THE NATIONAL Population Commission (NPC) has announced the death of its Chairman, Dr Aminu Yusuf, describing his passing as a major loss to the commission and the country. The announcement was made in a statement on Friday in Abuja, by the Director, Public Affairs Department, Mrs Adelayo Olurode. Olurode said Yusuf, the Talban Wushishi, died in Abuja on Friday, following a brief illness at 66 years. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that Yusuf was sworn in as the eighth substantive chairman of the commission by President Bola Tinubu on Dec. 3, 2025. He had since provided visionary leadership…
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THE NIGERIAN Medical Association (NMA) has urged the Federal Government to urgently implement the retirement age of 65 years for clinical health workers. According to it, this will serve as palliative measures for healthcare workforce shortages and migration. The President of NMA, Prof. Afekhide-Ernest Omoti, made the demand at a news conference in Abuja on Friday, to wrap-up the association’s 2026 National Executive Council (NEC) Meeting held in Abuja. Omoti said that the NEC reiterated its concern over the delay in implementing the retirement age of 65 years for clinical health workers. He said that at a time when Nigeria…
THE FAMILY of The Eagle Online publisher, Dotun Oladipo, has announced September 10 and 11, 2026 as the dates for the funeral programmes of the journalist and media entrepreneur. Oladipo died on Tuesday, August 25, at the age of 56. A press release signed by Ms. Kemi Yesufu, GOCOP’s Publicity Secretary, quoted the family to have announced that the final funeral rites will commence with a service of songs on Thursday, September 10 at DayStar Church, Oregun, Ikeja. The burial service will take place at the same venue on Friday, September 11, followed by his interment. Oladipo was President of…
RUSSIA launched waves of drones at Ukraine’s capital Kyiv and surrounding region on Friday, damaging warehouses and homes in a second consecutive day of strikes Ukrainian officials said were an attempt to derail daily life for millions of residents. At least one person was killed outside Kyiv, said Governor Tymur Tkachenko, adding that 14 warehouse premises, 16 homes and three blocks of apartment buildings had been damaged. Frequent air-raid sirens blared throughout the city on Friday morning, a day after an hours-long missile and drone attack on Ukraine that targeted major retailers and consumer logistics in Kyiv and elsewhere. Those…
CHINESE authorities have assessed that risks from an overflowing lake formed after a glacier collapse that triggered catastrophic flooding on the China-Nepal border had become manageable by Friday afternoon, allowing suspended rescue operations to resume. Nepal and China both warned on Thursday of fresh risks of flooding in the Himalayas, with a dam from debris leading to the formation of a lake that had been threatening to collapse. Reuters was able to identify the lake’s location, which straddles the border of both countries and lies upstream from the Gyirong border crossing, based on Nepali authorities and Chinese state media. Wednesday’s…
OYO NYIMBA, a Ugandan king, who became the world’s youngest reigning monarch when he took the crown in 1995, has died aged 34, the prime minister of his kingdom announced. Uganda is a republic, ruled by an elected head of state, but it has several traditional monarchies that still preside over their kingdoms as they were constituted in the pre-colonial period. Their political power is largely symbolic, but they wield enormous cultural and social influence. Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV was the King of Tooro, a small kingdom in Uganda’s west near the border with the Democratic Republic of…
Accuses LASG, LAWMA Of Turning Communities Into Dumpsites THE LAGOS State Government and the Lagos State Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) have been accused of failing to effectively manage household waste across the state, with an activist group warning that prolonged accumulation of refuse could pose a serious threat to public health. Governor Sanwo-Olu The National Publicity Secretary of the group, Comrade Chinedu Bosah, made the allegations in a statement in which he called on Lagos residents to mount pressure on the state government to urgently overhaul its waste management system. Bosah described the situation in several parts of Lagos as…
BY OWEI LAKEMFA DOLLY Rebecca Parton-Dean taught the world that poverty is not a reproach. Not a DNA or a sin. In fact, that it can be a badge of honour worn with pride. In her 1971 classic, “Coat of Many Colours”, she stitched a true story of poverty with the Biblical story of Joseph and presented humanity unforgettable lyrics. The “coat” was a biblical story of love, preference and anointment. But the Parton coat was parchment sewn with love and worn proudly by a child. Although the coat was sewn from rags with patches on her britches and holes…
THE FEDERAL Ministry of Finance (FMF) on Thursday honoured 79 retired staff members for their decades of dedicated service to Nigeria’s fiscal and economic development. The retirees were celebrated at a reception organised by the ministry in Abuja for the 2025 and 2026 classes of retirees. The event also featured the 2025 Ministerial Rewards and Recognition ceremony, where six retirees received special awards for their outstanding contributions. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the theme of the reception was “Celebrating Service, Recognising Excellence, Inspiring the Future.” In his remarks, the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the…
By Victor Itodo Abuh THE RESOURCE Centre for Human Rights and Civic Education (CHRICED) has called on security and electoral authorities to investigate the Chairman of Kuje Area Council, Samuel Danjuma Shekwolo, over an alleged threat directing residents who do not support the All Progressives Congress (APC) to leave the area council. CHRICED made the call in a statement signed by its Executive Director, Comrade Ibrahim M. Zikirullahi, on Friday. The organisation said a video circulating publicly showed the chairman declaring: “It’s either you are doing APC or leave the Area Council,” while also saying he would not tolerate residents…