Kogi Orders Schools to Reopen After Two-Week Closure
The Kogi State government has directed all primary and secondary schools to reopen on Monday, 23 February, following a two-week emergency closure. The announcement was made by the Director of Basic and Secondary Education, Matthew Eri Salami, in a statement issued in Lokoja on Saturday. He said schools are to resume academic activities after what […]
Eben Opens Niger Delta Games With Song Titled Oil On My Head
Lucky Obukohwo, Reporting The Niger Delta Games, featuring the nine oil producing states Abia, Akwa Ibom, Anambra, Bayelsa, Delta, Edo, Imo, Ondo, and Rivers has just been declared open with the song renditions titled Oil on my head by a gospel artiste, Eben. The event which is taking place at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium, Benin, […]
Lassa Fever Kills 70 Persons In Seven Weeks, Says NCDC
Edo, Ondo, Taraba, Bauchi, OtherAccount For 91 Percent Of Cases Lucky Obukohwo, Reporting The Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has revealed a shocking revelation, saying that Lassa Fever has killed 70 persons since the beginning of 2026, which is less than eight weeks. The agency disclosed also that five states, namely, Edo, Ondo, Taraba, […]
Court Slams Police Over ‘Wanted’ Declaration on Sowore, Awards ₦30m in Damages
The Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Friday delivered a landmark judgment against the Nigeria Police Force, ruling that the declaration of activist and publisher Omoyele Sowore as “wanted” in October last year was unlawful and unconstitutional. In a judgment delivered by Musa Kaakaki, the court held that the action of the Lagos […]
US Supreme Court Strikes Down Trump’s Sweeping Global Tariffs
The Supreme Court of the United States has struck down some of President Donald Trump’s most far-reaching global tariffs, dealing a significant blow to one of his administration’s key trade policies. In a 6–3 ruling, the court held that the law relied upon to impose the tariffs did not grant the president authority to enact […]
Edo Gov Commissions NDDC-Facilitated Roads At State Owned Polytechnic, Donates Buses
Lucky Obukohwo, Reporting Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has commissioned a five-kilometre network of internal roads at Edo State Polytechnic, Usen, to ease the movement of students and other inhabitants of the area. Truth Live News Media reports that the project is facilitated by the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). The governor described the […]
PDP Camp Crashes Further As Abia Lawmaker, Erondu Joins APC With 5,000 Followers
Lucky Obukohwo, Reporting The camp of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Abia State is crashing further by the day as the lawmaker representing Obingwa-West State Constituency in the State House of Assembly, Erondu Uchenna Erondu Jnr, ported out of the party for the All Progressives Congress (APC). The lawmaker who also chairs the House […]
Red Cross Sues For Improved Commitments To Bridge Yawning Gaps In Humanitarian Service In Edo
Lucky Obukohwo, Reporting The Nigerian Red Cross Society, Edo State Branch, has sued for more commitments from well meaning Nigerians to bridge the yawning gaps in humanitarian service to the vulnerable in the state. Chairman of the branch, Pastor Monday Edogiawerie made the call at the 2026 Edo branch Governance and Management Retreat held in […]
PDP Condemns FCT Candidate Withdrawals as ‘Anti-Democratic’
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has criticised the reported withdrawal of some of its chairmanship candidates ahead of local council elections in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), describing the move as “shameful” and “anti-democratic”. In a statement issued on Friday, the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Ini Ememobong, said the PDP’s National Working Committee received the […]
FG to Establish Armed Forces Medical College Amid Doctor Shortage
Federal Government has announced plans to establish a new military medical institution as part of efforts to address a nationwide shortage of doctors and strengthen healthcare support for the armed forces. The proposed college, to be known as the Armed Forces College of Medicine and Health Sciences (AFCOM&HS), is expected to train military doctors and […]