Chief Executive Officer of Bloom Public Health, Professor Chimezie Anyakora, has called on African governments to end overdependence on foreign healthcare support and urgently invest in local pharmaceutical manufacturing, healthcare systems and sustainable financing to secure…

PFN calls for national repentance, demands release of abducted Oyo pupils

Mercy Iheoma Ihedigbo Lagos State Mainland Province, Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) has called on Nigerians to return to God in genuine repentance, saying such spiritual renewal remains the pathway to peace, security and national restoration.…

APC members protest alleged attempt to nullify Ayuba’s primary win

Michael Olumide Stakeholders within the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Alimosho Local Government Area of Lagos State have condemned alleged attempts by the state executive of the party to deny Hon. Ganiyu Adele Ayuba, currently serving…

Respect will of members” — APC group petitions Tinubu over Ayuba’s victory

Michael Olumide A group within the All Progressives Congress (APC) has petitioned President Bola Ahmed Tinubu over an alleged attempt to overturn the primary election victory of Hon. Ganiyu Adele Ayuba in Alimosho Federal Constituency, Lagos…

TB Joshua: Celebrating a legacy of global impact

By Babafemi Ogundare Some lives leave a mark on a family. Others leave a mark on a community. Then there are those rare lives whose influence stretches across nations, cultures and generations. Prophet Temitope Balogun Joshua…

A’Ibom boundary tension: Ibeno seeks government, security intervention over EPU remarks

Tony Okoh Ibeno Clan Council has expressed concern over what it described as the Ekid People’s Union’s (EPU) purported declaration of a “Doctrine of Necessity,” warning that such a move could threaten peace and stability in…

Umo Eno’s Humanitarian Programmes Impact Over 650,000 Households — Aniekan Umanah

Tony Okoh, Uyo Akwa Ibom State Government has said that its sustained humanitarian interventions under the ARISE Agenda have significantly improved the welfare of vulnerable citizens, with more than 650,000 households benefiting from various support programmes…

Mount Zion Mission celebrates God’s immutable faithfulness, inexhaustible mercy at 80

Tony Okoh, Uyo Mount Zion Mission Inc. has celebrated its 80th anniversary with a call on Christians to remain steadfast in holiness, evangelism and commitment to the undiluted word of God amid growing moral decadence in…

Ogun shines in pSPI 2025, secures second position nationwide

Michael Olumide Ogun State has emerged as Nigeria’s second-best-performing state in the 2025 State Performance Index (pSPI) released by Phillips Consulting, reinforcing growing recognition of the developmental strides recorded under Governor Dapo Abiodun’s ISEYA agenda aimed…

Do not add yourself to tragedy

By Omoruyi Uwuigiaren Deuteronomy 15:11 says, “For the poor shall never cease out of your land…” This is not to scare the hell out of you. Even with effortless wealth generation, some individuals will still struggle…

World No Tobacco Day 2026: Unmasking ‘World Vape Day’ scam

By Robert Egbe In 2009, Brazil banned electronic smoking devices (including e-cigarettes, heated tobacco products, and other emerging nicotine delivery systems. However, a loophole in the law left open a pathway for Big Tobacco and its…