Secondhand smoke has been linked to a significant global burden of heart disease, with ischemic heart disease emerging as the leading cause of deaths attributable to exposure to tobacco smoke, according to a new study published in The Lancet...
The legal team that handled the All Progressives Congress (APC) gubernatorial election case in Osun has distanced itself from a petition allegedly filed by the party and its candidate, Asiwaju Munirudeen Bola Oyebamiji, against Governor Ademola Adeleke.
This development has...
The South-South governors have decided to build a stronger regional economic bloc, based on infrastructure connectivity, investment mobilization, maritime development, industrialization and coordinated engagement with the Federal Government, as they seek to translate the region's enormous economic potential into...
Afrobeats singer Raheem Okoya, known as Siraheem and son of a billionaire industrialist. Rasaq Okoyahas announced that he is stepping away from music, saying he can no longer balance the demands of the craft with his other commitments.
He revealed...
Four people have been arrested on suspicion of murder after a three-month-old girl died while camping with her family in woodland near Cheslyn Hay, Staffordshire, England.
Emergency services were called to the woods off Strawberry Lane at around 08:45 BST...
The Office of the National Security Advisor (ONSA) on Monday launched Rapid Response 3 (CRE 2026) in Asaba, Delta, a five-day national crisis response exercise aimed at strengthening Nigeria's preparedness and inter-agency coordination during complex emergencies.
Speaking at the launch...
Kogi State Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo has ordered security agencies operating in the state to stop making arrests at night, warning against invading citizens' homes under the cover of darkness.
The Governor gave the directive on Monday while addressing first...
The Kano State Command of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) has arrested four suspected illicit drug traffickers in Kano.
The suspects were arrested during an undercover operation carried out by operatives of the force's Anti-Terrorism Unit based...
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Monday revealed that Nigeria's total exports in the second quarter (Q2) of 2026 were valued at ₦27,020.88 billion.
In data published by the Bureau, the value of exports in the second quarter of...
Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo State has approved the release of N18 million to support vulnerable widows in three local government areas of the state under the second phase of the O’Datiwa Widow Care Initiative.
The intervention, which aims to...
