Yobe State University Teaching Hospital (YSUTH) has recorded a significant medical breakthrough following the successful conduct of a total hip replacement surgery on a young man. The surgery was carried out on Saturday on a patient suffering from sickle cell disease who developed death of bone tissue due to lack …
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Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted more than 1.3 million pills of tramadol and other opioids, as well as 6,000 kilograms of potent strains of cannabis, with a combined street value of more than N3.4 billion. NDLEA’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Mr Femi Babafemi, …
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Maritime expert, Capt. Iheanacho Ebubeogu says the Federal Government has secured a 746 million pounds facility for the rehabilitation and modernisation of Apapa and Tin-Can Island ports. Ebubeogu, Chairman Ports Operations and Security Committee, Nigerian Ports Consultative Council (NPCC), disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria …
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Niger State Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago has disclosed disturbing signs found on the bodies of 37 suspected illegal miners who died while in the custody of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC). Speaking during an interview on Arise News, Bago said the victims were held in one of …
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Oluwasemilore Oluwagbenro, MD ’26, has wanted to become a doctor since childhood. Raised in Nigeria in a family of business professionals, she began expressing an interest in medicine at the age of six, often carrying a toy stethoscope and pretending to examine people around her. After completing her A-levels, Dr. …
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Chelsea Football Club has completed the renovation of a community futsal pitch in Guayaquil, Ecuador, expanding its international community programme into a city closely connected to players Moisés Caicedo and Kendry Páez The refurbished facility is located in Guasmo Norte, one of Guayaquil’s densely populated neighbourhoods, and is intended to …
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A United States federal judge has ordered Google to loosen restrictions across its online advertising technology business, share more information with publishers and allow rival systems greater access to its advertising tools, while rejecting the government’s attempt to break up the company’s ad-tech operation. U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema detailed …
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Nollywood actress Toyin Abraham has publicly rejected her reported inclusion in the Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Campaign Council. The actress was listed alongside several entertainment personalities, including veteran actor Jide Kosoko, actress Eniola Badmus, Fuji musician Pasuma and other figures in the entertainment industry under …
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The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Bayelsa State has downplayed the significance of the emerging “Rainbow Coalition,” insisting that the party has sufficient structures and grassroots support to campaign for President Bola Tinubu and other APC candidates in the 2027 elections. The state APC chairman, Warman Weri Ogoriba, stated this …
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An international counter-terrorism operation involving Nigeria has identified 126 suspected foreign terrorist fighters after authorities used artificial intelligence to analyse more than 108,000 facial images extracted from jihadist material online. The operation, codenamed Operation Shams II, was coordinated by the International Criminal Police Organisation, INTERPOL, and held in Tunis, Tunisia, …
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