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The National Association of Resident Doctors has suspended its planned strike after reaching an understanding with the Federal Government over key welfare and payment concerns. The decision was reached at an emergency National Executive Council meeting, where the association reviewed fresh commitments from government representatives and agreed to give negotiations another chance. According to the association, the suspension followed progress in talks, especially on the payment of outstanding salary arrears, […]

The Oyo State Police Command has arrested three suspected armed robbers and recovered a toy pistol during a patrol operation in Ibadan. The suspects were apprehended by officers from the Bodija Market Division while carrying out a routine stop-and-search operation along Awolowo Road, Bodija. According to the police, all three individuals are residents of the Gbaremu area of Ibadan. A thorough search conducted on the suspects led to the discovery […]

The Delta State chapter of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has formally disowned a histology report circulating online that was allegedly linked to relationship coach Blessing Okoro, popularly known as Blessing CEO. The association clarified that the document in circulation is not authentic and has been altered from an original medical report that was issued to a different patient diagnosed with breast cancer. According to the NMA, the report was […]

The Speaker of the Kebbi State House of Assembly, Hon. Muhammad Usman Ankwai, has died. His death, which occurred on Tuesday night, has thrown the political and legislative community in Kebbi State into mourning, with tributes already pouring in from colleagues, political associates, supporters, and residents of the state. Hon. Ankwai, who represented Zuru Constituency under the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), was elected as Speaker during the […]

The Federal Government has proposed N135.22 billion in the 2026 budget for what is officially described as “Electoral Adjudication and Post Election Provision,” signaling a major financial commitment toward handling the legal, administrative, and institutional consequences that often follow Nigeria’s elections. The allocation is one of the more striking items contained in the 2026 Appropriation Bill, especially as the country gradually begins preparations toward the 2027 general elections. The budgetary […]

A school teacher has been stabbed to death by her 17-year-old student in the Perm region of Russia, in a shocking incident that has left the local community in grief. The tragic attack happened on Tuesday at the entrance of a school in the town of Dobryanka, where the teacher was reportedly assaulted before emergency responders could intervene. The victim, identified as Olesya Petrovna Baguta, was said to be a […]

Four persons have been confirmed dead following a lone accident that occurred in front of Christopher University along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway in the early hours of Sunday. The crash also left eight other passengers injured, with varying degrees of wounds, after a commercial vehicle lost control on the highway. The accident involved a Toyota Hiace commercial bus with registration number AGL 789 YL and reportedly occurred at about 1:30 a.m. […]

The Federal Government has proposed N135.22 billion in the 2026 budget for what it described as “Electoral Adjudication and Post Election Provision,” signalling a fresh multi-billion-naira commitment to managing disputes and obligations that typically follow elections in Nigeria. The allocation appears under the Service-Wide Votes, a centrally managed funding pool used to finance obligations not tied to a specific ministry, department, or agency. Service-Wide Votes are generally regarded as the […]

Healthcare services across Nigeria may face major disruption as resident doctors under the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) begin a nationwide strike today, Tuesday, April 7, 2026. The industrial action is expected to affect services in federal and state-owned hospitals, following unresolved issues between the association and the Federal Government. NARD said the strike became necessary after the government reportedly stopped the implementation of the revised Professional Allowance Table, […]