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The much-anticipated national convention of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) opened on Saturday in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, with two key governors, Agbu Kefas of Taraba State and Ademola Adeleke of Osun State, conspicuously absent, raising questions about internal dynamics within the opposition party as it attempts to reposition ahead of future electoral battles. […]

Antonia Agbede Ally is the former Managing Director of the Herbert Onyewumbu Wigwe Foundation. In her hometown of Obudu, Cross River State,  Ally recently launched her own non-governmental organization, The Agbede Foundation. The event marked a significant milestone in Ally’s career, coming exactly 10 years after her appointment as the pioneering Managing Director of The […]

Healthcare leaders, policymakers, and practitioners have issued a urgent call for locally driven solutions to overhaul Nigeria’s struggling healthcare system. Stakeholders made the call during the Society for Quality in Healthcare in Nigeria (SQHN) 2025 Annual Conference and Professors Emmanuel Adeyemo & Oyinade Elebute Memorial Lecture, in Lagos. Under the theme “Reimagining Healthcare Quality in […]

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Kylian Mbappe scored twice as France sealed their place at the 2026 FIFA World Cup with a commanding 4–0 victory over Ukraine on Thursday, in a match marked by emotional tributes to the victims of the 2015 Paris attacks. Michael Olise and Hugo Ekitike also found the net in a dominant performance at the Parc […]

Nigeria has slipped further in defending public health policies against tobacco industry influence, scoring 62 out of 100 in the 2025 Tobacco Industry Interference (TII) Index, up from 60 in 2023 and placing the country 54th among 100 nations assessed. The report, unveiled Thursday in Lagos by Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA), covers […]

When 32-year-old market trader Zainab Musa fell ill with malaria last year, she had to borrow N18,000 to pay for drugs and hospital tests, nearly half her monthly earnings. “I don’t have insurance. Everything I pay is from my pocket. If I don’t sell, I can’t go to the hospital,” she said quietly. Musa’s story […]

England manager Thomas Tuchel has warned that Jude Bellingham faces a battle to secure a place in England’s starting line-up at the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Bellingham returns to Tuchel’s squad for the final World Cup qualifiers against Serbia and Albania this week after missing the October internationals due to a shoulder injury. The 22-year-old […]

…wins backing of African nations Ethiopia is set to host the United Nation’s COP32 climate summit in 2027 after edging out a rival bid from Nigeria. Richard Muyungi, the group chair of the African Group of Negotiators, told AFP that African nations have endorsed the move for Ethiopia to host COP32. He noted that the […]

The Senate on Tuesday confirmed Opeyemi Agbaje as chairman of the National Pension Commission (PenCom). Agbaje was confirmed along with several nominees who will serve as national commissioners on the agency’s newly constituted board. The confirmation followed the presentation of the nominees’ list during Tuesday’s plenary session, presided over by Deputy Senate President Jibrin Barau. […]