A Magistrate Court sitting in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, has arraigned and remanded a 30-year-old man, Oforbuike Damian, for allegedly killing his mother, Onyema.

Tension escalated in Nigeria’s health sector on Thursday as hundreds of healthcare workers under the Joint Health Sector Unions and the Assembly of Healthcare Professional Associations staged a protest in Abuja over what they described as a “dangerous power shift” in a controversial reform bill before the National Assembly.

A rejuvenated Lewis Hamilton said Thursday that he was more committed to Formula One “than ever” aged 41 and believes he trains harder than any other driver.

Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman/CEO of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) has condemned the arrest of 42 Nigerians in Mozambique without any offence levelled against them, describing the act as distasteful.

The Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar III, has turbaned the Magajin Garin Sokoto, Alhaji Ahmed Bello Danbaba, as a Senior Councillor in the Sultanate Council, alongside 26 newly appointed District Heads, in a move aimed at strengthening traditional governance structures across the state.

Adebowale emphasised that “Snacks for Thought” is not merely a feeding intervention but a national development strategy that integrates nutrition, education, and productivity.

A coalition of pro-Tinubu Igbo groups, the NdIgbo for Tinubu 2027 Forum (NDI–ABAT), has downplayed speculations about a possible joint presidential ticket between Peter Obi and Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso ahead of the 2027 general elections, describing the proposed alliance as neither formidable nor feasible under the African Democratic Congress (ADC).

The number of children and young people out of school worldwide has climbed to 273 million, the UNESCO has said.

Operatives of the Anambra State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) have exhumed the corpse of a 52-year-old man, Chinedu Ezeani, allegedly murdered and buried by his cousin, Chukwudalu Ezeani, in Amichi, Nnewi South Local Government Area of the state.

South Africa has faced months of pressure from US President Donald Trump on issues from trade to race relations.