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A former Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has paid glowing tribute to the late President Muhammadu Buhari, describing him as an exceptional patriot, an incorruptible leader and a compassionate humanist whose lasting legacy transcends his illustrious military and political careers. In a statement on Tuesday, the Head of Strategic Communications Lai Mohammed Media Office, Nnamdi Atupulazi, noted …

A torrential downpour paralyzed businesses in several parts of Lagos on Monday, leaving motorists and commuters stranded as floodwaters submerged vehicles and triggered traffic jams on major roads. The worst-hit areas include Ikoyi, Lekki, Victoria Island and Oworonshoki, where overflowing floodwaters have made several roads impassable and forced many residents to abandon their vehicles. Videos circulating on social media showed …

At just 28, Idris Buko still remembers the injection that changed his life forever. Growing up in Boriya community, Baruten Local Government Area of Kwara State, North Central Nigeria, he was healthy just like other children until a wrong injection treatment for malaria left him with a physical deformity at the age of 11. Buko couldn’t walk properly again. Now, …

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Over the weekend, a proposal by a veteran bureaucrat, Dr Goke Adegoroye, bordering on civil service reforms, trended. Adegoroye, former Director General of the Bureau of Public Service Reforms (BPSR) and National Publicity Secretary of the Retired Council of Federal Permanent Secretaries (CORFEPS), in an open letter to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, was widely reported to have highlighted that the …

Here are the top stories from across the country 1. Borno, Zamfara lead the way where Nigeria recorded 792 deaths due to insecurity in one month A report from SARI Global, a risk intelligence and security analysis firm specializing in providing operational data, climate intelligence and crisis management support to organizations working in the world’s most volatile environments, said at …

The Companion, an association of Muslim businessmen and professions, has urged Nigerians not to develop a false sense of security following the release of the kidnapped Oriiré 44, adding that the development should instead spur greater vigilance against insecurity. In a statement released on Monday and signed by its national emir, Imam Nojeem Jimoh, together with publicity secretary, Prof. Tunde …

A Magistrates Court in Awka, Anambra State has remanded online publisher and blogger Ejike Ofoegbu for allegedly defamatory publications implicating Governor Chukwuma Soludo and members of his family. Ofoegbu, owner of Igbo Times Magazine and INews, was brought to court on charges bordering on identity theft, defamation and cyberstalking. Chief Magistrate CO Ezekwere ordered that the case file be forwarded …

As the UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Yemen, Hans Grundberg, called for immediate de-escalation following reports of Saudi Arabian airstrikes and the landing of an Iranian plane in the country, an emergency Security Council meeting at 15:00 (local time) on Monday heard a briefing from top officials on the current humanitarian and political situation.

The president of the UN’s flagship body ECOSOC, Lok Bahadur Thapa, reminded the international community on Monday that no country can achieve sustainable development alone, and that political will and momentum are needed to achieve the SDGs by 2030. PBB photo/Eskinder Debebe Lok Bahadur Thapa, President of the UN Economic and Social Council, delivered a speech at the Ministerial Segment …