Month: July 2025

The Ondo State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of a young woman, Augustina Mowari, over the alleged killing of her boyfriend, Michael Ikuedowoni, during a domestic dispute in Okitipupa, the headquarters of Okitipupa Local Government Area. According to police reports, the incident occurred on Sunday after an argument between the couple escalated. Augustina reportedly stabbed Michael with a pair of scissors during the heated altercation, which was allegedly triggered

Hospitals across Nigeria are expected to experience significant disruptions starting Wednesday, as nurses under the National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives (NANNM), Federal Health Institutions (FHI) Sector, commence a seven-day nationwide warning strike. The industrial action will affect 74 federal health institutions, as well as various state hospitals and primary health centres. Services at federal medical centres, teaching hospitals, and specialist facilities are anticipated to be severely impacted. This

The Federal Government has disclosed that Nigeria incurs annual economic losses ranging between ₦13.3 trillion and ₦17.9 trillion due to hepatitis-related issues, with 4,252 lives lost each year to liver cancer resulting from untreated cases. This was revealed by the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Pate, during a press briefing in honour of World Hepatitis Day 2025, themed “Hepatitis: Let’s break it down.” Represented by Dr.

Two years after President Bola Tinubu signed the landmark Electricity Act into law, the ambitious reform is facing intense scrutiny and backlash. Designed to decentralise the power sector by shifting control from the federal to state governments, the law has triggered widespread controversy and a fresh wave of crises between state electricity regulators, distribution companies (DisCos), and federal authorities. The Act, passed in 2023, removed electricity from the exclusive legislative