US Approves $2.1bn Health Funding for Nigeria, Focus on Faith-Based Care

The United States has approved nearly $2.1 billion in health funding for Nigeria under a new five-year bilateral agreement aimed at strengthening the country’s healthcare system, with a strong emphasis on supporting Christian faith-based health providers. The agreement, signed on Saturday, commits the U.S. government—through the Department of State and in collaboration with Congress—to expanding…

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Titanium Jaw and Tough Lessons: Jake Paul Set for Recovery After Joshua Stoppage

Jake Paul’s latest boxing gamble ended not with a viral celebration, but with titanium plates, missing teeth, and a bruising reminder of the sport’s unforgiving edge. The YouTuber-turned-boxer has undergone surgery to repair a jaw broken in two places after his heavyweight showdown with former two-time world champion Anthony Joshua in Miami. The 28-year-old required…

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High Fares, Long Roads: Nigerians Push Home for Christmas

As Christmas draws closer, Nigeria’s highways are once again filling with determined travellers—this time at a steep financial and emotional cost. Despite persistent fears of kidnapping and worsening insecurity on major inter-state roads, thousands of Nigerians travelling for the Yuletide, particularly to the South-East and South-South, are rushing to secure road transport tickets—many at prices…

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Grammys to Honour Fela Kuti, Afrobeat’s Eternal Architect, at 2026 Ceremony

Nearly three decades after his death, the unmistakable pulse of Fela Anikulapo-Kuti’s Afrobeat will echo once again on the world’s biggest music stage. The legendary Nigerian musician, revolutionary bandleader and cultural dissident will be posthumously honoured with a Special Merit Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2026 Grammy Awards, cementing his place not just as a…

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The Abubakar Malami Persecution: When Vendetta Wears the Mask of Anti-Corruption

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s relentless pursuit, arrest and detention of former Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), has all the hallmarks of a state-sponsored vendetta masquerading as an anti-corruption crusade. For over two years now, the EFCC under Ola Olukoyede has subjected Abubakar Malami to what can only be described as…

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Otti Reaffirms Plan to Quit Politics After Tenure, Denies Presidential Ambition

Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, has reaffirmed his long-standing decision to retire from active politics at the end of his tenure, dismissing claims that he harbours presidential, vice-presidential, or senatorial ambitions. The governor made the clarification while reacting to a viral video in which an individual criticised his recent visit to the leader of the…

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Vice President Asserts President Tinubu’s Unassailable Position Ahead of 2027 Election.

Vice President Kashim Shettima, speaking at the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Executive Committee meeting on Friday, declared that any challenge to President Bola Tinubu’s re-election in 2027 would be, in his assessment, an act of political futility.   Addressing party leadership at the State House Conference Centre, Shettima framed the upcoming electoral contest as…

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