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Day: March 19, 2026

Absence of moral values threatens Nigeria’s progress — Alaafin

By Adeola Badru The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Abimbola Owoade, has warned that Nigeria’s social, economic, and political development could collapse without a strong moral foundation. In a message to mark Eid-el-Fitr, issued through his Director of Media and Publicity, Bode Durojaiye, the monarch expressed concern that despite having intellectuals, economists, and skilled politicians, the…

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Recognize Tinubu’s reform agenda, DG BTO4PBAT27, tells opposition parties

— They’re strategic steps toward long-term national prosperity By Dayo Johnson Akure The Director-General of BTO For PBAT 27, Ogbeni Adojutelegan Adesuyi Gideon, has called on opposition parties to acknowledge the reform efforts of President Bola Tinubu, noting that national development should take precedence over partisan politics. Adojutelegan in a statement in Akure, the state…

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Counterfeit cancer drugs: NAFDAC raises alarm over fake Avastin, Tecentriq

… Says patients at risk of deathBy Chioma Obinna The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, has raised the alarm over the circulation of counterfeit cancer medicines, Avastin and Tecentriq—across Nigeria, raising fears over patient safety and treatment outcomes. In a public alert issued on Thursday, the agency confirmed that fake…

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Russia to refer women rejecting childbirth to psychologists

Russia has unveiled new health guidelines that recommend referring women who express no desire to have children to psychologists. The policy forms part of broader reproductive health checks introduced by the country’s health ministry, under which medical professionals are expected to ask women about their intentions regarding childbirth. Where a patient indicates no interest in…

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Singer Shanko Rasheed’s wife finally regains custody of their children amid marital crisis

Adeyemi Kafayat, singer Shanko Rasheed’s estranged wife, has regained custody of their two kids from him. DAILY POST recalls that Kafayat had, during an interview on Talk to B podcast, called out the Fuji musician for forcefully taking away their remaining two kids after the death of their first child, Jamal, who died three weeks…

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Oil soars 10% after Qatar energy sites hit in Mideast war

Oil prices soared 10 percent Thursday after Qatar reported “extensive” damage to the world’s largest liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility following Iranian strikes, sparking fears for global energy supplies. The price of European gas also jumped 35 percent after Tehran carried out attacks on Qatar’s huge Ras Laffan LNG facility in retaliation for an Israeli…

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Osimhen breaks arm, Lang set for thumb surgery in Liverpool

Galatasaray’s Nigerian forward Victor Osimhen broke his right arm in the Champions League defeat to Liverpool with Dutch international Noa Lang set to undergo surgery on his thumb, the Turkish club confirmed Thursday. Galatasaray said Osimhen “suffered a fracture to his right forearm (which) has been put in a cast”. “The decision regarding surgery will…

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