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Long Queues, Drug Shortages and Staff Deficit: The Harsh Reality of Public Hospitals in Enugu State
For some years now, public hospitals in Enugu state have been grappling with a severe crisis, ranging from inadequate infrastructure, understaffing and poor funding. This is in spite of the…
What really led to the court ordering VDM to pay Mr Jollof’s wife ₦30 million? Here’s all we know
The long-running online feud between social media critic Martins Vincent Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan…
The literary magic pushing Nigerian novels from local streets to global shelves
Across early 2026 literary preview cycles, a quiet but powerful pattern began to take shape…
Alexx Ekubo: The Celebrity Cancer Cases That Left Nigerian Social Media In Mourning
Fame often creates the illusion that celebrities are untouchable. Their faces dominate movie posters, their…
Alexx Ekubo: A look back at the life and career of the lawyer-turned-actor who died at 40
The Nigerian entertainment industry was thrown into mourning on Tuesday, May 12, 2026, following reports…
Long Queues, Drug Shortages and Staff Deficit: The Harsh Reality of Public Hospitals in Enugu State
For some years now, public hospitals in Enugu state have been grappling…
FLASHBACK: How courts upheld Jonathan’s presidential eligibility in 2013, 2015 and 2022
Debate over whether former President Goodluck Jonathan can legally contest another presidential election has again returned to public attention ahead…
Ethnoreligious killings: Group accuses Amnesty Int. of double standards in violence promotion across Nigeria
The Centre for African Liberation And Socio-Economic Rights (CALSER) has accused Amnesty International of double standards, taking sides with a…
Barcelona Clinch La Liga Title with Sweet El Clásico Victory Over Real Madrid
Barcelona clinched their 29th La Liga title with a 2-0 win over Real Madrid at Camp Nou. Goals from Rashford…
Valverde and Tchouameni Fight: Real Madrid Training Clash Leaves Valverde Injured
Real Madrid's season is not just falling apart on the pitch; it's falling apart in the dressing room too. On…
Real Madrid 2026 Crisis Breakdown: Squad Tension, Mbappé Protest, and Valverde Incident
Real Madrid in 2026 finds itself under a spotlight that feels heavier than a normal season pressure cycle, where every…
Top Scorer in Champions League 2025/26: Kylian Mbappé’s 15 Goals Lead the Race
Kylian Mbappé has done it again, and this time, he did it in a way that makes previous Champions League…
Alexx Ekubo Cause of Death: What To Know About Metastatic Kidney Cancer
Alexx Ekubo, a Nollywood actor, on Monday, May 11, died from complications arising from advanced metastatic kidney cancer. This was contained in a statement released by the family which was…
iOS 26.5 Update: What’s New — RCS Encryption, Maps Ads, and Pride Luminance
Apple dropped iOS 26.5 on May 11, 2026, and while it won't win any awards for drama, no sweeping Siri overhaul, no redesigned apps, it does contain a few things…
Panic or Profit Taking? What drove the April 2026 Nigerian banking stock slump
April 2026 opened with a calm that quickly turned into uneasy market chatter as banking stocks across the Nigerian Exchange began to drift lower in a way that caught even…
What Is Hantavirus, and is it contagious enough to cause another COVID-19 Lockdown?
Something about the word outbreak still sends a chill through people across the world. Ever since the chaos of 2020 changed daily life forever, every strange virus story now arrives…
Xenophobia in South Africa: Is Oshiomhole’s proposal to nationalise MTN the solution Nigeria needs
So when decades later the progenies and offsprings of those who lived through the horrors of apartheid and were beneficiaries of Nigeria's considerable contribution to ending the deviously unconscionable and…
BREAKING: Nigeria’s inflation rises to 15.69%
Inflation in Nigeria rose to 15.69 per cent in April, as people continue to grapple with the cost-of-living crisis. The upward inflationary trend in April represents a marginal increase from…
JAMB UTME 2026 Highest Scores: See the Top 11 Candidates
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has unveiled the top-performing candidates in the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), with an aspiring medical student emerging as the overall best.…
May 15: Today in Nigeria history, pipeline blast killed at least 100 in Lagos
On this day, 15th of May in 2008, no fewer than 100 people were killed and scores injured when fuel from a pipeline ruptured by a bulldozer caught fire and…
Experts React As JAMB Sets 150 Cut Off Mark for 2026/2027 Admission
The Joint Admissions Matriculation Board (JAMB) has set 150 as the minimum cut-off mark for university admission for the 2026/27 academic session. The decision was made at the board’s policy…
May 14: Today in Nigeria history, Goodluck Jonathan declared emergency in three states
On this day, 14th of May in 2013, President Goodluck Jonathan declared a state of emergency in three Nigerian states of Adamawa, Yobe and Borno. The declaration was made by…
EFCC nabs Energy Commission DG Mustapha Abdullahi for money laundering
