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Minister of Works, Sen. David Umahi, says he has initiated legal action against individuals spreading what he described as false reports about a nurse’s death. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports social media claims alleged secrecy surrounding the death of nurse, Mary Habila, inside Umahi’s compound in his hometown. Umahi spoke on Sunday while inspecting work along the Ebonyi …

The Anambra Government has arrested a 47-year-old woman, Onyinyechi Charles, who allegedly transformed from an ‘Eze Nwanyi’ (female traditionalist) to a self-acclaimed surgeon. The Commissioner for Health, Dr Afam Obidike, made the disclosure while speaking with newsmen on Sunday in Awka. The commissioner said the suspect carried out surgical procedures without required medical According to him, she allegedly operated an …

Nigeria’s crude oil and condensate production soared to an average of 1,735,398 barrels per day in the month of June 2026, representing positive growth for a 4th consecutive month. According to the crude statistics, released by the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) on Sunday, in the month under review, crude oil production hit 1. 56 million barrels per day …

The Federal Government’s approval of a N50,000 registration fee for National Examinations Council (NECO) and West African Examinations Council (WAEC) from 2027 has attracted mixed reactions from education stakeholders. In separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Abuja, some of the stakeholders described the increase as excessive and unaffordable, warning it could worsen financial pressure …

The Nigerian Army has urged its personnel to uphold strong family values, saying a stable home front is essential for effective military service. The Commander of Infantry Corps, Major General Godwin Mutkut, gave the charge on Saturday during an operational assessment visit to the Headquarters of 4 Brigade Nigerian Army, Benin City. Addressing officers and soldiers after commissioning several infrastructural …

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United States attacked Iran on Sunday over an Iranian strike on a container ship in the Strait of Hormuz that set it ablaze and left a crew member missing, the Associated Press reports. Iran responded with attacks on countries including Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Jordan and Oman — the nation on the other side …

The police is to arraign Adeniyi Adeyemi, the Director-General (DG) of a non-existing Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC) in the Federal High Court on Tuesday. The police in a fresh court document marked: FHC/ABJ/CR/562/2025, charged presently Adeyemi and two others with eight counts of forgery, impersonation, among others. The charge was filed on Nov. 27, 2025, by Wisdom Madaki, …

Benue Deputy Governor, Dr Sam Ode has strongly condemned the gruesome attacks on Akpachi community in Ugboju District and Otukpo-Nobi community in Otukpo Local Government Area of the state. Ode said innocent citizens were brutally murdered in the early hours of July 12 by suspected armed herders. The deputy governor’s condemnation was conveyed in a press statement signed by his …

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham, one of President Donald Trump’s closest allies in Congress who traveled the globe to advocate for a more aggressive U.S. foreign policy, died Saturday evening after a “brief and sudden illness,” his office said in a statement posted on social media. He was 71. According to report by the Associated Press, Graham’s office …

In the last couple of weeks, one of the major issues that has continued to appear on the front burner of national discourse is the controversy surrounding the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council, PFIPC. The unfolding PFIPC scandal, revolving around its self-acclaimed Director-General, Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi Matthew, has rapidly snowballed into a major scandal for the government. It throws up …