Cameroon election: World’s oldest leader, Biya, poised to win eighth term
Cameroon’s Paul Biya, already the world’s oldest head of state, is the favourite to win Sunday’s presidential election, handing him an eighth term in power in the central African...
Presidency rejects World Bank’s poverty report
The Presidency has disputed the latest economic report by Nigeria’s biggest multilateral lender, the World Bank, which estimated that 139 million citizens were living in poverty, describing the figure...
Police arrest 12 suspects over Arise TV anchor’s death
The Federal Capital Territory Police Command has arrested 12 suspected armed robbers linked to the killing of an Arise News staff member, Somtochukwu Christella Maduagwu, and a security guard,...
Nigerian athlete Blessing Okagbare shows gratitude that she gets to celebrate 37th birthday with her first child
Nigerian sprinter and jumper Blessing Okagbare has termed her 37th birthday the best one ever because she gets to celebrate it as a mother. The athlete shared a photo of her...
FCTA pledges to boost health funding, establish infectious disease hospital
The Federal Capital Territory Administration on Thursday pledged to implement the Primary Health Care Under One Roof policy; create budget lines for core health programmes; and pass the FCT...
I’m the most important politician in South-East and not Peter Obi – Orji Uzor Kalu
Former Abia State Governor Orji Uzor Kalu has declared himself the most important politician from Nigeria’s South-East region, dismissing the political influence of Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter...
