The Catholic Church in Nigeria has strongly opposed the Federal Government’s alleged plan to legalize abortion, sparking controversy over the sanctity of human life. The Church’s condemnation arose amid reports that the Health Promotion Department of the Federal Ministry of Health is reviewing sections of the Criminal Code to decriminalize abortion. This move is reportedly…
The Simon Ekpa-led Biafra Government in Exile has claimed that South-Easterners have continued to receive ill treatment from Nigeria despite keeping faith in the country. Ekpa, who made the assertion on his X handle, told Igbos holding various positions in the Nigerian government that they had gotten nothing but a continuous violation of their fundamental…
The House of Representatives has called on the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to begin the gradual withdrawal of old N200, N500, and N1,000 notes from circulation ahead of the December 31, 2024 deadline. During a plenary session on Thursday, lawmakers also asked the CBN to increase the issuance of the new banknotes to ensure…
Singer Cardi B has vowed to take legal action against a yet to be identified person who made an anonymous call to the Child Protective Services, CPS, to visit her home. The American rapper who announced the development in a video on her social media page, said she was hospitalised before the incident. Expressing her…
Nigeria’s seat of power, the Presidential Villa was quite engaged on Thursday, as the stakeholders in the livestock value chain converged in their numbers to brianstorm on ways of harnessing its potentials. The President, Bola Tinubu who recently created the Livestock Ministry out of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security is championing reforms…
A Florida mother has filed a lawsuit against the makers of an AI-powered chatbot, accusing them of contributing to her teenage son’s suicide. Megan Garcia filed the civil suit against Character.AI in a federal court on Wednesday, stating the company’s negligence, wrongful death, and deceptive trade practices led to the death of her 14-year-old son,…
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Kaduna State chapter, has expressed displeasure over the October 19 council elections, stating that it is an electoral robbery against the people of the state. The state chairman of CAN, Rev. Caleb Ma’aji, explained that the local government election was seen by the citizens of the state as an…
