Archbishop Gabriel Abegunrin of the Catholic Archdiocese of Ibadan, has urged media practitioners and the public to uphold truth, responsibility and human dignity in communication ahead of the 2027 general elections. The Most Rev. Abegunrin cautioned that unchecked digital trends could risk eroding the value of the human person. Abegunrin made the call on Tuesday…
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Lagos State Sector Command says the temporary closure of Eko bridge for rehabilitation works had been shifted to 12:00 midnight on Tuesday, May 19. The Sector Commander, Lagos, Corps Commander Kehinde Hamzat, said this in a statement on Tuesday. Hamzat said the date was rescheduled from 12:00 midnight of…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has urged professional bodies in the country to desist from criticising government actions and channel their energy to reforms. Wike gave the advice when the Body of Benchers, led by its Chairman, Albert Akpomudje, visited him at his official residence in Life Camp, Abuja, on…
The Federal High Court in Abuja is to deliver on judgment in the case filed by the Federal Government against eight Chinese nationals and two others over allegations bordering on illegal mining on July 13 . Justice James Omotosho fixed the date on Tuesday after the Prosecution Counsel, Adeola Adedipe, SAN, and the defendants’ counsel,…
The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Dr Adegboyega Oyetola, has presented Nigeria’s Blue Economy Agenda at the Africa Forward Summit in Nairobi, Kenya, where he participated in a high-level panel discussion on the blue economy. The Special Adviser to the Minister on Media, Dr Bolaji Akinola, made this known in a statement in Lagos…
President Bola Tinubu and former Minister of Defence, Gen. Theophilus Danjuma, are to attend the public presentation of the autobiography of former Head of State, Gen. Yakubu Gowon, scheduled for May 19 in Abuja. This is contained in a statement issued by Mr Yomi Odunuga, Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the Secretary to…
Gov. Ahmed Ododo of Kogi has urged members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) to uphold the values of discipline, unity, loyalty and peaceful coexistence at their places of primary assignment. Ododo gave the charge on Tuesday at the closing ceremony of the 2026 Batch ‘A’ Stream II Orientation Course at the NYSC Orientation…
Gov. Monday Okpebholo of Edo State has congratulated Afekhide Omoti on his election as the National President of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA). In a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Dr Patrick Ebojele, on Tuesday in Benin, the governor described Omoti’s emergence as a well-deserved reward for excellence and professionalism. Okpebholo said the…
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday said countries must not leave people stranded at sea when they possess the capacity to manage health risks safely under international health regulations responsibly. WHO Director-General Tedros Ghebreyesus disclosed this during an online media conference on hantavirus, reflecting on developments 10 days after the organisation was first informed…
New estimates from the World Health Organisation (WHO) indicate that 43,000 people in the Gaza Strip have suffered life-altering, severe injuries as a result of Israeli attacks since October 2023. Reinhilde van de Weerdt, the WHO representative for the occupied Palestinian territories on Tuesday said the supplies needed to help them have been stuck at…
