Experts Warn of Trauma From Violent Attacks, Graphic Videos
Mental health professionals are raising alarm over the psychological impact of witnessing or viewing graphic violence, warning it can lead to anxiety, depression, substance abuse, and even suicidal thoughts. Survivors of violent attacks and those repeatedly watching disturbing footage such as the viral video of American activist Charlie Kirk’s fatal shooting are at risk of […]
EU to Launch Biometric Border Checks in 2025
Starting October 12, 2025, the European Union will begin phasing in its new Entry/Exit System (EES), mandating fingerprint and facial scans for non-EU travelers entering participating countries such as France, Spain, Iceland, Norway, and Switzerland. The system will be fully operational by April 10, 2026. Replacing traditional passport stamps, the EES will digitally track entries […]
Police Arrest Two in UNIPORT Cult Probe
The Rivers State Police Command has arrested two suspected cultists, including a serving police officer, during a final-year signing-out ceremony at the University of Port Harcourt. In a statement released Friday, Police PRO Grace Iringe-Koko said Corporal Onwukwe Godswill, attached to Elimgbu Division, and 200-level Biomedical Technology student Ifeanyi Israel were apprehended on September 26 […]
Tinubu to Inaugurate $400m Otakikpo Oil Terminal in Rivers
President Bola Tinubu will inaugurate the $400 million Otakikpo Onshore Crude Oil Export Terminal in Rivers State on October 8—the first new crude export terminal built in Nigeria in over 50 years. Developed by Green Energy International Limited (GEIL), the facility is also Nigeria’s first wholly indigenous onshore terminal since Forcados was commissioned in 1971. […]
Dangote: FG Appeals to PENGASSAN, Truce Meeting Today
FG Urges PENGASSAN to Suspend Strike Over Dangote Refinery Layoffs The Federal Government has appealed to the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) to call off its nationwide strike set to begin today, following a dispute with Dangote Refinery. Labour Minister Muhammad Dingyadi announced an emergency meeting with both parties to […]
Christian Genocide Claims in Nigeria Refuted by Government
The Federal Government has dismissed accusations that terrorists in Nigeria are carrying out a targeted genocide against Christians.Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, called the claims unfounded, misleading, and divisive.In a statement on Sunday, Idris stressed that Nigeria’s security issues affect people of all religions and warned against framing the violence as religiously […]
Lagos mandates reflective jackets for night courier deliveries
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency, NiMet, has forecast rainy and thundery weather from Monday through Wednesday across Nigeria. In its Sunday weather outlook released in Abuja, NiMet predicted isolated thunderstorms with light rains over parts of Adamawa and Taraba in the northern region this morning. By afternoon, other northern states including Kaduna, Gombe, and Kebbi can […]
INEC Dismisses claims on Osun Voter Pre-registrations figures
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has dismissed allegations by a political party suggesting that the volume of online pre-registrations recorded in Osun State defies “historical patterns and demographic realities.” Chief Press Secretary to the INEC Chairman, Mr. Rotimi Oyekanmi, in a statement yesterday, described the claim as misleading and inconsistent with the Commission’s historical […]
NEC Endorses Renewed Hope Economic Plan To Fast-track 1 Trillion-Dollar Economy
The National Economic Council (NEC) on Thursday endorsed the framework for the Renewed Hope Development Plan (2026–2030) aimed at consolidating Nigeria’s reform agenda and actualize the $1 trillion economy target of the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Briefing State House Correspondents after the 151st NEC meeting presided over by Vice President, Kashim Shettima, the Minister of […]
Polio Variant Threatens North West as Nigeria Steps Up Vaccination
Gombe State Governor, Inuwa Yahaya has said that Nigeria is recording notable gains in its renewed push against the polio virus, but the persistence of a vaccine-derived variant in the North West continues to raise concern. Briefing State House correspondents after today’s National Economic Council (NEC) meeting, presided over by Vice President Kashim Shettima, Yahaya said […]
