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Zainab Abioye The Federal Government has disclosed that just 172 local government areas across 33 states are responsible for 55 per cent of maternal deaths recorded in Nigeria, despite accounting for only about one-fifth of the country’s 774 local government areas. The Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Dr Iziaq Salako, disclosed this in Abuja during the national flag-off of incentives aimed at increasing the utilisation of maternal and newborn healthcare services under the Maternal and Neonatal Mortality Reduction Innovation Initiative (MAMII). Salako said the concentration of maternal deaths in the 172 LGAs informed the Federal Government’s decision…

Babcock University has charged its newly admitted postgraduate students to embrace discipline, integrity, hard work and academic excellence as they begin their programmes at the institution. The university gave the charge during the orientation programme organised by the College of Postgraduate Studies to acquaint the new students with academic requirements, registration procedures and other guidelines for a successful postgraduate experience. The Provost of the College, Prof. Yacob Haliso, who spoke at the event alongside his deputies, Prof. Emmanuel Ajike and Dr Sunday Audu, described Babcock as a university committed to transparency, academic equality and peaceful coexistence. Haliso urged the students…

Air Peace records 1,330 delays as 59.9% of 7,961 domestic operations are disrupted United Nigeria Airlines among carriers with highest number of affected flights Daud Olatunji The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority has disclosed that domestic airlines delayed 4,765 flights and cancelled 36 others in August 2026, highlighting the persistent challenge of flight disruptions in the country’s aviation sector. The regulator said 15 domestic carriers operated 7,961 flights during the month, with delays accounting for 59.9 per cent of the total operations. The NCAA disclosed the figures in its monthly summary of domestic airline operations released on Sunday through its official…

‘Give Us A Real Yewa Son Or Daughter, We’ll Support Them’ …Challenges APC candidate to prove Yewa ancestry, says Ogun governorship is not ‘an all-comers game’ Daud Olatunji Former Nigerian Ambassador to Zambia and Malawi, Ambassador Folake Marcus-Bello, has reignited the controversy over the ancestry of the All Progressives Congress governorship candidate for Ogun State, Senator Solomon Olamilekan Adeola, popularly known as Yayi, declaring that she possesses documents which, according to her, contradict his claim of Yewa origin. Marcus-Bello, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party and South-West women leader of the party, made the declaration during a live television…

Daud  Olatunji Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has declared that apartheid would not have ended in South Africa when it did without Nigeria’s sustained support for the struggle against white minority rule. Obasanjo made the assertion while speaking in an interview on C-Suite Cafe, hosted by Ikem Okuhu, where he reflected on Nigeria’s historic role in the liberation of Southern Africa and the country’s relationship with South Africa. South Africa held its first democratic, non-racial elections in 1994, bringing the apartheid era to an end. According to the former President, Nigeria’s intervention in the anti-apartheid struggle was not motivated by economic…

Mujeeb Akindoyin The Anambra State Government says it is still servicing loans obtained by previous administrations, including those of former governors Peter Obi and Willie Obiano, with deductions continuing to be made from the state’s monthly allocation from the Federation Account. The Commissioner for Finance, Izuchukwu Okafor, disclosed this while speaking on the Voice of Ndi Anambra Podcast, in a video clip shared by the Anambra State New Media on Monday. Okafor said substantial deductions were made from Anambra’s Federation Account Allocation Committee revenue every month to service debts incurred by successive administrations. He said, “Every month during our FAAC…

The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has upheld an N85 million award against Zenith Bank Plc and the Nigeria Police Force over the unlawful freezing of a law firm’s bank account based on an invalid court order. The appellate court, in a unanimous judgment delivered on Monday by a three-member panel led by Justice Adebukola Banjoko, dismissed an appeal filed by Zenith Bank, holding that the appeal lacked merit. The decision affirmed the July 16, 2025 judgment of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, which awarded N60 million in general damages and N25 million as costs against the bank…

The Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of JustOne Homes Ltd, Taiwo Idowu, has warned that fraud, inadequate property verification and the activities of unqualified operators are threatening confidence in Nigeria’s rapidly expanding real estate sector. The real estate Czar said the growing demand for land and houses had created enormous opportunities in the industry but had also attracted unscrupulous individuals whose activities were hurting legitimate practitioners and investors. Taiwo said this in an interview with journalists over the weekend. According to the real estate entrepreneur, the biggest question confronting property buyers today is no longer simply how much a property costs, but…

•…Commission says practice illegal, unethical …Meets NBA task force, vows enforcement against erring practitioners Daud Olatunji The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has warned lawyers in Nigeria against charging clients for legal services in foreign currencies, declaring the practice illegal and unethical. The anti-graft agency also warned that legal practitioners found violating the directive could be prosecuted. The EFCC issued the warning on Monday following a meeting between officials of its Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 and the Nigerian Bar Association Lagos Task Force on Illegal Practice of Law. The Acting Zonal Director of the EFCC’s Lagos Zonal Directorate 2, ACE…

Mujeeb Akindoyin The Ogun State chapters of the Young Progressives Party and Boot Party have rejected claims that they had withdrawn or discontinued legal actions challenging the eligibility and state-of-origin claims surrounding the 2027 governorship ambition of Senator Solomon Olamilekan Adeola, popularly known as Yayi. The parties described as misleading a recent media report suggesting that major court cases against the All Progressives Congress governorship aspirant had been dropped, insisting that neither of their state chairmen authorised the withdrawal or discontinuance of the suits. The YPP and Boot Party made their position known at a joint press conference in Ogun…