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When my family traveled along the Abuja–Kaduna–Zaria–Kano road last week, it was our little daughter who exclaimed ‘this road is different now’.Our six-year-old daughter, Hadassah, is talkative. She always comments on things around her.I wasn’t surprised by his observation. It’s a road we’ve traveled regularly since we were little.When I pressed her to say the “difference” she had observed, she …

The Nigerian Customs Service has registered 1,516 officers who will retire over the next two years due to their age or length of service. Those affected following the release of the statutory retirement list include 825 officers in 2026 and 691 officers in 2027. The retirement notification was contained in two circulars issued by the Department of Human Resources and …

Peller has shared a video of the emotional moment his new wife nearly cried when they left her home in Edo State for Lagos after she paid her dowry. The Nigerian streamer and content creator has completed her traditional wedding ceremony. her fiancé, Jarvis, after paying off her dowry in Benin City. He shared the news on social media on …

Post views: 23 Imo State, 22 June 2026: In a significant event for the Mbaise community, Prof. Eddie Oparaoji, Chairman of the Mbaise Policy Roundtable (MPR), attended the inaugural Thanksgiving mass officiated by His Excellency Archbishop Lucius Ugorji, for Prof. Ikechukwu Nosike Simplicius Dozie, the new Vice Chancellor of the Federal University of Technology, Owerri (FUTO). The celebration took …

The opposition African Democratic Congress (ADC) party has rejected the results of Saturday’s gubernatorial election held in Ekiti State and won by incumbent Governor Biodun Oyebanji. Even the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) stated that it was still studying the results, and would react at the appropriate time. ADC gubernatorial candidate, Dare Bejide, while talking to journalists on Sunday, said, “My …

A crisis may be brewing among the opposition People’s Redemption Party (PRP) as presidential candidate, Yakubu Kingsley has approached the Federal High Court to seek to remove former Governor Donal Duke as the party’s candidate for the 2027 presidential election. Kingsley, who opposed the emergence of the former governor of Cross River State as the party’s presidential flag bearer, claimed …

REALS Pharmaceutical Limited celebrated its 30th anniversary with renewed commitment to the provision of quality healthcare, product innovation and expanded community support programs, unveiling a new fast-acting relief product, Dr. Fizzo, as part of activities commemorating this milestone. The colorful celebration, held at the Victoria Garden Event Centre, Alausa, Ikeja, Lagos, attracted healthcare professionals, industry stakeholders, partners and business associates, …

The new head of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) said global cooperation is critical and has adapted as criminal networks have become more complex, sophisticated and interconnected. Monica Juma has taken on the dual role of Executive Director of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime and Director General of the UN Office in Vienna. As a …

These findings appeared at the annual UN report on Children and Armed Conflict (CAAC) which documents six main violations: killing and maiming, recruitment and use, kidnapping, rape and other forms of sexual violence, attacks on schools and hospitals, and denial of humanitarian access. The report verified 38,558 serious violations committed in 2025 affecting 24,174 children, many of whom experienced multiple …

Preliminary data suggests several things 950 human rights defenders, journalists and trade unionists were killed or forcibly disappeared worldwide by 2025, more than double the number a decade ago. These and other worrying trends are highlighted Human Rights Count 2026, OHCHRthe latest global dataset documenting attacks on human rights defenders, civilian deaths in conflict, patterns of discrimination around the world, …