The Federal Government has expanded financial support for cancer patients through targeted health funds and insurance initiatives, while ramping up investments in local research, drug production, and clinical trials to improve access to affordable cancer care. The Director-General of the National I…
Former Vice President and presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, Atiku Abubakar, has criticised the President Bola Tinubu-led government over its decision to suspend the proposed increase in registration fees for the West African Senior School Certificate Examination and the Nat…
The Sultanate Council of Sokoto has called on Muslims across Nigeria to look out for the new moon of Safar 1448AH on Tuesday, July 14, 2026, corresponding to the 29th day of Muharram 1448AH. The appeal was contained in a statement issued on Monday and signed by the Chairman of the Advisory Committe…
The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria, Benue State chapter, has distanced its members from the attack and killing of innocent people in Otukpo Nobi, Otukpo Local Government Area of the state. The attack, which occurred in the early hours of Sunday, reportedly claimed about 16 liv…
The Kwara State chapter of the Nigeria Democratic Congress has called on Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq to take urgent and decisive action to secure the release of the 176 women and children abducted from Woro community in Kaiama Local Government Area. In a statement issued on Monday by its State …
The African Democratic Congress has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission to investigate the alleged forgery and unauthorised use of documents purportedly issued by the electoral body following claims by a rival faction that it had uploaded the names of the party’s presidential ca…
The sudden demise of longtime United States Senator Lindsey Graham could impact the country’s politics and upend the US Congress’s balance of power ahead of midterm elections scheduled later this year. The 71-year old Republican Party politician was a close ally of President Donald Trump in the Sen…
Air raid sirens have blared over Gulf nations as the United States and Iran have launched expansive attacks against each other again, escalating tensions as their fragile ceasefire has unravelled over the past week. Oil prices have spiked, and markets have plunged after Tehran shut down the Strait …
- Published Vusimusi "Cat" Matlala, a key figure in a ongoing police corruption inquiry in South Africa, has withdrawn from a controversial plea deal serving a blow to prosecutors. The business tycoon pulled out of the agreement after a South African court recommended a higher jail sentence - 12 ye…
South Korea rolls out plan to tackle youth suicide crisis Suicide is the leading cause of death amoung young South Koreans. The government has begun rolling out its plan to halve the teen suicide rate in 10 years, as Al Jazeera’s Jack Barton explains.
Yemen’s internationally recognised government says its forces have carried out a strike at Sanaa airport to prevent an Iranian aircraft from landing there. The Yemeni capital, Sanaa – and much of northern Yemen, including the port city of Hodeidah on the country’s western Red Sea coast – is control…
FIFA will examine the possibility of expanding the men’s World Cup to 64 teams for the 2030 tournament, FIFA President Gianni Infantino says. Speaking to the Swiss news site Bluewin, Infantino said the proposal would be examined by FIFA’s relevant committees after the 2026 World Cup. Recommended St…
- Published The South African government says more than 53,000 foreign nationals have been deported or repatriated since launching a "migration management" campaign five weeks ago. Most were from Malawi, Zimbabwe, and Mozambique, officials say, and the number is likely to rise as repatriations and …
One of the kidnap victims with rescue troops. By Dapo Akinrefon A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State, Mr Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, has said the successful rescue of abducted pupils and teachers in Oyo State has renewed public confidence in the government’s efforts to tackl…
By Luminous Jannamike ABUJA — The Bishop of the Anglican Diocese on the Niger, the Rt. Rev. Dr. Owen Nwokolo, has blamed Nigeria’s persistent leadership crisis on entrenched corruption rather than the government of the day, declaring ahead of the 2027 general elections that he expects ‘nothing wond…
—Backs state police, urges Christians into politics By Dayo Johnson Akure The Archbishop of Ondo Province and Bishop of Akure Diocese, Most Rev. Simeon Borokini, has called for the prosecution of all persons involved in the alleged financial mismanagement at the Presidential Intervention and Promot…
By Olasunkanmi Akoni A Lagos State Special Offences (Mobile) Court has sentenced a 67-year-old lawyer, Taiwo Abidemi, to seven months’ imprisonment for violating the state’s environmental laws. Abidemi was convicted after pleading guilty to a three-count charge bordering on breach of peace, indiscr…
The report, "The Longevity Dividend: The Business Case for Linking Health and Wealth", argues that governments and businesses should stop treating health and wealth as separate policy areas and instead view preventive healthcare as an economic investment. "Three low-tech interventions could save th…
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has expressed gratitude to God and security agencies for the safe rescue of pupils and teachers abducted from schools in the Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State after 56 days in captivity. In a statement signed on Sunday by its National President, Ar…
By Ndahi Marama, Maiduguri Students from tertiary institutions across Borno State, alongside civil society organisations, youth groups and community leaders, on Sunday staged a peaceful solidarity rally in support of Nigeria’s security agencies in the fight against Boko Haram, ISWAP, banditry and o…
