Former Managing Director of the National Inland Waterways Authority, Bola Oyebamiji, has emerged as the APC governorship candidate for the forthcoming Osun State election. Following a consensus process, party leaders adopted his candidacy at the primary held in Osogbo. Earlier, Oyebamiji secured support after fellow aspirants, Kunle Adegoke (SAN) and Senator Babajide Omoworare, stepped down…
The CrimsonBow Sickle Cell Initiative has praised the Senate for prioritising the welfare of people living with sickle cell disorder through the Sickle Cell Bill currently before the National Assembly. The commendation came during CrimsonBow’s End-of-the-Year 2025 Free Clinic held in Lagos. The event catered for over 400 sickle cell warriors and received sponsorship from…
Former Bauchi State Governor, Isa Yuguda, has backed the ATBU conversion to a conventional university. Other key stakeholders also expressed support during a Senate public hearing in Bauchi. The hearing was organised by the Senate Committee on Tertiary Institutions and TETFUND. It focused on a bill seeking to amend the law establishing Abubakar Tafawa Balewa…
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has announced that its planned nationwide protest on December 17 will focus squarely on Nigeria’s worsening insecurity and demand urgent action from authorities. NLC President Joe Ajaero disclosed this on Saturday in Gombe while speaking to journalists after a meeting with Governor Inuwa Yahaya on labour matters. According to Ajaero,…
Raphinha scored twice to hand Barcelona a 2-0 victory over Osasuna on Saturday, moving the champions seven points clear at the top of La Liga. Although Barcelona lacked their usual sharpness, they controlled possession and showed patience. As a result, they secured their seventh consecutive league win and recorded their first clean sheet in six…
Ukraine on Saturday accused Russia of attacking a Turkish cargo vessel carrying sunflower oil in the Black Sea, escalating concerns over the safety of global food shipments. According to Ukraine’s navy, a Russian drone struck the Turkish-owned vessel VIVA while it was sailing toward Egypt with a shipment of sunflower oil. The navy disclosed the…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) destroyed fake and substandard products worth over N5 billion on Thursday in Lafia, Nasarawa State. The agency carried out the destruction to protect consumers and prevent the harmful items from returning to the market. Seized Products From Five States NAFDAC officials collected the products…
A humanitarian organisation, Equipping The Persecuted, has warned of what it called a plot to launch coordinated Christmas Day attacks across several northern communities. The group raised the alarm during a roundtable held in Washington DC, where its founder, Judd Saul, claimed terrorists were regrouping around Plateau, Nasarawa and Kaduna. Saul told the gathering that…
President Bola Tinubu has again dismissed claims that Nigeria is witnessing a Christian genocide, insisting that no religious group is being targeted. He said both Christians and Muslims have suffered from terrorism driven by criminality, extremism and long-standing socioeconomic problems—not religious persecution. Tinubu delivered the message in Abuja on Friday while declaring open the NASFAT…
The Supreme Court has reaffirmed the death sentence imposed on Maryam Sanda for the killing of her husband, Bilyamin Bello, in 2017. Sanda is the daughter-in-law of a former national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Court Rejects Appeal in 4–1 Decision In a 4–1 judgment, a five-member panel of justices dismissed her appeal….