The Director-General of the Energy Commission of Nigeria, Mustapha Abdullahi, has been arrested over alleged money laundering and other related financial crimes. He was apprehended on Wednesday by Nigeria's foremost…
Inside trending 2026 Startup Innovation Challenge and the ₦100 Million buzz around it
Nigeria’s startup scene has seen grants, accelerators, pitch competitions, investor meetups, tech conferences, countless promises, yet something about May 2026 felt unusually different. Conversations that normally stayed inside tech circles…
Fashion designer Veekee James & hubby welcome first child
Award-winning Nigerian fashion designer Victoria Ruth Erikan James, popularly known as Veekee James, and her husband, entrepreneur Femi Atere, have welcomed their first child, a baby girl. The couple officially…
N33.8bn fraud: Court sentences ex-power minister, Mamman, to 75 years in prison
Former Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman, has been sentenced to 75 years in prison over financial impropriety and fraud when he served under the administration of late former, president Muhammadu…
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Saleh Mamman: How N33.8bn Was Allegedly Diverted from Power Projects
Nigeria's anti-corruption court handed down one of its heaviest sentences yet on Wednesday. Saleh Mamman,…
Xenophobia in South Africa: Is Oshiomhole’s proposal to nationalise MTN the solution Nigeria needs
So when decades later the progenies and offsprings of those who lived through the horrors…
Alexx Ekubo Cause of Death: What To Know About Metastatic Kidney Cancer
Alexx Ekubo, a Nollywood actor, on Monday, May 11, died from complications arising from advanced…
Nigerian Universities at Risk: UNIJOS, OAU and Rising Academic Tensions
Something shifted across Nigerian campuses in April 2026, not with a single loud moment but…
Kwara Crisis Explained: Why over 30 Monarchs recently fled their Palaces
Silence slowly crept into many communities across Kwara South long before the nation fully understood…
The literary magic pushing Nigerian novels from local streets to global shelves
Across early 2026 literary preview cycles, a quiet but powerful pattern began to take shape…
BREAKING: Nigeria’s inflation rises to 15.69%
Inflation in Nigeria rose to 15.69 per cent in April, as people continue to grapple…
FACT CHECK: Did Angry Youths Burn Nafiu Bala’s House in Gombe?
CLAIM: Angry youths set fire to Nafiu Bala’s residence in Gombe State after the Supreme…
iOS 26.5 Update: What’s New — RCS Encryption, Maps Ads, and Pride Luminance
Apple dropped iOS 26.5 on May 11, 2026, and while it won't win any awards…
May 14: Today in Nigeria history, Goodluck Jonathan declared emergency in three states
On this day, 14th of May in 2013, President Goodluck Jonathan declared a state of…
EFCC nabs Energy Commission DG Mustapha Abdullahi for money laundering
The Director-General of the Energy Commission of Nigeria, Mustapha Abdullahi, has been arrested over alleged…
Inside trending 2026 Startup Innovation Challenge and the ₦100 Million buzz around it
Nigeria’s startup scene has seen grants, accelerators, pitch competitions, investor meetups, tech conferences, countless promises,…
Fashion designer Veekee James & hubby welcome first child
Award-winning Nigerian fashion designer Victoria Ruth Erikan James, popularly known as Veekee James, and her…
Alexx Ekubo: The Celebrity Cancer Cases That Left Nigerian Social Media In Mourning
Fame often creates the illusion that celebrities are untouchable. Their faces dominate movie posters, their…
Alexx Ekubo: A look back at the life and career of the lawyer-turned-actor who died at 40
The Nigerian entertainment industry was thrown into mourning on Tuesday, May 12, 2026, following reports…
N33.8bn fraud: Court sentences ex-power minister, Mamman, to 75 years in prison
Former Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman, has been sentenced to 75 years in prison over…
117 killed in military airstrike on Zamfara market
Another resident stated that Tumfa market was dominated and controlled by armed groups, adding that…
2027 polls and the politics of primary elections
Although, the process of appeal has been announced for those who are dissatisfied with the…
New petrol import licences — Who got what, what gets imported, what the policy shift means for Nigerians and the downstream sector
Dangote himself has consistently criticised the importation of petrol into the country, noting that aside…
LIVING IN FEAR: Enugu Community Accuses Nigerian Military Of Setting Houses Ablaze In Horrifying Raid
Confusion, panic and palpable have enveloped Imezi Owa community in Ezeagu local government area of…
TRIBUTE: Alex Ekubo, Lawyer Who Abandoned Bar For Nollywood
On Tuesday, May 12, 2026, news filtered in that popular Nollywood actor, Alex Ekubo, has…
Atiku, NUPENG Differ On Refineries Repair As NNPCL Signs MoU With Chinese Companies
Recently, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)…
LEGAL EXPLAINER: Written consent remains key condition for consensus candidacy
As political activities ahead of the 2027 general elections continue to gather momentum, discussions around…
SIZE MATTERS: Exploring the world’s five smallest sovereign nations by land size
When countries are discussed in global conversations, attention is often drawn to large territories with…