The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has uncovered an illegal herbal medicine factory operating inside a residential building in Agege, Lagos, where three unregistered products were allegedly manufactured under unhygienic conditions. The discovery was made on Thursday, October 22, following intelligence reports that one of the products, Aishetu Adams…
The Federal Government has raised the alarm over lead poisoning in Nigeria, estimating that about 80 million children are exposed to the toxic substance. The Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Iziaq Salako, disclosed this on Wednesday in Abuja during the 2026 International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week. He warned that children, pregnant women…
The Director-General of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), Dr Jean Kaseya, has raised concerns over the lack of an approved vaccine for the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola. Speaking during an interview on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief on Thursday, Kaseya suggested that the disease had not received sufficient attention from…
The Sokoto State High Court has sentenced three members of the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) to death by hanging after finding them guilty of criminal conspiracy, armed robbery and culpable homicide. The convicts were identified as Gaji Hassan, Abdullahi Goni Gudusu and Modu Bukar. In a judgment delivered on Thursday, October 22, 2026, in…
The Bida Local Government Council in Niger State has shut down several ice cream production facilities over poor hygiene and non-compliance with regulatory standards. The council said an inspection of the facilities uncovered flies in ice cream mixtures, unlabelled products, and a lack of operating licences and registration with the National Agency for Food and…
Italy rejected 2,220 asylum applications from Nigerians in 2025, while 4,120 cases were still pending at the end of the year, according to the 2025 Italy Country Report of the Asylum Information Database (AIDA). The report showed that Italian authorities made 3,390 decisions on Nigerian asylum applications during the year. Of these, 660 applicants were…
More than 100 students from several secondary schools in Ijebu-Ode, Ago-Iwoye and Ijebu-Igbo, Ogun State, have reportedly been hospitalised following another suspected gas exposure in the areas. The incident occurred on Wednesday, October 21, 2026, with affected students receiving treatment at the State Hospital in Ijebu-Ode, the General Hospital in Ijebu-Igbo and other healthcare facilities.…
Nigerian singer and songwriter Temilade Openiyi, popularly known as Tems, has made history after her hit single “What You Need” recorded its 30th consecutive week on the US Billboard Hot 100, setting a new longevity record for a solo song by an African act. The track currently sits at number 33 on the chart, surpassing…
The Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ikoyi, on Tuesday, October 20, 2026, arraigned a Sierra Leonean, Favour Foday Kamara, before Justice O. A. Okunuga of the Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja over an alleged $190,324 fraud. The case followed a petition by Henrietta Vandi, a 70-year-old…
Popular Anambra-based cleric Chukwuemeka Ohanaemere, popularly known as Odumeje, has accused several Nigerian pastors of staging fake miracles to mislead their congregations. Speaking on a recent episode of The Honest Bunch Podcast, Odumeje raised concerns over the growing practice of fabricated miracles in churches, revealing that it was one of the reasons he frequently turns…
