•Children’s cigarettes pack The African Tobacco Control Alliance (ATCA) has issued a warning to Nigeria regarding British American Tobacco’s (BAT) efforts to export small cigarette packs, referred to as “kiddie packs,” from Pakistan to Africa. This alert is supported by 60 public health advocates from 54 organisations across 25 African c...
•Cristiano Ronaldo Cristiano Ronaldo has been suspended for one match for making an alleged offensive gesture during a Saudi Pro League game while playing for Al Nassr. After Al Nassr defeated their Riyadh rivals Al-Shabab 3-2 on Sunday, video footage appeared to show Ronaldo cupping his ear and repeatedly thrusting his hand forward near his [...
•Late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny The body of late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has been handed to his mother, more than a week after he died in an Arctic prison colony, his spokesperson said yesterday. Navalny, President Vladimir Putin’s most vocal critic, died on February 16 in one of Russia’s toughest prisons in [&h...
•Akeredolu’s body Nine days after the demise of the late Governor of Ondo State, Mr Rotimi Akeredolu, his remains arrived in Nigeria today. This was contained in a Facebook post by the former Chief Press Secretary to the late governor, Mr Richard Olatunde. Akeredolu passed away on Wednesday, December 27, 2023, in Germany, during a […]...
•A survivor More than a hundred were killed and many injured for no fault of theirs, last Sunday in the Tudun Biri community, Kaduna State. The attack was unbelievable. Survivors said some bodies were in pieces. Another said parts were picked from trees. The aftermath was devastating, reports Saturday Vanguard. The military raided the small [&...
The Ogun State Police Command said it has unraveled the disappearance of 18-year-old Quadri Sallami, a 100-level student of the Obafemi Awolowo University, who was allegedly slaughtered by suspected ritualists on November 14, 2023. Police spokesperson in the state, Omolola Odutola, in a statement, said that two suspects have been arrested over...
Incorporated Trustees of Mzough U Tiv, an umbrella body for Tiv nationalities worldwide, has instituted a suit against the Tiv Area Traditional Council (TATC) over alleged cultural practice by the Tiv tribe. The allegation borders on claims that the Tiv man entertains his stranger with his wife, reports The Nation. Lead counsel to Mzough U [&h...

