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The National Agency for the Control of AIDS on Wednesday reassured Nigerians, particularly those living with HIV, that the country has a steady supply of antiretroviral drugs. This is following the statement by the World Health Organisation that the United States’ decision to halt foreign aid has disrupted the supply of HIV treatments in Nigeria, Haiti, Kenya, Lesotho, South Sudan, Burkina Faso, Mali, and Ukraine. The WHO Director-General, Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, at a press briefing on Monday, stated that the halt of foreign aid by the U.S. government could put millions of lives at risk, and the disruptions to HIV programnes…

The House of Representatives on Wednesday failed to debate President Bola Tinubu’s declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State as lawmakers could not form the constitutionally required two-thirds majority needed for the ratification of such a declaration. Despite expectations that the President’s formal proclamation would be read and deliberated upon as announced by the House spokesperson, Akin Rotimi, yesterday, proceedings continued at the lower chamber on Wednesday without any reference to the emergency rule. According to Section 305(2) and (6)(b) of the 1999 Constitution, a presidential declaration of emergency must be transmitted to the National Assembly and…

Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, has described as illegal the decision of President Bola Tinubu to suspend Governor Siminalayi Fubara, his deputy, Ngozi Odu, and all elected members of the Rivers State House of Assembly for six months. In a statement made available to the media, the senior lawyer said the President’s decision cannot be justified under any of the provisions of the 320 sections of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999, as amended. While recognizing that Section 305 of the Constitution empowers the President to take extraordinary measures to restore law and order if there…

Fulham and Nigeria defender Calvin Bassey has been named among the top defenders in the Premier League when it comes to stopping dribblers, Soccernet.ng reports. According to Opta rankings, the Super Eagles centre-back is ranked fifth among players who have faced at least 50 dribble attempts from opponents in the current campaign. His ability to dispossess attackers places him ahead of several top defenders in England’s top flight, including those from Manchester City and Arsenal. Nigeria Super Eagles and Fulham defender Calvin Bassey. Photo Credit X According to the stats, Wolverhampton Wanderers’ Toti Gomes leads the way, successfully winning the…

The suspended Senator, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan and the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, on Wednesday, disagreed over the Senate’s application seeking to vacate the order made by a Federal High Court in Abuja on March 4. The Senate, in a motion on notice filed on March 17 by its lawyer, Chikaosolu Ojukwu, SAN, had sought an order setting aside Order Number Four, among orders, in the enrolled ex-parte order made by Justice Obiora Egwuatu on March 4 against the defendants in Natasha’s suit. Natasha, who represents Kogi Central Senatorial District, had, in a motion ex-parte marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/384/2025, sued clerk of the…

The Zamfara State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party has criticised the Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, for justifying President Bola Tinubu’s emergency rule in Rivers State. The party also berated the former Zamfara State governor for backing the suspension of the state governor, Siminalayi Fubara, his deputy, and members of the House of Assembly for six months. In a statement in Gusau, the state capital, on Wednesday by its Chairman, Jibo Jamilu, the PDP described Fubara’s suspension as illegal. The statement reads, “Bello Matawalle’s support for the illegal suspension of Governor Siminalayi Fubara is hardly surprising, given…

Deputy Spokesman of the House of Representatives, Hon. Philip Agbese, has said members of the House have not received any official communication from the Speaker regarding the state of emergency declared in Rivers State by President Bola Tinubu. Speaking to journalists after Wednesday’s plenary session at the National Assembly complex, Agbese said that even though the president invited principal officers of the National Assembly to a meeting yesterday at the Presidential Villa, other lawmakers learned about it from newspapers like other Nigerians. Agbese’s position differed from that of the Spokesperson of the House of Representatives, Hon. Akin Rotimi, who…

Agency The outbreak of cerebrospinal meningitis in Kebbi has so far, killed no fewer than 56 persons in three Local Government Areas of the state, according to an official. The Commissioner for Health, Alhaji Yunusa Musa-Ismaila, represented by Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Dr Shehu Nuhu-Koko, confirmed this during a press briefing in Birnin Kebbi on Wednesday. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the briefing was attended by representatives of development partners like; World Health Organisation, United Nations Children’s Fund and Medicins Sans Frontieres. The commissioner said: “The Public Health Department started receiving reports of people reporting with symptoms…

Ahead of the 2027 elections, a lecturer in the Department of Political Science and International Relations at Nile University of Nigeria, Dr. Iroro S. Izu, has called for the unbundling of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Speaking on Tuesday in Abuja at a political dialogue on election credibility thresholds in Nigeria, organised by the African Centre for Leadership, Strategy, and Development (Centre LSD), he stated that the credibility of an election entails the openness of the system and the conscious assurance of all-dimensional involvement of different strata and genders of society. He stressed that the system needs to…

Former Super Eagles midfielder Mutiu Adepoju has urged new head coach Eric Chelle, not to experiment with unfamiliar formations ahead of their clash against Rwanda, Soccernet.ng reports. The Malian gaffer is set to take charge of his first game as head coach of the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations champions, who are in desperate need of all three points to keep their 2026 World Cup qualification hopes alive. Ahead of the must-win encounter, Mutiu, a former Al-Ittihad midfielder, voiced concerns about straying from Nigeria’s traditional style of play, which the team is accustomed to. What Adepoju Said Ahead of Rwanda…