The Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital (EKSUTH) has sacked a doctor after a patient reported the removal of his kidney without consent during a medical procedure. The Ekiti State Commissioner for Health and Human Services, Dr. Oyebanji Filani, confirmed the dismissal on Friday. According to him, the hospital took immediate action after receiving the patient’s…
The Federal Government has reopened 47 unity schools that it earlier shut over security concerns nationwide. The Federal Ministry of Education confirmed the decision in a statement issued on Thursday. The ministry said the reopening followed improved security measures around the affected schools. FG Confirms Students’ Safe Return to Campuses The ministry strengthened security within…
An Abuja High Court has granted bail to former Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, who is facing trial over alleged N2.2 billion fraud. Justice Maryam Aliyu Hassan delivered the ruling on Thursday at the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory in Abuja. The court adopted the administrative bail earlier granted to Ngige…
Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang, has defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The defection marks a major political shift in Plateau State. It also signals a broader realignment in the North-Central region. The APC National Chairman, Professor Nentawe Yilwatda, announced the development on Thursday. He spoke during…
Assistant Commissioner of Police, Ogbon-Inu Taiwo Popoola, has died in Ebonyi State after he collapsed during an official meeting. The incident happened around 11 a.m. on Tuesday at the Ebonyi State Police Command headquarters in Abakaliki, where Popoola attended a management meeting. Until his death, Popoola served as the officer in charge of the State…
The Boko Haram abduction of local government officials has shaken Biu Local Government Area in Borno State after gunmen kidnapped the vice chairman and two councillors. Suspected Boko Haram fighters seized Alhaji Saidu, the newly elected vice chairman, along with councillors from Zarawuyaku and Miringa wards. Voters elected the officials during last Saturday’s local government…
Nigerian Afrobeats star David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, will headline the AFCON 2025 opening concert alongside global hip-hop star French Montana in Rabat, Morocco. The Confederation of African Football (CAF) confirmed the announcement on Thursday and unveiled a vibrant international line-up for the pre-tournament show. The AFCON 2025 opening concert will hold on Saturday….
US President Donald Trump has ordered a fast-track federal review aimed at marijuana reclassification, marking a major shift in American drug policy. Trump signed the executive order on December 18, 2025. The directive instructs federal agencies to accelerate the process of moving marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III under the Controlled Substances Act. Marijuana…
Fuji music icon, Otunba Wasiu Ayinde Adesanya, known as K1 De Ultimate, has dragged Ogun State Governor Dapo Abiodun and others to court over the Awujale succession in Ijebuland. The legal action challenges the ongoing steps to select a new Awujale. It seeks to halt the process until the court resolves the dispute. K1 filed…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has assured the United States and the European Union that Nigeria will establish state police to address the country’s security challenges. He gave the assurance on Thursday during the 14th National Caucus meeting of the All Progressives Congress (APC) at the State House Conference Centre in Abuja. Tinubu Reaffirms Commitment to…
