By Ezekiel Johnson Nigeria took a significant step towards hosting the 2030 Commonwealth Games, as it welcomed the Commonwealth Sport Bid Evaluation Committee to Abuja on Thursday. President Bola Tinubu, represented by his Chief of Staff, Mr. Femi Gbajabiamila, formally received the delegation at the Presidential Villa. Tinubu reaffirmed Nigeria’s […]
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Catholic Bishops Warn Nigeria Risks Collapse, Call For Justice, Reform
The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) has warned that Nigeria risks collapse if corruption, insecurity, poverty and poor governance are not urgently addressed. The Bishops raised the concert in a Communique titled “Hope Does Not Disappoint: Working Together for a Just Nation”, after their Second Plenary Meeting in Ikot […]
Group Stresses Need For Strict Measures Against Insecurity, Violence During Anambra Guber Election
A call has been made for strict security measures ahead of the November 8 governorship election in Anambra State. A non- partisan Pan African organisation, championing women participation and representation in politics, ElectHer, made the call at the Anambra 2025 Off-Cycle Election Stakeholders Roundtable held in Awka on Wednesday, 15th […]
Abia Police Arrest Man Who Stabbed Brother To Death
The Abia State Police Command has arrested a 35-year-old man, Nwogu Nnamdi, for stabbing his brother to death over a misunderstanding. Abia State Commissioner of Police, CP Danladi Isa, who disclosed this during a press briefing at the Command’s Headquarters in Umuahia on Friday, September 19, 2025, said, one Nnamdu […]
Ebonyi Police Command Arrest 4 Suspected Kidnappers, Recover 5 Stolen Vehicles
By Nabob Ogbonna, Abakaliki The Nigeria Police Ebonyi State Command in Abakaliki the state capital, has arrested four notorious kidnapers and recovered five stolen vehicles from the suspects. Two among the four suspected kidnapers were earlier apprehended in their hideout at Nwagana Guest House, Umuhuali, Ishielu LGA of the State, […]
NSCDC In Gombe Arrests Six Suspected Ritualists For Exhuming Two-day-old Corpse
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Gombe State Command, has arrested six suspects for allegedly exhuming a corpse for ritual purposes in Kwami LGA, The Command’s spokesperson, SC Buhari Saad, in a statement on Friday, September 19, 2025, disclosed that the syndicate allegedly desecrated the grave of 85-year-old resident […]
Catholic Priest Assassinated in Enugu State
A Catholic Priest, Rev. Fr. Mathew Eya, was reportedly shot dead on Friday evening in Eha-Ndiagu community, Eha-Alumonah, Nsukka LGA of Enugu State.The cleric, who served as Parish Priest of St. Charles Catholic Church, was returning from Enugu, the state capital, when gunmen intercepted his vehicle near the site of […]
91 Chibok Schoolgirls Still Missing 10 Years On – UN
The United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women, CEDAW, has revealed that 91 Chibok schoolgirls remain in captivity or are still missing, ten years after their abduction. CEDAW also reported that many survivors continued to endure trauma and social stigma, with little to no access to adequate […]
Scientists develop CRISPR therapy that erases HIV from human cells
By Abdallah el-Kurebe Scientists have announced a major breakthrough in the decades-long fight against HIV, unveiling a CRISPR-based therapy that can completely remove HIV DNA from infected human cells and prevent the virus from returning.The innovative treatment directly targets the virus’s genetic material, cutting it out of the cell’s genome […]
Bauchi Govt Declares Emergency On Cholera As toll rises to 58
Bauchi State government has revealed that a fresh outbreak of cholera has killed 58 people across 14 of the 20 LGA in the state.The Deputy Governor of Auwal Jatau, disclosed this while inaugurating the State Cholera Steering Committee and the State Technical Working Committee. He also confirmed that the state […]