Afam Osigwe, President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), has expressed strong disapproval over state governors publicly gifting cars, houses, and other items to judges.   According to Osigwe, such gestures undermine the judiciary’s independence and erode public confidence in the institution.   Osigwe highlighted that the practice creates a perception of undue influence by […]

Archaeologists and geneticists have uncovered a remarkable discovery in southern England that is reshaping perceptions of the country’s early medieval past. Ancient DNA analysis has revealed that two individuals buried in the 7th century AD carried significant West African ancestry, with clear genetic links to the Yoruba and other West African groups. The remains were […]

  Tension broke out on Saturday in Iguobazuwa, Ovia South West Local Government Area of Edo State, after voters descended on a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) agent, accusing him of withholding their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) during the National Assembly by-election. The incident occurred at Ozolua Model Primary School, Iguobazuwa East Ward, one of the […]

  The Association of Community Pharmacists of Nigeria (ACPN) has urged the Federal Government to urgently implement the long-awaited National Prescription Policy (NPP), warning that prolonged delays risk plunging Nigeria’s drug regulation system into disorder. In a strongly worded letter dated August 8, 2025, and addressed to the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, […]

The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has called for urgent psychological counselling for parents who openly defended a Rivers State pastor arrested over child abuse in the guise of a “spiritual cleansing” ritual. Pastor Ifediorah Joseph, 41, of the Our Lord Victory Covenant Mission Church in Eneka, Port Harcourt, was […]