Professor Aliyu Abdu, a nephrologist and academic at Bayero University, Kano (BUK), and a consultant at Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital (AKTH), has disclosed that between 2015 and 2020, at least 651 kidneys were illegally harvested and transplanted in Nigeria, with an estimated global value exceeding $41 billion. Professor Abdu shared the staggering figure while speaking…
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has disclosed that he spoke with Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State, on Wednesday. He said that had a discussion before President Bola Tinubu lifted the emergency rule in the state. Fubara’s whereabouts have been a subject of interest as he has not been seen publicly…
A Nigerian soldier serving with the 3 Division of the Nigerian Army in Jos, Plateau State, Private Lukman Musa, has been sentenced to death by hanging by a General Court Martial sitting at Maxwell Khobe Cantonment for the murder of a Keke (tricycle) rider, Abdulrahman Isa, in Azere town, Bauchi State. The death sentence was…
Tragedy struck in Cross Rivers on Thursday as Mr Morrison Ogbonna, the Commander of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) for the state was found dead. He was found dead in a hotel in Calabar. Ogbonna was found dead by his officers who had gone to the hotel to pick him up for a…
A leading governorship aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ekiti State, Otunba Emmanuel Fayose, on Thursday announced his resignation from the party over what he described as alleged compromise of its internal processes. Fayose, a younger brother of former Governor Ayodele Fayose, declined to disclose the platform on which he would pursue his…
Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, on Thursday, expressed disappointment over comments made by activist and former presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, calling President Bola Tinubu a “criminal” in a post he shared on social media platforms. Recall the federal government, on Tuesday, filed a five-count charge against…
At last, the Federation of International Football Association (FIFA) has officially opened disciplinary proceedings against the South African Football Association (SAFA) and Bafana Bafana midfielder Teboho Mokoena for allegedly breaching disciplinary regulations during a 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier. This stems from featuring Mokoena in South Africa’s 2-0 win over Lesotho on March 21, 2025…
The Nigeria Immigration Service has officially ended passport production at multiple centres, transitioning to a single, centralised system for the first time in 62 years. Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, said this on Thursday while inspecting Nigeria’s new Centralised Passport Personalisation Centre at the NIS Headquarters in Abuja. He stated that since the establishment…
Baba Kamara, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) special envoy on terrorism, says poverty and corruption are the “silent killers” undermining Africa’s democratic growth. Kamara spoke at the 2025 Goodluck Jonathan Foundation (GJF) democracy dialogue in Accra, Ghana. The dialogue, hosted by ex-president Goodluck Jonathan, brought together policymakers, civil society actors, and democracy…
The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority has deployed state-of-the-art Unmanned Aerial Vehicles to enhance traffic management, strengthen security surveillance and reinforce public safety across the state. The General Manager of the authority, Mr Olalekan Bakare-Oki, made this known in a statement on Thursday in Lagos. He said the transition from traditional analogue methods to advanced…