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The ancient city of Calabar was agog with colour, rhythm, and royalty on Thursday as His Royal Majesty, Ndidem Dr. Eta Bassey Eteta, Paramount Ruler of Calabar Municipality and the Ndidem of Qua Nation and President of the Traditional Rulers’ Council, Calabar Municipality, celebrated his 5th Coronation and Installation Anniversary with a grand homecoming reception for the African diaspora. The elaborate event, held at the Ndidem’s Palace in Calabar, also featured the Global United Christian Congress of Africa and the Diaspora Homecoming Reception. This gathering underscored the monarch’s call for unity between Africans on the continent and their kin scattered…

Sodiq Ojuroungbe Healthcare professionals, Islamic scholars, and policymakers have called for urgent reforms in the country’s healthcare system that are sensitive to the religious and cultural needs of patients, particularly those within the Muslim community. The call was made during the 2025 Annual General Meeting and Scientific Conference of the Islamic Medical Association of Nigeria, Ogun State chapter, held in Abeokuta. The conference’s theme was “The Training of Muslim Healthcare Professionals: Breaking Barriers, Building Bridges”, and its sub-theme was “Healing the Healers: Burnout, Compassionate Practice and the Muslim Healthcare Workers”. Key stakeholders at the event highlighted the urgent need for…

Former Watford defender Benedict Iroha believes Nigeria’s Super Eagles have rediscovered the quality and belief needed to reach the 2026 FIFA World Cup after their emphatic 4–0 win over Benin Republic, Soccernet.ng reports. The result, though not enough to clinch automatic qualification, propelled Nigeria into the CAF play-offs as one of the four best runners-up. It has offered the Super Eagles a second chance to secure a place at football’s biggest showpiece in the United States, Mexico, and Canada. Super Eagles. Photo Credit: NFF Comms Nigeria will now face Gabon on November 13 in Morocco in a single-leg semi-final. The…

.Says defection won’t rattle PDP Umar Sani, a former spokesman of former Vice President Namadi Sambo, claims that Enugu State Governor Peter Mbah did not legitimately win the 2023 Enugu governorship election. Umar said this following Mbah’s defection from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressive Congress (APC). Fielding questions from reporters on Wednesday, Sani maintained that the PDP remains unshaken by the wave of defections rocking the party, insisting that the governor is swimming against the tide.He posited that the wave of defections in the PDP is externally induced, saying: “What is happening within the PDP is…

Christantus Uche was part of the Super Eagles squad for the just-concluded international break, and he was particularly impressed by one player… Super Eagles midfielder Christantus Uche has tagged Benjamin Fredrick as the best center-back in the world, Soccernet.ng reports. Fredrick has been impressive for the Super Eagles since he made his debut during the Unity Cup in June. Since then, coach Eric Chelle has fallen in love with him, and he has become a stalwart in the defence. During the just-concluded international break, Fredrick was one of the standout performers for Nigeria. He had to fill in as a…

The Court of Appeal, Lagos Division, has fixed March 10, 2026, for the hearing of an appeal filed by the Medical Director of Excel Medical Centre, Dr Ferdinand Ejike Orji, challenging his conviction and one-year jail sentence by the Lagos State High Court. The appellate court will also hear a cross appeal by the Lagos State Government seeking to set aside the portion of the judgment that discharged and acquitted Dr Orji on Count 1 of the six-count amended charge. The state is asking the court to convict and sentence him on that count as well. A three-member panel of…

Ayodele Fayose, former governor of Ekiti, says three more governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) are preparing to leave the opposition party. Fayose spoke on Wednesday during an interview on ‘Politics Today’, a Channels Television programme, while reacting to the defection of Douye Diri, governor of Bayelsa, from the PDP. He warned that internal crises within the opposition party may soon leave it with just five governors. Fayose described the party’s presidential and governorship tickets as “ordinary tissue paper” lacking political value. “Let me tell you, there are three more governors that will leave soon,”…

A Cross River State High Court sitting in Calabar has declined a request by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) to strike out a N500 million defamation suit filed against it by a sales representative of Drugfield Pharmaceutical, Prince Fajulugbe Adeshola Temitayo. In a ruling delivered yesterday, Justice Bassey Ebuta held that the preliminary objection raised by the NDLEA would be determined alongside the substantive case when the matter comes up for full hearing. “The decision will be taken at the conclusion of the hearing of the case. If the objection succeeds, it will dispose of the matter. The…

Nigeria’s headline inflation rate dropped to 18.02 per cent in September 2025, representing a significant 2.1 percentage point decrease from the 20.12 per cent recorded in August 2025. This is according to the latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) report released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Wednesday. Data from the report indicate that the country has now recorded six consecutive months of declining inflation since April 2025. The decline comes after a series of statistical adjustments earlier this year, including a change in the base year and a reweighting of items in the consumer price basket. Inflation had…

Janet Ogundepo As the world commemorates World Food Day 2025, the Consumer Advocacy for Food Safety and Nutrition Initiative has called for collective action among governments, the private sector, civil society, and consumers to ensure access to safe, nutritious, and sustainable foods for all Nigerians. The founder and President of CAFSANI, Prof Olugbenga Ogunmoyela, made the call in a statement issued on Tuesday to mark this year’s event themed “Hand in Hand for Better Foods and a Better Future.” According to the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations, World Food Day 2025 is observed globally every October 16…