FG Rolls Out Ambulances to Strengthen Emergency Response President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has launched 79 locally-assembled advanced ambulances for tertiary hospitals across Nigeria. The initiative aims to strengthen emergency healthcare services nationwide. Furthermore, it seeks to improve patient access to timely medical attention during critical situations. The ambulances were commissioned in Lagos on Tuesday. The…
Federal Charges Against Montana Virologists Authorities charged two scientists from a U.S. government lab on Tuesday. Vincent Munster and Claude Kwe allegedly smuggled deactivated mpox virus vials into the country. Munster leads the virus ecology section at Rocky Mountain Laboratories in Montana. Kwe works alongside him at the same facility. A federal court in Detroit…
Adeboye Calls for Urgent Action on Insecurity The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has called on the Federal Government to issue a 90-day ultimatum to security chiefs to eliminate terrorists across the country. According to the cleric, the worsening security situation demands decisive and immediate action. Therefore,…
ARD President Raises Concern Over Healthcare Crisis The President of the Association of Resident Doctors (ARD) at Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital (OOUTH), Sagamu, Dr John Omotoso, has described Nigeria’s health sector as being in a critical condition. He called on both the federal and state governments to declare a state of emergency in the…
NSCDC Takes Disciplinary Action Against Volunteers The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Kano State Command, has dismissed five volunteer personnel over allegations of misconduct, unprofessional conduct, and gross indiscipline. The affected individuals are Yakubu Mubarak Yusuf, Isma’il Muhd, Adamu Auwalu, Abdulrazaq Suleiman, and Ahmad Sarki. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, Ibrahim Abdullahi, announced…
Aide Raises Alarm Over Viral Video Special Assistant to President Bola Tinubu on Social Media, Dada Olusegun, has criticised comedian and content creator Nasboi. The criticism followed a video he posted online. The aide said the clip was capable of causing fear. In a post on his X handle on Tuesday, Olusegun made the allegation….
Four Killed in Deadly Ambush The Anambra State Government has pledged to track down gunmen responsible for a deadly attack that claimed four lives along the Amansea–Awa–Ufuma Road in Orumba North Local Government Area. The victims included two police officers and two civilians. The attackers struck on Sunday night while a convoy was returning from…
Community Wakes to Deadly Midnight Attack Residents of Ayegunle Bunu in Kabba/Bunu Local Government Area of Kogi State are reeling from a deadly bandit attack that left one person dead and more than 30 others abducted. The attack occurred in the early hours of Monday, June 1, 2026. According to reports, the gunmen struck at…
A High Court sitting in Oba, Idemili South Local Government Area of Anambra State, has sentenced a commercial tricycle operator, Makuachukwu Ezike, to death by hanging for the murder of a passenger during a “one chance” robbery operation. The court found Ezike guilty of killing Jude Onwuegbuchunam, an indigene of Umuoji, after a violent robbery…
Sweden’s Public Health Agency has urged parents to limit smartphone use when spending time with their children. The agency issued the recommendation after reviewing research on the effects of screen exposure and digital habits within families. New Guidelines Target Parent Screen Use Previously, the agency encouraged parents to reflect on their smartphone habits around children….
