Share By Deborah Coker The Medical and Health Workers Union of Nigeria (MHWUN) has faulted the appointment process for the new Chief Medical Director (CMD) of the David Umahi Federal University Teaching Hospital (DUFUTH), Uburu, Ebonyi. The union expressed their displeasure in a letter addressed to the leadership of theContinue Reading
Share At least 42 people have been killed and 10 injured in fighting between rival ethnic groups in eastern Chad in a conflict that began as a dispute over a water well, officials say. The conflict in Wadi Fira province, initially between two families, is said to have escalated intoContinue Reading
ShareJigawa State Governor Umar Namadi has signed into law two key pieces of legislation aimed at deepening grassroots development and strengthening healthcare education in the state. The laws include the Polling Unit Development Fund Law and the conversion of Khadija University, Majia, into the Jigawa State University of Medical andContinue Reading
ShareAn Anambra State High Court in Awka has handed down a death sentence to Ifeanyi Anizoba Jr. for the killing of own father. Delivering judgment, Justice Chukwudi Okaa ruled that the prosecution successfully proved its case beyond reasonable doubt, leading to the defendant’s conviction. According to the prosecution, led byContinue Reading
ShareKatsina State Governor, Malam Dikko Umaru Radda, has empowered 1,169 youths with practical skills and starter packs under the Katsina State Enterprises Development Agency (KASEDA/NATA Mechatronics Apprenticeship Programme. The graduation ceremony held on Monday at the People’s Square, Government House, Katsina, marking a significant milestone in the state’s drive towardContinue Reading
Share The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) has received another rescued Nigerian victim of human trafficking and labour exploitation, Mrs. Busola Victoria Alale, who returned to the country from Cairo on Wednesday, April 22, 2026. Alale, a 41-year-old indigene of Ogun State, was received at the airport in Lagos byContinue Reading
ShareThe Tijjaniya Sufi Order has urged its millions of followers in Nigeria to refrain from making statements that would be counter-productive to the ongoing court case involving Sheikh Abdulkadir Sani Khalifa Zaria. A statement released on Sunday and signed by the National Vice Chairman of the Tijjaniya Shura Council ofContinue Reading
ShareThe Governor of Anambra State, Charles Soludo, has renamed the Uli campus of Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University (COOU) in honour of the late former Governor, Dr. Chinwoke Mbadinuju. As part of the announcement, the Governor also unveiled a scholarship scheme for 37 first-class graduates of the University. The scholarship willContinue Reading
ShareA woman who was taking a toilet break while on a road trip in the Australian outback ended up getting stuck waist-deep in a pit latrine after it collapsed. She was “trapped in the sewage pit for approximately three hours, until [she was] rescued by a local tradesman who happenedContinue Reading
Share Mali’s defence minister has been killed in an apparent suicide truck bombing on his residence near the capital Bamako. Multiple news outlets reported the death of Sadio Camara, part of a wave of coordinated attacks by jihadist militants and separatists carried out across the country. State TV confirmed theContinue Reading
