Author: Helen Okechukwu

The Enugu State Police Command has arrested a 30-year-old suspected human trafficker and rescued two teenage girls during a routine patrol along the Enugu–Onitsha Expressway. The suspect, identified as Raymond Wonna from Yala Local Government Area of Cross River State, was intercepted by operatives of the Command’s Crack Tactical Squad at about 2:00 p.m.on 30 July 2025. The victims, 18-year-old Miracle Ogar and 16-year-old Angela Kingsley, are also from Yala. Investigations revealed that the suspect had allegedly lured the girls from Ogoja, Cross River State, to Ghana under the pretence of offering them employment in a restaurant owned by his…

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has issued an urgent warning to the public following the discovery of large quantities of expired insecticide being unlawfully circulated in Nigeria while highlighting health implications. According to Public Alert No. 025/2025, the affected product is Lara Force Lambda-Cyhalothrin 2.5% (1 Litre), an agricultural and pest control formulation containing the synthetic pyrethroid lambda-cyhalothrin. The batch in question — Xzh2020006 — originally expired on 7 March 2023. NAFDAC revealed that 5,000 cartons of the expired insecticide were illegally auctioned to various third-party buyers. The agency warned that the shelf life of…

The incident involving Comfort Emmanson, a passenger accused of assaulting Ibom Air crew members and security operatives, sparked nationwide debate after a viral video showed her being forcefully lifted from the aircraft.

He disclosed that a recent NMA survey confirmed that a sizable percentage of doctors are already struggling with mental distress.

A team of Australian scientists has uncovered early evidence that damage inside the nose, potentially from habitual nose picking, may give harmful bacteria a direct route to the brain.

Inspector-General of Police, Olukayode Egbetokun, has set in motion a fresh reform drive by establishing a 10-member panel to overhaul the Nigeria Police Force’s Scheme of Service and Conditions of Service. According to the Force shared post on X (formerly known as Twitter), the committee was inaugurated on Tuesday at the Force Headquarters in Abuja, with a brief to modernise the Force’s administrative and operational systems in line with national public service regulations and the Police Act. Part of its task will be to consult extensively with bodies such as the Police Service Commission, the Ministry of Police Affairs and…

The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has confirmed it is investigating an alleged incident involving Fuji music star, Wasiu Ayinde Marshal, widely known as KWAM 1, following a formal petition lodged by the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA). The Director of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection at the NCAA, Mike Achimugu, has warned that preventing an aircraft from taking off can be classified as an act of terrorism. Speaking on Arise TV on Sunday about the recent altercation involving Fuji musician Wasiu Ayinde, popularly known as KWAM 1, Achimugu stressed that passengers must always show courtesy and follow instructions from airport…

The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has conceded it is grappling with what it termed a “severe and unsustainable” situation in the handling of thousands of prisoners sentenced to death, amid spiralling congestion, stalled judicial processes, and limited resources. Speaking before the Independent Investigative Panel on Alleged Corruption, Abuse of Power, Torture and Other Forms of Inhumane Treatment by the NCoS in Abuja on Tuesday, Assistant Controller General (ACG) Cyrus Lekatile painted a stark picture of life on death row in Nigeria. According to him, there are currently 3,845 prisoners awaiting execution, including 81 women. The sheer number, he said, is…

The investigation, featured in The Lancet Global Health, examined 251 samples of seven widely prescribed cancer treatments sourced from hospitals, licensed pharmacies, and unregulated vendors in Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, and Cameroon between April 2023 and February 2024

President Bola Tinubu has applauded the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) for maintaining its World Health Organisation Maturity Level 3 (ML3) status in the regulation of medicines and vaccines. According to the Special Adviser to the President, Bayo Onanuga on Monday, the endorsement came after a WHO team carried out a re-benchmarking mission between 28 and 30 May 2025, measuring the agency’s performance against globally accepted regulatory standards. NAFDAC reached Maturity Level 3 in 2022, becoming the first regulatory body in Africa to do so for medicines and vaccines in non-producing countries. Read Also: WHO…