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By Idahosa Musa The Initiative for Advancement of the Albinism Cause (INAAC) is calling for urgent support on World Cancer Day to combat skin cancer among individuals with albinism in Nigeria. The call was contained in a press release issued by Joy Odigie, Founder, INAAC and made available to journalists. Odigie said the appeal highlights the vulnerability of persons with …

The move is expected to have a significant impact on the agency, which employs more than 10,000 people, with around two-thirds stationed overseas, according to Al Jazeera.  The United States President, Donald Trump’s administration has ordered nearly all directly hired staff of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) to be placed on leave as part of a broader effort …

Adams Oshiomhole accused some military generals of stealing Nigeria’s natural resources. Adams Oshiomhole, chairman of the Senate Committee on Interior, has doubled down on his allegation that some retired military generals, in connivance with foreigners, are stealing Nigeria’s solid minerals.  Oshiomhole clarified his initial claim on Arise TV’s Prime Time Show on Tuesday, February 4, 2025, saying he didn’t accuse …

UYO – The High Court in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, has sentenced Professor Ignatius Uduk to three years in prison for electoral fraud related to his role as Collation/Returning Officer for the Essien Udim State Constituency seat during the 2019 general elections. After five years of prosecution, Justice Bassey Nkanang delivered the judgment on Wednesday, convicting Prof. Uduk on two …

CNN — President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed reporters at the White House Tuesday, during which the president laid out his plan for the US to “take over” Gaza, relocate Palestinians to neighboring countries, and redevelop the war-torn enclave into what he described as the “Riviera of the Middle East.” Trump’s shocking comments break with decades …

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump suggested that displaced Palestinians in Gaza be permanently resettled outside the war-torn territory and proposed the U.S. take “ownership” in redeveloping the area into “the Riviera of the Middle East.” Trump’s brazen proposal Tuesday appears certain to roil the next stage of talks meant to extend the tenuous ceasefire between Israel and Hamas and …

As NASS Promises to Pass Budget Before End of February President Bola Tinubu has formally written to the Senate, requesting an increase in the 2025 budget from N49.7 trillion to N54.2 trillion. The letter was read during Wednesday’s plenary session by Senate President Godswill Akpabio. According to the Senate President, the proposed increase stems from additional revenues as follows: N1.4 …

Skin cancer is becoming an increasingly significant health concern, especially among persons with albinism (PWAs) The Gabriels are more than just a family – they are siblings bound by both love and a shared struggle. From Ankpa Local Government in Kogi State, the seven siblings lived with albinism. Their extended family rejected them because their mother gave birth to children …

President Donald Trump revealed an extraordinary plan Tuesday for the United States to take over the Gaza Strip, resettle Palestinians in other countries – seemingly whether they wanted to leave or not — and turn the territory into “the Riviera of the Middle East.” Trump made the stunning proposal to audible gasps during a joint press conference with Israeli Prime …

The Federal Government has banned the export of crude oil meant to meet the needs of domestic refineries in the country, apparently in a bid to boost local refining capacity, reduce the import of refined petroleum products and curb pressure on foreign exchange supply. Hitherto, about 500,000 barrels of crude oil per day meant for domestic refining have been finding …