Author: Helen Okechukwu

Six Directors of the Federal Ministry of Defence have been reportedly abducted by kidnappers long the Kaba–Lokoja highway while en route from Lagos to Abuja for a Directorate-level promotion examination. This incident was said to have occurred on Tuesday, raising concern over the safety of public servants travelling long distances for official duties. The assailants, described as heavily armed, ambushed the senior officers in what sources called a “well-coordinated operation,” sparking panic among colleagues and the wider civil service community. Read Also: ICPC arraigns civil defence officer for ₦1.7m misappropriation in Kaduna The Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria (ASCSN)…

The parents of a toddler, Laurie, who survived a rare heart condition have paid tribute to the donor family whose decision to give the gift of life saved their son’s future. According to the National Health Service (NHS) on Tuesday, Laurie was just nine days old when doctors discovered that his heart was failing. The young lad whose name was withheld was diagnosed with dilated cardiomyopathy, a rare illness that weakens the heart muscle, making it difficult to pump blood around the body. Read Also: Trump to ban people with diabetes, heart disease, other chronic illnesses from U.S “At Great Ormond…

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has issued a safety alert after discovering a falsified antibiotic, BETACLOX (Ampicillin 250mg and Cloxacillin 250mg), in Nigeria’s drug market. The product, traced from Gambori Market in Maiduguri to a retail outlet in Zaria, was found to bear a fake NAFDAC number (A4-4724) belonging to another medicine, Mebendazole 500mg, produced by Chi Ltd. NAFDAC said the packaging also falsely listed Freeview Pharmaceutical Ltd., Calabar, as the importer, using an incorrect address. The mismatch deepened doubts about the drug’s authenticity. Read Also: NAFDAC reports N25 billion worth of operational vehicles vandalised…

The House of Representatives has begun investigating the utilisation of over $4.6 billion in grants from the Global Fund and USAID allocated to Nigeria between 2021 and 2025 for the fight against HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria. At the hearing organised by the House Committee on Infectious Diseases, the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Dr Muhammad Ali Pate, urged Nigeria to reduce its dependence on foreign aid and take greater responsibility for funding its health priorities. He described the probe as a welcome step towards transparency and sustainability, warning that the country’s health spending remains below the 15% Abuja…

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The Anambra State Police Command has rescued a three-year-old boy, who was reportedly stolen in Anambra State. The coordinated rescue operation led to the arrest of six members of an alleged child-trafficking syndicate that operated across Anambra, Enugu, and Lagos States. According to Ikenga Tochukwu, Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) on Sunday, the operation, carried out by detectives attached to the Gender Unit of the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), Awka, began after a report was filed on 4 September 2025. Read Also: Ex-BBN Adekunle: Police kidnapped, detained me for 8 hours According to PPRO, the victim’s mother had left…

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a wanted drug baron, Yussuf Azeez, at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA) in Lagos while he was attempting to travel to Saudi Arabia for Umrah. Azeez, aged 40, had been on the agency’s watchlist following months of intelligence and surveillance over his alleged involvement in large-scale illicit drug production and trafficking. According to the NDLEA’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, on Sunday, Azeez had previously been arrested and charged for drug-related offences in the United Kingdom, but jumped bail and fled to Nigeria. Read Also: Lagos govt partners…

Nigeria’s Federal Government (FG) has opened the door for private sector management of Port Harcourt International Airport, in what officials describe as a step toward transforming the aviation sector into a driver of economic growth. Announcing the decision after the FEC meeting, says Rivers State Television’s (RSTV) report on Friday, the Aviation Minister Festus Keyamo said the privatisation initiative would improve efficiency and attract fresh investments to upgrade airport facilities in line with international standards. Read Also: NCAA blacklists Fuji icon Kwam 1 for six months over airport security breach At the same meeting, President Tinubu directed an immediate halt to…

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has issued a public alert on the circulation of substandard batches of Annmox (Amoxicillin suspension 125mg/5ml) and Jawamox (Amoxicillin suspension 125mg/5ml) manufactured by Jawa International Ltd. According to the agency, laboratory analysis confirmed that the affected batches, Annmox Batch 360M and Jawamox Batches 4231M and 4290M, failed quality tests due to low Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API) content. “NAFDAC is notifying the public of the mop-up of batches of confirmed substandard Annmox (Batch 360M) and Jawamox (Batch 4231M & 4290M) suspensions,” the agency stated in a post shared on Friday.…

President Bola Tinubu has reaffirmed his administration’s determination to eliminate terrorism and violent criminality across Nigeria, vowing to “leave no stone unturned” in restoring peace, safety, and national dignity. In a post shared on President Tinubu verified X handle, @officialABAT, on Friday, he reiterated his administration’s firm resolve to purge the nation of criminal elements posing a threat to its peace and stability “We will spare no effort and leave no stone unturned in our mission to eliminate criminals from our society. We urge our allies to stand firmly with us as we amplify our fight against terrorism. We have…