Nollywood star Ini Edo has opened up about her deeply personal and emotional journey to motherhood, revealing that she chose surrogacy after enduring years of fertility struggles, including six miscarriages. In a heartfelt revelation on the reality TV series Young, Famous & African, currently streaming on Netflix, the actress shared the challenges she faced […]
A medical court in Katowice, Poland, has found three doctors guilty of professional misconduct in the death of a 30-year-old pregnant woman, Izabela, who died of septic shock in 2021 after complications in her pregnancy. The disciplinary ruling, handed down in March 2025, has reignited widespread debate over Poland’s strict abortion laws, which critics […]
A High Court sitting in Abakaliki, the capital of Ebonyi State, has ordered the release of the final batch of 24 pro-Biafra agitators who had been held in detention for four years. The court under trial Justice I.P. Chima, ruled on Thursday, July 17, 2025, that the detainees be discharged and acquitted of all […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced a three-day extension of the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise in Anambra State, pushing the deadline from Thursday, July 17, to Sunday, July 20, 2025. The decision followed an internal review during the commission’s weekly meeting in Abuja, as a response to the overwhelming turnout recorded […]
Senate President Godswill Akpabio has praised the late former President Muhammadu Buhari as a leader of integrity who served Nigeria without looting the public treasury. Speaking during a special expanded Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting held in Abuja on Thursday to honour Buhari, Akpabio said even the former president’s harshest critics would agree that he […]
Vice President Kashim Shettima has assured Nigerians that the Federal Government remains committed to preserving the legacy of the late former President Muhammadu Buhari, upholding his values, and protecting the dignity of his family. Speaking on Thursday at Buhari’s residence in Daura, Katsina State, where a special prayer session was held in honour of […]
Africa’s richest man and President of the Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, has decried Nigeria’s poor power generation output, stating that the country has no justification for producing just 4,500 to 5,000 megawatts (MW) of electricity despite its vast potential. Speaking during a tour of the Dangote Refinery in Lagos, Dangote pointed out that his […]
A major shake-up of ownership at Nigeria’s oldest banking group, First Bank Holding Company Plc (First Holdco), influential shareholder Oba Otudeko has exited the institution following a monumental N323.33 billion block deal on the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX). The landmark transaction involved the sale of 10.43 billion ordinary shares representing a 25 per cent majority […]
