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Over 50% Nigerians Diagnosed With Cancer Die Annually – Project Pink Blue

08.02.2026

Stakeholders in Nigeria’s Cancer care space have raised the alarm over the country’s rising cancer death toll, revealing that more than 50 per cent of Nigerians diagnosed with the disease die annually due to late detection, high treatment costs and weak funding. The alarm was sounded in Abuja during the World Cancer Day Walk, Race,...

Nigeria Prizes 2026 Open: AI Takes Centre Stage As Poetry, Documentary Film Share Spotlight

08.02.2026

The Nigeria Prizes have formally opened submissions for the 2026 cycle, unveiling a competition season anchored on artificial intelligence, poetry and documentary filmmaking, as Nigeria’s foremost awards platform sharpens its focus on innovation, creativity and national development. The Call for Entries, which opened on Sunday, places Artificial Intelligence (AI), Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and...

Jubilation In Ohafia, Umunneochi As Sen Kalu Delivers Uniforms, Furniture

08.02.2026

Pupils in Ohafia and Umunneochi Local Government Areas of Abia State are celebrating after receiving school uniforms and over 400 new desks courtesy of Senator Orji Uzor Kalu’s education intervention. The distribution, carried out by Kalu’s constituency team, has brought joy to pupils and appreciation from staff. “The gesture is timely support for indigent pupils,”...

INL Unveils Silver Jubilee Awards Nominees Monday

08.02.2026

The shortlist of nominees for the Independent Silver Jubilee Awards is expected to be released on Monday, February 9, 2026. Chairman of the awards committee, Yemi Adebisi, said in a statement that the nomination exercise, which opened on January 15, 2026, closed on January 31, 2026. “We wish to inform the general public that the...

Police Kill Suspected Bandit In Benue, Recover 117 Rounds Of Live Ammunition

08.02.2026

The Benue State Police Command yesterday confirmed the arrest of bandits and the recovery of 117 live ammunition in the Ukum Local Government Area of the state. Spokesperson of the Command, Udeme Edet, said in a statement in Makurdi that on Friday, the Command received credible information regarding the movement of a male suspect identified...

Tinubu Campaign Coordinator Showcases President’s Phase 5-6 Projects

08.02.2026

In an effort to clear the long-standing speculation over the alleged non-presence of President Tinubu’s project execution in Northern Nigeria, the National Enlightenment Campaign Coordinator of the President, Nuhu Abdullahi, has showcased hundreds of completed and ongoing projects in the region executed by the present government. Presenting both pictorial and live video evidence of projects...

30 APC Governors: We’re Unfazed, Says Opposition

08.02.2026

Opposition parties have said that they were unfazed by the surge of defections that have hit governors and lawmakers into the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), as the country inches towards the 2027 general elections. As of May 2025, the weakened People’s Democratic Party (PDP) controlled 13 states, but has lost eight to the APC,...

Ojulari: Shutdown Of NNPC Refineries, End Of Contract Driven Failure

08.02.2026

The Group Chief Executive Officer of NNPC Limited, Bayo Ojulari, has described the shutdown of Nigeria’s state owned refineries as the end of an era dominated by contract-driven failure and perpetual turnaround maintenance. Speaking at the Nigeria International Energy Summit (NIES), Ojulari said Nigeria’s refinery problem was never about construction but about operations. “We treated...

Tariff Hike Windfall: MTN, Airtel Make N2.54trn From Nigerians In H1 2025

08.02.2026

By mid-2025, staying connected in Nigeria had become significantly more expensive and far more lucrative for telecom operators. Driven by sweeping tariff hikes, surging data consumption and Nigeria’s deepening dependence on mobile connectivity, MTN Nigeria and Airtel Nigeria extracted a combined N2.54 trillion from subscribers in just the first half of 2025, according to their...

Shettima: All Hands On Deck To Restore Peace, Tranquility To Kaiama

08.02.2026

Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, was at the head of the Federal Government’s delegation to Kwara State yesterday to condole with the victims of the terrorists attacks on Woro and Nuku communities in Kaiama Local Government. According to a release by his spokesman, Stanley Nkwocha, Shettima reaffirmed the determination of the President to ensure that...