US says downed multiple Iran drones as both insist deal closer
The United States said it downed multiple Iranian drones targeting commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz early Saturday, hours after both sides said a deal to end the Middle East war was closer than ever. The interception came after weeks of halting talks between Tehran and Washington, mediated by Pakistan, that have been marked […]
From Nigeria’s health programmes to Harvard: Health economist wins top research fellowship
A health economist who has spent more than a decade contributing to closing the gap between public health research and the communities that need it most has been named among the Spring 2026 recipients of the Rose Service Learning Fellowship at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Dr Olakunle Ajayi, currently pursuing a Master […]
IMF, economists disagree over Nigeria’s economic prescriptions
Nigeria’s leading economists and financial experts have disagreed with some of the latest policy prescriptions by the International Monetary Fund, IMF, for Nigeria
‘I only wish you were alive to see this love’
Grief and sorrow filled The Monarch Event Centre in Lekki, Lagos, on Wednesday as Nollywood held a Service of Songs for late actor Alex Ekubo.
Davido takes the fight against terrorism to the World Cup
Afrobeats superstar Burna Boy and Colombian icon Shakira opened the 2026 FIFA World Cup on Thursday with a stellar performance that’s still trending across Mexico.
State police now or risk deeper insecurity, Shagari warns NASS
By Musa Ubandawaki, Sokoto Former Deputy Governor of Sokoto State and former Minister of Water Resources, Muktari Shagari, has urged the National Assembly to approve the establishment of state police, warning that Nigeria can no longer afford to delay a key security reform amid worsening insecurity across the country. Speaking in an interview on the […]
The last generation that passed nothing on, by Stephanie Shaakaa
By evening, the winged termites would arrive in dense swarms around every bulb in the compound, and the entire place would change character. Children would drift out
Scientists reprogram patient’s cells to reverse Type 1 diabetes
By Sola Ogundipe In an impressive medical breakthrough, scientists in China successfully reversed Type 1 diabetes in a female patient by using her own stem cells. The 25-year-old woman has remained insulin-independent for over a year. For the first time since her diagnosis, her body began producing insulin naturally, eliminating the need for daily injections. […]
New cancer immunotherapy shows promise
A new cancer study is attracting global attention after researchers reported that injecting an experimental immunotherapy into a single tumour appeared to spark an immune response against cancer cells in other parts of the body.
World Cup and the fading republic of humanity, by Stephanie Shaakaa
The tournament did not erase inequality or power or conflict, but it suspended them just long enough to suggest an alternative way of seeing the world
Security forces capture notorious gunmen, caches of arms, ammunition in Enugu
In major joint operations, security agencies in Enugu State have captured six notorious criminals on a security watch list in the state, also hauling in large caches of arms and ammunition in the process.
