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By Chidinma Chukwu, Abuja The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), in collaboration with the Nigerian government and continental partners, is set to convene a high-level forum in Abuja to accelerate efforts to recruit, train, deploy and retain two million community health workers across Africa by 2030. The forum, scheduled for October […]

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— Says president has laid foundation for better tomorrow By Dayo Johnson AKURE — The Director-General of the Ondo State Presidential Campaign Council (PCC), Victor Olabimtan, has challenged opposition presidential candidates to present credible and practicable alternatives to the policies and programmes of President Bola Tinubu’s administration ahead of the 2027 general election. Olabimtan, who […]

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The United States Embassy in Abuja has issued a health alert following Nigeria’s report of a case of Bundibugyo virus disease, a form of Ebola, on October 20, 2026.

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Thursday’s attack in the city centre was on the sidelines of a march, police said, without being able to say what the demonstration was about.

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FCT Police Command operatives have intercepted a Lexus LX570 SUV with a concealed number plate in Maitama District of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

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Obi polled 582,454 votes to defeat Tinubu, who secured 572,606 votes, while Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) came third with 75,750 votes.

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Officials have banned “all protests” in France’s third-biggest city of Lyon on Saturday, ahead of nationwide demonstrations that day following rallies last weekend that descended into widespread street violence.

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Troops of Sector 2, Operation Fansan Yamma, have rescued four kidnapped victims during separate intelligence-led operations in Zamfara and Kebbi states as the military intensifies efforts to combat terrorism and kidnapping across the North West.

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