An abroad-based Nigerian nurse and former lawyer, Ezinne Ebebe, has claimed that men who travel back to Africa to find wives with the intention of bringing them overseas to study nursing and become financial providers are often uneducated or unemployed. According to her, educated men and healthcare professionals, including doctors, nurses and X-ray technicians, rarely…
A heated parliamentary debate in Armenia descended into physical violence after lawmakers clashed over a controversial proposal to establish a “Ministry of Marital Relations” aimed at addressing declining birth rates and improving domestic satisfaction. The confrontation erupted in the National Assembly during a debate involving members of the ruling Civil Contract party and the opposition…
The Catholic Bishop of Nsukka Diocese, Most Rev. Godfrey Onah, has cautioned politicians against manipulating the electoral process or undermining opposition candidates ahead of the 2027 general elections. Bishop Onah gave the warning while commenting on the forthcoming elections and the responsibilities of political incumbents in a democratic system. He noted that incumbents seeking re-election…
The Kano State Government has announced plans to sponsor physiotherapists for specialised training in speech rehabilitation following a shortage of professionals in the field across the state. The State Commissioner for Health, Dr Abubakar Labaran, disclosed this at the 66th Annual Scientific Conference and 67th Annual General Meeting of the Nigeria Society of Physiotherapy held…
The Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) and the Department of State Services (DSS), in collaboration with the Nigeria Police Force, have rescued three Islamic clerics who were kidnapped while travelling to attend a special prayer session for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in Zamfara State. The clerics were among six Imams abducted on September…
The Nigerian Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has announced the identification of two suspected cases of Ebola disease in Nigeria’s North-East region. The agency disclosed this in a statement shared via its official X handle on Saturday, October 31. According to the NCDC, both individuals have been isolated, while efforts to identify…
Pope Leo XIV has made history as the first sitting pontiff to cast a ballot in a U.S. election. The Vatican confirmed on Friday that the American-born pope had submitted a mail-in ballot in his hometown of Chicago ahead of the November midterm elections, underscoring his longstanding support for civic participation. The Holy See…
An Akwa Ibom State High Court sitting in Uyo has sentenced a middle-aged man, Bassey Edem Akpan, to five years’ imprisonment for his involvement in a child trafficking syndicate. Akpan was among six individuals accused of conspiring to abduct and sell a child, an indigene of Akwa Ibom State, multiple times across different states…
The presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, has pledged to personally lead rescue efforts into forests if elected president in 2027, vowing that his administration would take a firm stance against kidnapping and insecurity across the country. Obi made the declaration while addressing supporters at a campaign rally in Bayelsa…
President Bola Tinubu has arrived in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to perform Umrah, an Islamic pilgrimage to the holy city of Makkah. The President departed Abuja on Thursday afternoon for the spiritual exercise and was received on arrival by Nigeria’s Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Yakubu Gambo, and the Kingdom’s Head of Royal Protocol, Ahmad…
