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Speaking on Tuesday during an appearance on Arise Television’s Morning Show, the Edo North senator argued that the current Senate Standing Order disqualifies Akpabio from occupying the position.Oshiomhole backed the position earlier expressed by Senator Adeniyi Adegbonmire, SAN, regarding the amendment to the Senate Standing Order, insisting that the issue remains unresolved.According to him, Akpabio previously served one term in the Senate, lost his re-election bid, later became a minister, and eventually returned to the Senate before emerging as Senate President again.“If you combine his previous term with the current one, he still has not completed eight years in the Senate. If eight years is the minimum requirement, then Senator Akpabio is not qualified to preside,” Oshiomh...

The United Nations Women (UN Women) has raised concerns over the poor level of male involvement in maternal and child healthcare services in Nigeria, revealing that only 3.4 per cent of men accompany their spouses to antenatal and postnatal clinic visits.The Country Representative of UN Women to Nigeria and ECOWAS, Ms Beatrice Eyong, disclosed this during a two-day social norms training for traditional, religious and community leaders on promoting male engagement in support of antenatal care (ANC), postnatal care (PNC) and prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) in Nigeria, held in Makurdi, Benue State.Eyong, who was represented by the Acting Deputy Representative, UN Women, Mrs Patience Ekeoba, said findings from recent UN Women research showed that male participation i...

On Tuesday, May 12, Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf issued a firm ultimatum to the United States, demanding the acceptance of Tehran’s 14-point peace proposal or the prospect of continued "failure."This defiant message follows US President Donald Trump’s rejection of Iran’s latest counteroffer, which the U.S. president slammed as “TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE!”, stating that a fragile ceasefire in place since April 8 was on “life support.”Ghalibaf asserted that Washington must acknowledge the "rights" of the Iranian people to resolve the more than two months of conflict, warning in a post on X that “There is no alternative but to accept the rights of the Iranian people as laid out in the 14-point proposal.Any other approach will be completely inconclusive; nothing b...

The Lagos State Command of the Nigeria and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has uncovered a camp allegedly linked to human trafficking, fraudulent network marketing, extortion and unlawful detention in the Torikoh area of Badagry, Lagos State.The operation led to the arrest of four suspects, the rescue of 17 victims and the recovery of several exhibits.Parading the suspects and exhibits on Monday, May 11, 2026, the Lagos State Commandant, Mr Adedotun Keshinro, represented by the spokesperson, Oluwasegun Abolurin, said the operation was carried out through intelligence-driven tactics championed by the Commandant General of the Corps, Prof. Ahmed Abubakar Audi, to combat insecurity across the country.Keshinro said the command received a complaint on Thursday, May 7, 2026, from a ...

World Health Organization chief, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus stated on Tuesday, May 12, that “our work is not over” to contain hantavirus following the evacuation of a cruise ship hit by a deadly outbreak. The situation surrounding the MV Hondius has sparked international concern after three passengers died from the rare virus, which currently lacks specific vaccines or treatments.Despite the alarm, health officials have stressed that the global public health risk remains low and have rejected comparisons to the early stages of the Covid-19 pandemic.Speaking at a joint news conference in Madrid with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, Tedros noted that there is no sign of a larger outbreak starting, though he cautioned that the situation could change. He explained that du...

May 12, 2026 10:00 amThe Borno State Government has allayed the fears that many repentant terrorists reintegrated into society after the rehabilitation and deradicalisation programme will go back into terrorism.The state government noted that a key part of the programme is swearing by the Quran, a strategy considered strong enough to prevent them from taking up arms again.The state Commissioner of Women Affairs and Social Development, Zuwaira Gambo, stated this in an interview with Newscentral television, aired on Monday, saying that taking an oath with the holy book without adhering to it has implications.She said, “When they come to us through all the processes of the Borno model, the last thing they do is, they take an oath with the Quran. Once you swear by t...

Nigeria has emerged as the third-largest source of international students globally, accounting for five per cent of the world’s outbound student mobility in 2023.The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation revealed this in its first Higher Education Global Trends Report released on Tuesday.Outbound student mobility in the study refers to where international students come from.The report shows that nearly half of all students studying abroad in 2023 originated from just 10 countries.China and India continue to dominate global outbound mobility, contributing 37 per cent and 29 per cent of international students respectively.At the third position, Nigeria is joined by Germany, which also recorded five per cent, while Viet Nam, Uzbekistan, the U...