The camp of the Nigeria Democratic Congress presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has dismissed a viral report and photographs circulating on social media claiming that the former Anambra State governor was hospitalised after breaking his neck in a gym. Obi’s spokesman, Idris Zekeri, described the report as false in an exclusive interview with The PUNCH on
Nigeria’s representative at the Miss Globe 2026, Tracy Richards, has finished among the top 11 finalists at the international beauty pageant held in Phuket, Thailand. “From the moment she stepped onto the international stage in Phuket, Thailand, Tracy carried the Nigerian spirit, grace and determination with pride.
In a report by Daily Mail UK, Chadwick had moved to Nigeria to be with her husband, Ibrahim, and was expecting their first child together. Describing her late sister, Shannon said Claire was a funny and fiercely strong-minded woman who lived life on her own terms.
By Kingsley Omonobi The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has raised the alarm over the growing involvement of South African nationals in drug trafficking networks operating in Nigeria, alleging that some are facilitating the movement of illicit substances through the country to other parts of the world. The Assistant Director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, Francis Okogun, disclosed this on Thursday during a joint media briefing by defence, security and intelligence agencies at the Office of the National Security Adviser in Abuja.
Art is good for your health? According to Daisy Fancourt, a professor of psychobiology and epidemiology at University College London who wrote the report’s foreword, do this and, “alongside having a balanced diet, regular exercise and spending time outdoors”, your health will thank you.
Implementing a few climate and health measures could save nearly 1.6 million lives a year and generate trillions of dollars for the economy, the World Health Organization said on Wednesday. “The climate crisis is a health crisis, but much of the harm it causes can be prevented with tools we already have,” WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in a statement.
This was disclosed in a statement issued on Monday and signed by the Director-General of the agency, Jide Idris, who explained that the estimated cost of implementing the second National Action Plan for Health Security (NAPHS 2.0) is approximately N522 billion over five years.