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Teenage pregnancy remains a serious public health challenge in Nigeria, with northern states such as Kebbi, Zamfara, and Kaduna recording the highest rates. This is according to the 2025 State of Health of the Nation Report, released on Sunday in Abuja and produced under the National Health Act (2014). It highlighted adolescent reproductive health trended nationwide and revealed emerging regional …

  •B/Haram, ISWAP declare caliphate in Borno, claim responsibility for soldiers, residents’ killings, abduction of hundreds •Dozens dead in Benue, Niger, Kogi attacks, 10 abducted in Kwara, ‘brutal killings’ in Ebonyi as monarch die during negotiation with captors •US Congressman raises concerns over reported attacks on Christians Nigeria’s journey toward decentralised police got a boost on Wednesday after the Inspector-General …

Norwegian police and forensic experts have been deployed to inspect the site of the explosion. An overnight explosion at the US embassy in Oslo may have been an act of terrorism, Norway’s police have said. The embassy in the Norwegian capital sustained minor damage after the blast in the early hours of Sunday – but no-one was injured. “One of …

The 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has formally registered as a member of the African Democratic Congress. Obi, who completed his registration in his hometown of Agulu in Aniocha Local Government Area of Anambra State on Saturday, said he would challenge the newly passed Electoral Act 2026 in court over what he described as attempts to …

  The communication, circulated from NIGPOL FORSEC Abuja to various police formations nationwide, confirmed that Deputy Commissioner of Police (DeComPol) Aliyu Abubakar has been posted to serve as Head of the Police Mobile Unit (PMU) or the Inspector General of Police (IGP) Monitoring Unit at the Force Headquarters. The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has ordered the posting of several senior …

An economic expert, Dr Chijioke Ekechukwu, has urged the Federal Government to supply crude oil to local refineries at subsidised rates to cushion the impact of global supply disruptions on domestic petroleum product prices. Ekechukwu, who is the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Dignity Finance and Investment Ltd., made this known on Sunday in Abuja in an interview with the …

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Israel renewed its assault on southern Lebanon early Sunday, including targeting commanders of the Lebanese branch of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards’ Quds Force, after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promised “many surprises” for the next phase of the conflict. The Israeli military said in a statement that it would “not allow Iranian terrorist elements to …

Many residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT,) say worsening economic conditions have continued to strain household budgets, forcing many families to adopt drastic coping strategies to survive. The residents, including civil servants, artisans and traders, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Abuja. According to the residents, rising food prices, transport …

Although abortion has been legal in the country since 1978, by a large majority vote in the legislature the small European nation has inserted the “freedom to abort” in the constitution. Luxembourg has become the second country in Europe to enshrine the “freedom to abort” in its constitution, following the precedent set by France in 2024. The Luxembourg unicameral legislature …

Istanbul: Turkish President Recep Erdogan spoke with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Saturday, highlighting concerns over the recent escalation following U.S.-Israeli attacks on Iran. “Türkiye is closely monitoring the process that began with the attacks on Iran. “If the interventions are prolonged, they could cause significant damage to regional and global stability. “There are still measures that can be …