The Federal Government has announced free Cesarean Sections (C-Sections) for Nigerian women who require the procedure. A C-section, also called a Cesarean delivery, is a surgical procedure in which a baby is delivered through incisions in the pregnant woman’s abdomen and uterus. It is performed when a vaginal delivery isn’t possible or safe, or when […]

Professor Joseph Kamuzhanje, an Environmental and Planning Expert from Zimbabwe has explained that Africa’s vulnerability to climate change stems from inadequate resilience-building efforts by the continent’s leaders. Kamuzhanje made the assertion in his keynote address at the 5th School of Environmental Technology International Conference, SETIC of 2024, with the theme,” Global Economic Revolution and The […]

The Enugu Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has arraigned one Blessing Amaka David-Agwa, a fake fertility nurse before Justice Mohammed Garba Umar of the Federal High Court sitting in Independence Layout, Enugu State. She was arraigned on 45-count charges bordering on fraudulent impersonation, forgery and obtaining by false pretence to […]

The Director of National Youth Service Corps, North Central Area Office 2, Mrs. Grace Ogbuogebe, has charged Corps Members serving in Benue State to live impactful lives and legacies worthy of emulation during their mandatory service year and beyond. She also charged the Corps Members to be security conscious as well as interact very well […]

“Contrary to your baseless claims, you never instructed our client to write a letter of pardon for you,” the letter further stated. Additionally, the legal team emphasised that Bobrisky had never spoken with Falana nor instructed him to write a letter of pardon. The claim of a N5 million payment was also dismissed as groundless. […]

A former Nigeria Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, has claimed that Israel has “finally got the war it wanted”.Fani-Kayode stated this in reaction to Iran’s ballistic missile attacks. “Israel has finally got the war it wanted,” Fani-Kayode simply wrote on his verified X page. On Tuesday, Iran launched at least 180 missiles into Israel. This […]

The Ekiti State Commissioner of Police, Adeniran Akinwale, has advised youth in the state to refrain from participating in the protest being planned for October 1 by some individuals to prevent it from being hijacked by miscreants. Akinwale made the call in a chat with The PUNCH in Ado Ekiti on Sunday. Akinwale, who advised […]

Justice Hauwa’u Bubari of the Federal High Court in Kaduna has sentenced the duo of Audu Ishida and Elisha Smith to six years imprisonment for fraud. Ishida and Smith were prosecuted by the Kaduna Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on separate counts bordering on impersonation, retention of proceeds of fraud […]

The Yobe State Government has confirmed the outbreak of cholera in five local government areas and the death of nine patients. Commissioner of Health and Human Services Dr. Muhammad Lawan Gana confirmed in a statement made available to newsmen on Thursday. He listed the five affected local governments as Gubja, Fune, Machina, Nangere and Nguru. […]

A former female soldier, Private Ruth Ogunleye, who was discharged from service after accusing a senior officer, Colonel I.B. Abdulkareem, of sexual harassment, has appealed to the Nigerian Army to publish the outcome of its investigation into the matter. In January 2024, via her TikTok page, @Ogunleyeruthsavage1, Ogunleye alleged that Colonel I.B. Abdulkareem, Colonel G.S. […]