The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Professor Ali Pate, has revealed the reason behind the Federal Government’s decision to provide free treatment for women facing pregnancy complications, including cesarean sections. Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Friday, the Minister explained that the move aligns with President Bola Tinubu’s vision, which prioritizes the…
Transgender woman jailed for lying about gender to sleep with man A transgender woman who deceived a man about being biologically female before performing sex acts on him has been jailed for 21 months. Durham Crown Court heard that 21-year-old Ciara Watkin, from Thornaby, Stockton-on-Tees, misled her victim into believing she was female. The man…
The blowback of the sex-for-lambo saga rocking Nigerian singer Burna Boy has started after the Grammy award winner was unfollowed on Instagram by his alleged American girlfriend, Chloe Bailey. The saga started on Thursday when audio surfaced online of Nigerian socialite Sophia Egbueje narrating how Burna slept with her and didn’t fulfil his promise of…
The Niger State Police Command has arrested a 23-year-old salesgirl, Sarah Ogbonna, for allegedly stealing items worth over N29 million from a phone shop in Minna. The state Police Public Relations Officer, Wasiu Abiodun, disclosed this in a statement on Monday, noting that the shop owner, located at Obasanjo Complex, Minna, reported the matter to…
Security operatives on Monday locked all gates leading to the national assembly complex, preventing Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan from entering the premises as senate plenary resumes. Akpoti-Uduaghan, who represents Kogi central, had vowed to resume legislative duties following a court ruling that the senate should consider recalling her. Akpoti-Uduaghan was suspended in March over alleged misconduct on…
A lion has killed a 14-year-old girl outside the capital Nairobi, the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) said on Sunday. The incident occurred on Saturday in a ranch to the south of Nairobi National Park. The attack was witnessed by another teenager, who raised the alarm, the KWS said in a statement. “KWS rangers and response…
The president-elect of Ghana, His Excellency John Dramani Mahama met with President Bola Tinubu in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital city. Mahama who is on a courtesy visit to Nigeria met President Tinubu in his residence at the Presidential Villa on Monday, December 16. This was disclosed in a post shared on X, Olusegun Dada, the special…
The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, has said he is not interested in contesting the 2026 governorship election in Osun State. Oyetola, who is the immediate past governor of the state, made his decision known to the party leaders at an All Progressives Congress stakeholders’ meeting held in Osogbo on Friday. There…
The Court of Appeal in Abuja has affirmed the January 22 judgment by Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court in Abuja nullifying the passage of Rivers State’s N800 billion 2024 budget by four members of the House of Assembly. In a judgment on Thursday, a three-member panel of the appellate court, led by…
A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Delta State, Chief Sunny Onuesoke, says the major opposition party must ensure that the All Progressives Congress (APC) does not return to power in 2027. The former governorship aspirant affirmed that the PDP has made significant preparations for the 2027 general elections to reclaim power from…