni described the initiative as a critical step toward achieving universal health coverage…

Korede Abdullah in Lagos Concerned about the low uptake of the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine in Osun State, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has trained adolescent health promoters to champion awareness and acceptance of the vaccine to prevent cervical cancer. Speaking during a two-day workshop in Osogbo, Osun State on Thursday, UNICEF Gender &…