By Ayomide Otitoju The Global Fund, Society for Family Health (SFH), and national health programmes on Tuesday unveiled a new Technical Assistance Support initiative aimed at integrating HIV and malaria services into private-sector delivery channels as Nigeria prepares for declining donor funding. The launch, held at the Dover Hotel in Ikeja, Lagos, marks a major…
By Ayomide Otitoju Senator Tokunbo Abiru has marked a major milestone in Lagos East Senatorial District by launching 48 cooperative societies with a total of N480 million in take-off grants, empowering 2,000 constituents and distributing food packs to 12,000 households across 98 wards. The initiative, regarded as one of the largest empowerment exercises in the…
By Ayomide Otitoju As the world marks the 2025 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence under the theme “Unite to End Digital Violence Against Women and Girls,” Journalists for Christ International Outreach (JFC) has called for urgent, collective action to address the growing surge of online misogyny and technology-facilitated gender-based violence (TF-GBV) in Nigeria….
By Ayomide Otitoju Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara on Tuesday defended his defection from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC), citing lack of protection from his former party as a key factor. Fubara made the announcement at a stakeholders’ meeting held at the Government House in Port Harcourt, stating that…
Guinea-Bissau’s military junta, which seized power on November 26, has ruled that its interim president, General Horta N’Tam, will be barred from contesting future elections once the country returns to civilian rule. The decision was outlined in a new “charter of the transition” released late Monday, setting the legal framework for the military-led period expected…
By Ayomide Otitoju Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday declared his willingness to hold new national elections if security can be guaranteed amid ongoing Russian attacks, even as Kyiv prepares to send Washington revised proposals aimed at ending the nearly four-year conflict. Zelensky’s announcement followed heightened pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump, who has urged…
US President Donald Trump has called on Ukraine to hold national elections despite the ongoing war with Russia, suggesting the country risks losing its democratic credentials. His remarks were published Tuesday in an interview with Politico, in which he also renewed sharp criticism of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Trump accused Kyiv of “using war” as…
By Ayomide Otitoju France has confirmed that it provided surveillance and logistical support to help Benin’s authorities thwart a coup attempt over the weekend, marking a renewed show of cooperation between Paris and West African partners amid rising regional instability. An aide to President Emmanuel Macron, who spoke anonymously to reporters on Tuesday, said the…
By Ayomide Otitoju The Governor of Lagos State and Chairman of the South-West Governors Forum, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has congratulated Senate President Godswill Akpabio on his 63rd birthday, describing him as a transformational leader whose life exemplifies service, courage, and visionary leadership. In a statement on Tuesday, issued by his Special Adviser on Media and…
