NAFDAC Steps Up To Cut Excess Intake Of Salt In Foods Amid Rising Health Risks

Lucky Obukohwo, Reporting Director-General of National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, has raised fresh concern over excessive salt intake, unveiling plans to enforce strict limits on sodium in pre-packaged foods as part of sweeping regulations expected in 2026. She issued the warning at a high-level stakeholders’ meeting, cautioning […]

Nysc Warns Corps Members To Match Names On Certificates Before Camp

The National Youth Service Corps has issued a warning to prospective corps members ahead of the upcoming orientation camp, urging them to ensure that their names match across all official documents. The agency said any discrepancy between the name on a candidate’s certificate or statement of result and the one uploaded on the NYSC portal […]

Wike Orders Arrest Over Abuja Building Collapse, Seizes Land

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has ordered the arrest of the owner of a hotel building that collapsed in Abuja and directed that the land be taken over for public use. Truth Live News International learnt from Punch Metro that the multi-storey structure caved in last Friday in Jikwoyi while workers […]

Man Allegedly Kills Driver, Sells Minibus For N2.4m In Rivers

The Rivers State Police Command has arrested a 31-year-old man, Kelechi Wufurum, for allegedly killing a commercial bus driver and selling his vehicle in Rivers State. According to Punch Metro, the victim, 51-year-old Ifeanyi Abobo, was lured to Ubima community in Ikwerre Local Government Area under the guise of a transport job. Police spokesperson Grace […]

Doctor Refutes Diagnosing Blessing CEO Stage 4 Cancer

Lucky Obukohwo, Reporting Dr. Odigwe has refuted signing a medical report brandished and paraded by Nigerian influencer Blessing CEO, which claimed she was diagnosed with stage four cancer.” In a press statement released through the NMA, Delta State Branch, Dr. Odigwe set the record straight that he never diagnosed Blessing CEO and did not author […]

David Mark Leadership Crisis: ADC Produces INEC Affidavit in Defence

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has released an affidavit it says confirms the leadership of a National Working Committee (NWC) led by former Senate President David Mark, deepening the party’s ongoing leadership crisis. The affidavit, according to the party, was issued by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on 12 September 2025 and explicitly recognised […]

Resident Doctors Suspend Strike After Emergency Meeting

Resident doctors across Nigeria have suspended their nationwide strike and will return to work on Wednesday, union officials have confirmed. In a statement released on Tuesday, 7 April 2026, the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) announced the decision following an Extraordinary National Executive Council meeting. The union said its members had been directed to […]

Artemis II Crew Completes Historic Moon Flyby, Begins Journey Back to Earth

The Artemis II mission wrapped up a historic seven-hour lunar flyby on Monday, 8th of April , 2026 marking humanity’s first return to the Moon since Apollo 17 in 1972. The ten-day mission is crewed by NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, along with Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen, making this […]