Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has said the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited’s admission that the $1.5bn rehabilitation of the Port Harcourt Refinery was a waste of scarce resources validates his long-standing call for the privatisation of Nigeria’s state-owned refineries. Atiku made the assertion in a statement shared via his X handle yesterday, in reaction…
Fresh facts have emerged on how the Senate rejected a proposal to make real-time electronic transmission of election results mandatory, ahead of the 2027 general election. The proposal formed part of the Electoral Act, 2022 (Repeal and Enactment) Bill, 2026 (SB. 903), specifically an amendment to Clause 60(3), which sought to compel presiding officers of…
The film star shared the news in an Instagram post on Monday, revealing her mother died on the eve of the party held to celebrate her 55th birthday. Faithia explained that while she celebrated her birthday on Sunday, she was unaware of the loss. She disclosed that the news of her mother’s passing was kept…
Staying up late may strain the heart, especially among youths, but better sleep and healthier habits could help night owls fight back, scientists have warned youths. Youths and adults in middle age who tend to be more active at night were found to have worse cardiovascular health later in their lives than those who sleep…
American television host and conservative commentator, Tony Perkins, has revealed that Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, once approached him to discuss issues of religious freedom in Nigeria, but he declined the request. Perkins said he rejected the move because he did not want his media platform to be used to “cover up” realities and…
A Senior Secondary School 3 student, 17-year-old Hassan Ahmadu of the Government Science and Technical College, Potiskum, Yobe State, has reportedly died following a bullying incident involving fellow students. The incident occurred on Sunday at the school in Potiskum Local Government Area of the state. According to a family source, 17-year-old Hassan was buried the…
Sleeping without pillows may help lower high internal eye pressure, the build-up of which causes optic nerve damage and glaucoma, the leading cause of irreversible blindness worldwide among people with the condition, suggests preliminary research. Writing in the ‘British Journal of Ophthalmology’, experts explained that stacked pillows alter neck position, which may compress the jugular…
A Nigerian couple, who identified themselves as Segun and Kemi Omotinugbon, has gone viral on social media after testifying in church about welcoming their first child nearly 30 years after marriage. The testimony, which has since been widely shared online, was delivered at the Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries during the Power Must Change…
A high-level delegation from the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM) paid a courtesy visit to President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Sunday, in what appears to be a sign of strengthened bilateral ties on security and regional stability. The meeting featured key U.S. military and diplomatic figures, including Chargé d’Affaires of…
Kings Park Rangers, a non-league football club in England, have announced the death of Saburi Olayinka Adeniji, a Nigerian player for the club. According to the Halstead-based club, Adeniji, who played as a winger, was pronounced dead at Queen’s Hospital on Friday after staying in a coma for over three weeks due to a severe…
