NCS Marks Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Receives ₦50m Pledge The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has marked the 2026 Breast Cancer Awareness Month with a sensitisation programme held at its headquarters in Maitama, Abuja. The programme, held on October 6, was organised to promote awareness, early detection and prevention of breast cancer among Customs officers and other stakeholders. The event, themed “Inspect, Detect, Protect,” brought together Customs officers, medical professionals and partners to strengthen efforts against the disease. Representing the Comptroller-General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, the Deputy Comptroller-General in charge of Information and Communication Technology and Modernisation, Oluyomi Adebakin, urged officers…
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2027: APC Allegedly Offers N200m, Cars to House of Reps Candidates to Withdraw — Galadima A chieftain of the Nigerian Democratic Congress (NDC), Buba Galadima, has alleged that politicians seeking elective offices are being offered millions of naira and vehicles to withdraw from the 2027 elections and allow All Progressives Congress (APC) candidates to contest unopposed. Galadima alleged that state House of Assembly members who agree to withdraw from the race in favour of APC candidates are being offered N50 million each, while members of the House of Representatives are allegedly being offered N200 million and cars. He also claimed…
Gateman Who Married Accountant Earning More Than Him Gets ₦400k Salary After Boss Promotes Him A man has recounted how their gateman, who earned ₦50,000, married an accountant in the same company who earned ₦250,000. He said they had warned the gateman that marrying a woman who earned five times his salary was a bad idea, but he remained confident that she would accept him. The two eventually fell in love, got married and had a small wedding. One month later, their boss organised a party to celebrate the couple. While speaking at the event, the boss praised their relationship…
Food Poisoπing: Tragedy As Father And 20-Year-Old Daughter Reportedly Die After Severe Stomach Pains A heartbreaking tragedy has reportedly occurred in Bamenda, where a father and his 20-year-old daughter died after suffering severe stomach pains and foaming from the mouth. Family sources said several relatives had eaten from the same kitchen in Mancho Street before the incident, raising suspicions of possible food poisoning. However, the actual cause of death has not been established. An autopsy is expected to provide answers as investigations into the incident continue. May their souls rest in peace, and may God comfort the bereaved family.
Woman Reportedly Kills Her Newborn Baby With Razor Blade Over Hatr£d For Baby’s Father The FCT Police Command have arrested a new mum for k!lling her newborn baby with a razor blade. The command on October 4th received a distress call reporting the discovery of an abandoned baby in a nearby bush in Jabi area of the FCT. Responding to the report, police operatives from Jabi Division moved to the scene where the lifeless body of a male infant was recovered with deep wounds on the throat and abdomen. The infant was immediately rushed to a nearby hospital, where he…
33-Year-Old Man Caught Writing FCT Promotion Exam For His Father A 33-year-old man, Monsuru Musa, has been arrested for allegedly impersonating his father, Musa Mohammed, during the FCT Civil Service Commission promotional examination. Monsuru was caught on October 7 while writing the examination at the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN), where the test was being conducted. Lere Olayinka, spokesperson for the command, said the suspect initially told security operatives that his father was sick but later confessed that he was directed by him to write the examination on his behalf. According to Olayinka, Monsuru put his father’s age at…
Unemployment Has Dropped to About 5% in Nigeria — Issa Aremu MINILS Director-General, Issa Aremu, says Nigeria’s unemployment rate has fallen to about 5% from the double-digit figures recorded previously. Speaking on the development, Aremu described the reduction as remarkable, saying it reflects increased economic activity and rising employment across both the public and private sectors. He said the latest figure shows that more Nigerians are now engaging in employment and economic activities.
2027: Over 1,000 Muslim Clerics Ask Tinubu Not To Seek Re-Election Over 1,000 Islamic clerics have urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu not to contest the 2027 presidential election, blaming his administration’s economic policies and the worsening insecurity for the hardship faced by Nigerians. The clerics made the demand at a national conference held in Kano on Sunday, themed “An Assessment of the State of the Nation under President Tinubu and the 2027 General Elections.” In a communique issued at the end of the conference, the participants said policies introduced by the Tinubu administration, including fuel subsidy removal, naira exchange-rate reforms,…
Tragedy In Yobe As 9-Year-Old Boy Burπs Stepmother, Brothers To Death A nine-year-old boy has confessed to setting his family home on fire in Yobe State, resulting in the deaths of his two stepmothers and two younger brothers. The incident happened in Rugan Badal, Karasuwa Local Government Area, after the boy was reportedly punished by his father for stealing a fowl. The suspect told Channels Television that he bought ₦50 worth of matches and deliberately set the house on fire while the victims were sleeping, saying he wanted to get revenge on his father. He claimed he later shouted for…
Fresh Petition Accuses CBN Deputy Governor Emem Usoro Of Having Child With Lover Through Stored Sp£rm A fresh petition sent to President Bola Tinubu has raised new allegations concerning CBN Deputy Governor Emem Nnana Usoro and her relationship with the late Jerry Wesley. The petition, according to SecretsReporters, alleges that Wesley’s widow, Grace Wesley, first issued a public notice in ThisDay on March 8, 2021, warning Usoro against claiming to be Wesley’s wife. It claimed that days later, members of the Wesley-Efedede family appeared in another newspaper notice challenging the widow’s position. The petitioners alleged that some family members later…