WHO Endorses Weight-Loss Drugs for Global Use, Pushes for Affordable Generics

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has, for the first time, recommended the global use of blockbuster weight-loss drugs to treat diabetes and obesity, while urging pharmaceutical companies to make cheaper…

Atiku Warns of ‘Dangerous Assault on Dissent’ Under Tinubu Administration

Former Vice President and 2023 Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has accused the administration of President Bola Tinubu of sliding towards authoritarianism, following a series of recent…

Lead with Intention, Not Assumption: The Versatile Leader Training Lands in Nigeria

Leadership in Nigeria is evolving and the old rules no longer work. What leaders need now isn’t more theory, but clarity, agility, and purpose. That’s exactly what The Versatile Leader…

Northern Youths Reject State Police, Call It “Misplaced Priority”

The Northern Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) has opposed the Federal Government’s proposed creation of state police, warning that it could worsen insecurity rather than resolve it. In a statement…

WHO Urges Nigeria to Raise Health Spending to 20% of Total Expenditure

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has called on Nigeria to raise its public health spending to at least 20 per cent of total health expenditure, warning that underfunding continues to…

Zambia Jails Former Foreign Minister Joseph Malanji for Corruption

A Zambian court on Thursday sentenced former foreign minister Joseph Malanji to four years in prison with hard labour after finding him guilty of corruption. Malanji, who served under ex-president…

Nigeria Air Was Not a Scam, Says Ex-Aviation Minister Hadi Sirika

Former Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, has dismissed claims that the Nigeria Air project under ex-President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration was a scam, insisting the initiative was conceived with genuine intentions…

FCT Correctional Service Partners Gowon University to Expand Inmate Education, Skills Training

The Federal Capital Territory Command of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has announced plans to collaborate with Yakubu Gowon University to boost educational and vocational opportunities for inmates. This was…

Daniel Bwala Retracts ‘No-Man’s Land’ Comment, Affirms Lagos as Yoruba Homeland

The Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Policy Communication, Daniel Bwala, has retracted his controversial description of Lagos as a “no-man’s land,” following widespread criticism of his remarks during…

Mob Burns Suspected Motorcycle Snatcher Alive in Makurdi

Makurdi, Sept. 2, 2025 — A suspected motorcycle thief was lynched and set ablaze by a mob along Ibrahim Kashim Road in Makurdi, Benue State capital, on Tuesday. According to…