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By Austine Odekina, Abuja The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has dismissed reports alleging civilian casualties during a recent military operation in Zamfara State, insisting that casualty figures circulating in sections of the media are speculative and lack official verification. In a statement issued Tuesday night, the Director of Defence Media Operations, Michael Onoja, said the operation was carried out on May... Read more

By Rosemary Nwanpka The United Kingdom has declared that it has no preferred political party in Nigeria ahead of the 2027 general elections and will not interfere in the country’s democratic process.The Deputy British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Gill Lever, stated this on Tuesday during a courtesy visit to the Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum and Governor of Kwara... Read more

By Andrew Emmanuel The political tension between the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, and Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has intensified following the disqualification of 32 governorship-backed aspirants in the Rivers State House of Assembly screening exercise conducted under the All Progressives Congress (APC). A screening committee of the All Progressives Congress reportedly cleared all 29 serving... Read more

…petitions Chief Judge over alleged denial of fair hearing as court adjourns matter By Halima Abubakar Proceedings in the suit challenging the eligibility of former President Goodluck Jonathan to contest the 2027 presidential election took a new twist on Monday after the plaintiff accused the presiding judge of bias and formally requested the reassignment of the case. The suit, filed... Read more

…says “rainbow coalition” will guide 2027 political alignment By Clement John The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, on Monday distanced himself from the controversy surrounding the All Progressives Congress (APC) screening of aspirants in Rivers State, insisting that as a non-member of the party, he has no business commenting on its internal processes. Speaking to journalists during... Read more

Former workers and pensioners of the defunct Nigeria Airways have appealed to President Bola Tinubu to intervene over the alleged omission of their ₦36 billion severance and pension benefits from the 2025 and 2026 federal budgets. In a letter dated May 7, 2026 and addressed to the President, with copies sent to the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of... Read more

By Vincent Ekpo The World Health Organisation (WHO) has raised concerns over the rising number of unvaccinated children in Africa, warning that outbreaks of measles, diphtheria and vaccine-derived polio could undermine decades of health progress across the continent. In a statement marking the 2026 African Vaccination Week, the WHO Regional Director for Africa disclosed that about 6.7 million children in... Read more

….targets cholera, Lassa fever, Mpox, diphtheria, diabetes, hypertension By Muhammed Danlami The Federal Government, in collaboration with the European Union (EU) and the World Health Organisation (WHO), has launched a €4.2 million health intervention programme aimed at strengthening Nigeria’s ability to detect and respond to disease outbreaks.The four-year initiative, known as the EU Support to Public Health Institutes in Nigeria... Read more

….targets cholera, Lassa fever, Mpox, diphtheria, diabetes, hypertension By Muhammed Danlami The Federal Government, in collaboration with the European Union (EU) and the World Health Organisation (WHO), has launched a €4.2 million health intervention programme aimed at strengthening Nigeria’s ability to detect and respond to disease outbreaks.The four-year initiative, known as the EU Support to Public Health Institutes in Nigeria... Read more

By James Akinlade The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has unveiled new measures aimed at tackling examination malpractice and improving the credibility of its examinations, including the introduction of paper serialisation and a dedicated malpractice portal on its website. The Head of WAEC’s Nigeria National Office, Dr. Amos Dangut, disclosed this on Monday during a briefing on the ongoing 2026... Read more