Breaking News

Day: August 22, 2026

The meat we eat and the years we lose: How Nigeria’s abattoirs quietly erode our life expectancy

By Dr. Gani Enahoro Nigeria is a country of paradoxes. We boast one of Africa’s largest populations, a youthful demographic, and a livestock sector that is valued at an estimated ₦30 trillion. Yet, we also carry the grim badge of having the lowest life expectancy in the world, a mere 55 years from an average…

Read More

Bauchi police launch major campaign to shield youth from political and digital thuggery

By Christopher Ameh, Bauchi The Bauchi State Police Command has officially launched a major security and youth inclusion campaign to combat the rising wave of political and digital thuggery among young people in the state. The initiative was unveiled during a one-day dialogue held at the Police Officers’ Mess on Jos Road to mark the…

Read More

Autopsy ordered after man dies in Bauchi vigilante custody

By Christopher Ameh, Bauchi BAUCHI: Homicide detectives have launched an investigation into the death of a 39-year-old man, Abdulrazak Ibrahim, while in the custody of a local vigilante group in Bauchi metropolis. The Bauchi State Police Command confirmed the incident on Friday, saying three members of the vigilante group had been arrested and detained in…

Read More

Abiodun receives hundreds of PDP, ADC defectors into APC, mobilises Ogun East for 2027

*Says opposition has nothing to campaign with, set to flag off Ago-Iwoye–Ibadan road Monday Ogun State Governor and leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Prince Dapo Abiodun, on Friday formally welcomed hundreds of former members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and African Democratic Congress (ADC), including party leaders across the nine local government…

Read More