The Abia State Government has intensified efforts to curb open defecation by constructing modern public toilet facilities across the state. Additionally, the government has approved the formal rollout of the state health insurance scheme to provide Abia workers and residents with access to affordable healthcare services. The state Commissioner for Information, Prince Okey Kanu, disclosed … Read more
Marco Asensio starred as Aston Villa beat 10-man Club Brugge 3-0 on Wednesday to book a Champions League quarter-final clash with Paris Saint-Germain. Asensio came off the bench to strike twice in the second half of the last-16 second leg at Villa Park. The in-form Spanish forward has netted seven times since joining on loan … Read more
Arsenal drew 2-2 with PSV Eindhoven on Wednesday to complete an emphatic 9-3 aggregate win and set up a Champions League quarter-final against Real Madrid or Atletico Madrid. The Gunners demolished the Dutch champions 7-1 in the Netherlands last week, making the second leg at the Emirates a formality. Arsenal, with seven changes from Sunday’s … Read more
Nigerian Air Force is enhancing the medical preparedness of its personnel, a move aimed at bolstering operational effectiveness, Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar, announced Wednesday. Speaking at the NAF Medical Conference 2025, the first in four years, Abubakar emphasized that the well-being of NAF personnel is a cornerstone of his vision … Read more
Properties worth millions of naira were on Tuesday night destroyed as a result of a fire incident that razed some parts of the popular Aleshinloye Market in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. The fire incident which broke out at midnight left trails of losses, wailing and anguish as many traders lost multiple shops to the … Read more
A legal practitioner, Isah Hassan-Nalaraba, has filed a ₦610 million fundamental human rights violation lawsuit against a Nasarawa State High Court judge, Abdullahi Hassan-Shama, over alleged illegal detention and the forceful confiscation of his mobile phones. The suit, filed on February 7 at the Federal High Court in Lafia with suit number FH/LF/FHR/6/2025, accuses Justice … Read more
The Rivers State House of Assembly has refuted claims by Governor Siminalayi Fubara that he was blocked from re-presenting the 2025 Appropriation Bill at the Assembly complex. Naija News reports that the spokesperson of the House and Chairman of the House Committee on Information, Enemi Alabo George, dismissed Fubara’s allegations, describing them as a “comedy … Read more
Borussia Dortmund recovered from losing an early goal to fight back and beat Lille 2-1 in France in the second leg of their Champions League last-16 tie on Wednesday, sealing a 3-2 aggregate victory and a place in the quarter-finals. Jonathan David gave Lille an early lead on the night, putting the French club ahead … Read more
Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media to the Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, Lere Olayinka, has stated that the Rivers State Governor, Sim Fubara, was not ready for peace and governance by the laws. Naija News reports that Olayinka made this known in a social media post on Wednesday, … Read more
Exactly 37 days after he was suspended, the Governor of Edo State, Monday Okpebholo, recalled the State’s Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Samson Osagie. A letter to Osagie by the Secretary to State Government, Umar Ikhilor, marked SGA. 15/NOL.XV111/215 and dated March 12, 2025, released around 8:15pm, read that he was recalled after he … Read more