Zulum Says Metal Scavengers Cost Borno Billions, Grants Dealers Waiver
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, says metal scavengers have stripped the state…
Zulum Says Metal Scavengers Cost Borno Billions, Grants Dealers Waiver
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, says metal scavengers have stripped the state of public infrastructure, electrical materials and metals worth billions of naira. He made the claim on Saturday in Maiduguri while meeting scrap metal operators, popularly known in Hausa as Ajakuta, who have been out of business since the state banned…
SSANU Calls Off Strike Plan After FG Pays CONTTA Arrears
The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) has called off its threat of an indefinite strike after the Federal Government released eight months of salary arrears owed to its members under the 2026 FGN/SSANU Agreement. The union’s National President, Comrade Mohammed Haruna Ibrahim, said the decision followed the approval and release of the…
Debt Interest At 124% Of Revenue Misleading, Says FG
The Federal Government has rejected claims that its interest payments swallowed more than its entire revenue in the first half of 2026, insisting that figures drawn from the World Bank’s latest Nigeria Development Update give a distorted picture of the nation’s finances. In a statement issued on Sunday and shared on X by the…
The Counterfeit Plague Fuelling Nigeria’s Silent Healthcare Crisis
Regulatory operatives from the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) set ablaze heaps of seized pharmaceuticals and adulterated consumables this week, incinerating fake, falsified, and expired products valued at over ₦5.3 billion. The towering black smoke at the disposal grounds staged a familiar ritual of state enforcement. Yet across public tertiary…
The Silent Operating Room
As mass migration drains Nigeria’s hospital wards, systemic exhaustion and a rise in illegal medical centers are threatening patient safety and fundamentally altering the relationship between doctors and citizens. Routine surgical operations at Abubakar Imam Urology Centre in Kano rarely made headlines until a late 2025 procedure altered the course of a family’s life and…
THE MAN DIED:The Death of Nigeria’s Conscience in Its Democratic Journey
By N’Mazi Obiomah O. Igbokwe Some books outlive the circumstances of their birth. Professor Wole Soyinka’s The Man Died: Prison Notes, published in 1972, is one of them. Born from his imprisonment during Nigeria’s Civil War, it remains a powerful meditation on power, freedom, truth and the cost of silence. More than five decades later,…
Vatican Vigil: Pope Discharged After Cancer Surgery
Pope Leo XIV has been discharged from Rome’s Gemelli Hospital four days after undergoing lung cancer surgery, walking unaided as he prepares to resume public duties and evaluate upcoming international travel. Stepping through the sliding glass doors of Rome’s Gemelli Hospital four days after undergoing delicate thoracic surgery, Pope Leo XIV signalled a rapid resumption…
Messi Double Fires Inter Miami Past Atlanta
Lionel Messi scored two second-half goals inside four minutes and created another as Inter Miami defeated Atlanta United 3-1 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Saturday night. The Argentine forward took his regular season league tally to twenty-five goals to tighten his grip on the scoring race ahead of the playoffs. Age diminishes ordinary athletes far earlier….
SERAP Sues INEC Over Alleged N126bn Fraud
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project dragged the Independent National Electoral Commission to the Federal High Court in Abuja on Sunday over its failure to account for N126.46bn in public funds. The lawsuit follows damning findings in the 2023 audited report from the Auditor-General of the Federation, which flagged widespread financial irregularities in election operations…
Alonso Says Martinez Conscious As Goalkeeper Undergoes Hospital Tests
Chelsea manager Xabi Alonso says goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez was conscious when he left Hill Dickinson Stadium for hospital on Saturday, following a heavy collision with Everton defender Jarrad Branthwaite. The Argentine was undergoing precautionary tests, Alonso said, after a 2-0 win in Liverpool that was overshadowed by the sight of Chelsea’s goalkeeper leaving the…