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More than 2.1 million pregnant women now access antenatal care services across Nigeria under new federal healthcare reforms. The Nigeria Health Sector Renewal Investment Initiative aims to fix systemic gaps in governance, infrastructure, and workforce distribution. National coordinator for the Sector-Wide Approach (SWAp), Muntaqa Umar-Sadiq, announced the milestone during a progress briefing on Friday. The…
Wall Street index values fell sharply as surging crude prices ignited renewed global inflation fears. The sudden retreat knocked US equities off their recent record highs, which had been driven heavily by optimism surrounding artificial intelligence. Investors abandoned riskier stocks after benchmark Treasury yields jumped, offering a safer alternative for capital. The downturn affected nearly…
Mr Peter Obi has emerged as the sole presidential aspirant for the Nigeria Democratic Congress after the party closed the sale of its executive nomination forms. Party officials confirmed that the former Anambra State governor was the only candidate to buy the presidential expression of interest form before the Sunday deadline. The development clears the…
An Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has killed at least 100 people and triggered a global health alert. The World Health Organization declared the crisis an international emergency after health workers tracked nearly 400 suspected cases. The virus has already crossed the border into Uganda, where officials confirmed two cases and one…
Nigerian comic and musician Lawal Michael Nasiru, known as Nasboi, has revealed a prolonged battle with depression that lasted throughout last year. The content creator disclosed that he used comedy as a survival mechanism while dealing with severe emotional exhaustion in private. His admission challenges the widely held public assumption that financial success and online…
You wake up at 2 am. Your sheets are damp. Your heart is racing. You kick off the covers, then five minutes later, you are cold again. You lie there, exhausted, staring at the ceiling, knowing you have a full day ahead. If this sounds familiar, you are not alone. Night sweats affect up to…
A federal judge in Michigan has sentenced Dr Nkechy Ezeh to 70 months in prison for stealing 1.4 million dollars meant for vulnerable children. Ezeh, a former associate professor at Aquinas College, ran a non-profit called the Early Learning Neighborhood Collaborative. The organisation supposedly served low-income families through federal programmes like Head Start. Instead, she…
Genevieve Nnaji has ended an eight-year sabbatical from acting to lead the cast of the BBC thriller series Wahala. The Nollywood veteran last appeared on screen in the 2018 film Lionheart, which she also directed. This new six-part drama is a significant shift for an actress who has spent the last decade carefully managing a…
Nigeria has returned a fleet of stolen exotic cars to Canada after intercepting them at the Tin Can Island Port in Lagos. The recovery ends a months-long game of cat and mouse between international car theft syndicates and maritime police. Customs officials handed over the keys to brands like Rolls-Royce and Lamborghini during a formal…
Nigeria is doubling down on its military alliance with the United States to stem the tide of chaos in the Sahel. National Security Adviser Nuhu Ribadu spent three days in Washington this week for high-level talks with Vice President J. D. Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio. The mission was clear: secure more American…
