Health WHO reports 33-year life expectancy difference between rich, poor May 6, 2025 Damilola The World Health Organisation (WHO) has sounded the alarm on global health disparities, revealing that people born in the world’s wealthiest countries can expect to live over three decades longer…
Nigeria News Senate sets up oversight committee to monitor Rivers administrator May 6, 2025 Damilola The Nigerian Senate has inaugurated an 18-member committee to oversee the activities of the Rivers State Sole Administrator.
Health Drug Crisis: NDLEA reports 62,595 arrests since 2021, seized 10.3 million kg drugs May 6, 2025 Helen Okechukwu To curb the rising tide of substance abuse in Nigeria, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has disclosed that 62,595 drug suspects have been arrested between January 2021 and…
Education Politics Poor JAMB results: Obi calls for aggressive investment in education May 6, 2025 Friday Omosola The 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Peter Obi, has raised alarm over the declining state of Nigeria’s education and the worsening poverty levels across the country. Obi,…
Health ‘Poor children 13 times more likely to die before age five’ May 6, 2025 Helen Okechukwu Poor children face a stark survival disadvantage, as recent data from the World Health Organisation (WHO) reveals that they are 13 times more likely to die before their fifth birthday…
UK NEWS Trump: Lower oil prices could spur Ukraine peace talks May 6, 2025 Fatimah Idera President Donald Trump said Moscow and Kyiv want to settle the war in Ukraine and that Russian President Vladimir Putin was more inclined towards peace after the recent fall in…
UK NEWS Trump tariffs force Hong Kong watchmaker to pivot toward European market May 6, 2025 Fatimah Idera The introduction of steep U.S. tariffs on low-value shipments from China and Hong Kong has pushed a Hong Kong-based watch company to shift its business strategy, turning its focus from…
UK NEWS Merz loses Germany’s CDU seat in first parliament vote May 6, 2025 Fatimah Idera In his bid to become the country’s 10th chancellor, Friedrich Merz, leader of Germany’s conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU), has failed by falling short by six votes in the first…
Health NSSF calls for urges urgent health insurance reforms May 6, 2025 Helen Okechukwu The Nigeria Solidarity Support Fund (NSSF) has called for urgent reforms and increased public funding to combat Nigeria’s alarming maternal mortality rates. The event, which gathered stakeholders from government, donor…
APC NEWS Delta Speaker, 21 PDP lawmakers, defect to APC May 6, 2025 Friday Omosola TWENTY-TWO members of the Delta State House of Assembly, including the Speaker, Rt. Hon. Emomotimi Guwor, have formally defected from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to the All Progressives Congress,…
