The family of the late Audu Ogbeh has given details about the death of the former Minister of Agriculture. Ogbeh died on Saturday, August 9, at the age of 78. He served as a Minister of Agriculture during the tenure of the former president Muhammadu Buhari. A member of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Ogbeh…
Former Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Audu Ogbeh, is dead. He was 78. Ogbeh, who also served as the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from 2001 to 2005, died peacefully, his family announced in a statement on Saturday. “It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved…
The family of the late Managing Director and Editor-in-Chief of the defunct National Concord Newspapers, Dr Doyin Abiola, has confirmed that her burial will take place from 9 to 12 September in Lagos. According to the family’s statement, further information on the arrangements will be released in due course. Colleagues from the defunct Concord Newspapers,…
Processed meat Health experts have urged Nigerians to reduce their consumption of processed meat and fried foods, noting that eating too much of such foods could increase the risk of cancer. According to the experts, some of these foods contain carcinogens which are compounds that cause cancer, adding that several studies have found links between…
The Labour Party (LP), once buoyed by a wave of optimism and grassroots support during the 2023 general elections, is now grappling with a growing crisis that has seen it lose no fewer than 21 lawmakers in just 12 months. Once hailed as a rising third force in Nigerian politics, the LP’s post-election momentum has…
Young Nigerian woman has called out Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) for alleged abandonment after decades of service and giving. This has sparked a viral conversation online after sharing an emotional account of how her family was allegedly abandoned by the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) despite more than two decades of faithful…
Dr. Kekere A Jos-based medical doctor, Noah Kekere, who was accused of illegally harvesting a patient’s kidney, has spoken publicly for the first time following his discharge and acquittal by a Plateau State High Court earlier this year. Kekere was arrested in September 2023 after a businessman, Alhaji Busari Kamal, accused him of removing his…
The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) FCT Council has announced with deep sorrow the sudden passing of senior journalist, Dr. Leon Usigbe. The veteran reporter died on Friday, July 25, 2025, following a brief illness. According to a statement by Secretary of the FCT Council, Jide Oyekunle, Dr. Usigbe was initially treated at the State…
A senior lecturer at Prince Abubakar Audu University (PAAU), Anyigba, Kogi, Dr Olabode Abimbola Ibikunle, has the ignominy of exiting the world through the same path he came in, but this time with his female student. Dr Ibikunle was said to have passed on while allegedly having sexual romp with a 200L female student in…
By Erasmus Ikhide The demise of former President Muhammadu Buhari in a London clinic is a tragic testament of his failure in leadership as evidenced in his grand sleaze — ruinoius and decayed state of Nigeria’s healthcare system, enveloped by dust and rust. During his tenure, the presidency allocated nearly a N100 billion for the…
