PCN seals 724 facilities in Kwara, warns against unlicensed medicine outlets
By Demola Akinyemi, Ilorin The Pharmacy Council of Nigeria (PCN) has sealed 724 pharmaceutical and patent medicine facilities in Kwara State during a statewide enforcement exercise, while warning members of the public against patronising unlicensed medicine outlets. The Registrar of the Council, Pharm. Ibrahim Babashehu Ahmed, gave the warning in Ilorin during a press briefing […]
ADC leadership crisis deepens as court fixes July 13 for substantive hearing
By Musa Ubandawaki, Sokoto SOKOTO: The leadership dispute rocking the Sokoto State chapter of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) took another turn on Friday as the Federal High Court in Sokoto adjourned proceedings in the matter to July 13, 2026, for substantive hearing after ruling on a series of interlocutory applications filed by parties in […]
Ignorance, misinformation fuel rising sickle cell cases in Nigeria
There are hundreds of people like Azeez across the country whose lack of knowledge about genotype compatibility remains a major factor in the rising number of children born with sickle cell disorder.
Police debunk abduction reports in Kogi
According to her, at about 9:00pm on June 17, a commercial bus driven by one Ojo, an indigene of Kabba, was en route Ibilo, fully loaded with cocoyam.
2014 Nyanya bomb blast: Court sentences 37-year old culprit to death by hanging
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday sentenced a 37-year-old man, Zakaria Garba, to death by hanging over his involvement in the 2014 Nyanya Motor Park bomb explosions.
EFCC nabs Nigerian-American over alleged $320,000 vehicle import scam
According to the commission, the suspect, who holds dual citizenship of Nigeria and the United States, is being investigated for alleged criminal breach of trust and obtaining money under false pretences.
