Month: February 2026

World Cancer Day 2026: Tackle Cancer by Fixing Nigeria’s Broken Food System, CAPPA Urges Govt

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By: Mandy Park On World Cancer Day, themed ‘United by Unique,’ Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has reaffirmed its solidarity with the global community to honour the millions affected by cancer. While advocating for personalised, patient-centred care, CAPPA called on Nigeria to also address the growing link between cancer and Nigeria’s broken food system. In a statement to mark the day, the public interest organisation warned that cancer is no longer a distant threat in the country, but a growing epidemic with no fewer than 72,000 annual cancer-related…

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Torrent of tributes as Prof. Fasina exits FUOYE

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PHOTO: Senator Ndoma-Egba and Prof. Fasina By Toye Fisher The Governing Council of the Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE) on Tuesday, February 3rd, 2026, held a valedictory session in honour of the outgoing Vice-Chancellor, Professor Abayomi Sunday Fasina as part of activities for the 10th Convocation Ceremonies. The valedictory session marked the close of a transformative tenure that reshaped the institution’s academic, infrastructural and administrative landscape. The session, held at the Council Chambers of the new ultra-modern state- of- the- art Senate Building of the university brought together principal officers of…

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Abia Group Threatens to Occupy MOUAU Over Delayed Promotion of Dr Nto

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PHOTO: Abia Governor, Dr Alex Otti By: Mandy Park A pressure group in Abia State has threatened to physically occupy the Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike (MOUAU), over the prolonged delay in the promotion of Dr Philips Nto to the rank of professor. The group, Old Bende Young Professionals, expressed outrage over what it described as a two-year unjust delay in the release of Dr Nto’s promotion, which it said has been due since 2021. In a statement issued in Umuahia, the group accused the Chairman of the Governing…

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Mirabel Centre Supports 10,000 Sexual Violence Survivors Since 2013

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Photo: Mrs Itoro Eze-Anaba By: Mandy Park Mirabel Centre, Nigeria’s first Sexual Assault Referral Centre (SARC), has recorded a major milestone, having provided support to over 10,000 survivors of sexual violence since it was established in 2013. The achievement underscores both the growing trust survivors place in the Centre and the disturbing scale of sexual and gender-based violence in the country. Experts note that many cases remain unreported due to stigma, fear, limited access to services and weak justice outcomes. Mirabel Centre offers free, survivor-centred medical, psychosocial, forensic and legal…

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Breaking News: Winhomes Estate Landowners Announce Takeover of Land Ownership in Lagos … Appeals to FG for compensation, express support for Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda

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Photo: Winhomes Estate Landowners At The Briefing By: Daniel Kanu The Association of Landowners in Winhomes Estate, Okun Ajah, Lagos State, today Tuesday, 3rd February announced that its members have formally and lawfully taken possession of their lands within the estate, following what they described as a final judicial resolution of ownership disputes. The announcement was made at a world press briefing held in Lagos by the association in collaboration with the Coalition of Civil Society Organisations for Good Governance. They pledged to comply with all statutory pre-construction requirements, including…

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FUOYE celebrates VC Fasina at valedictory service

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By Otitoju Femi and Osesusi Bukola The Vice-Chancellor’s Valedictory and Convocation Thanksgiving Service of the Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE) was held on Sunday, February 1, 2026, at the Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba 1000 Capacity Hall. The service, organized by the University’s Chapel of Transformation (COT), formed part of activities marking exit of the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Abayomi Sunday Fasina. Delivering the sermon, the Guest Minister, Rev. (Dr.) K. Ayinde, took his scriptural reading from Ecclesiastes Chapter 3, verses 1–5. He celebrated the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Fasina, and his wife, Dr. (Mrs.) Bosede Fasina,…

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CHSR Faults Lagos Police Chief Over Owode Demolitions, Decries Criminalisation of Protests …calls for independent investigation

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Photo: CHSR at the media briefing By: Mandy Park Rights group, Centre for Human and Socio-Economic Rights (CHSR) has condemned outrightly, what it described as the “criminalisation of peaceful protest” and an alleged attempt by the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, CP Moshood Jimoh, to distort facts surrounding the illegal demolitions, forced evictions, and killings across Lagos state. This is as the group called for independent investigation to unravel the truth. Addressing journalists at a press conference on Monday in Lagos, CHSR slammed the Lagos State Police Command of abandoning…

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MOUAU don petitions Tinubu over denial of promotion to professor by Governing Council Chairman

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Photo: President Tinubu By: Mandy Park Erudite lecturer at Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike ( MOUAU) Dr Philips Nto has petitioned President Bola Tinubu to intervene over the denial of his promotion to the rank of a professor by the Chairman of the Governing Council of the University, Comrade Fidelis Edeh. He said his promotion, which has been due since 2021, has been withheld by Edeh over issues associated with the 2023 governorship election in Enugu State. According to Dr. Philips Nto, during a press briefing in Umuahia, he…

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MOUAU don petitions Tinubu over denial of promotion to professor by Eden, Governing Council Chairman By: Mandy Park Erudite lecturer at Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike ( MOUAU) Dr Philips Nto has petitioned President Bola Tinubu to intervene over the denial of his promotion to the rank of a professor by the Chairman of the Governing Council of the University, Comrade Fidelis Edeh. He said his promotion, which has been due since 2021, has been withheld by Edeh over issues associated with the 2023 governorship election in Enugu State.…

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NDLEA Arrests Businessman Over 1.6kg Cocaine Concealed in Private Parts, Footwear at Lagos Airport

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By Mandy Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a Brazil-based Nigerian businessman, Uche Franklin Onyekwere, for concealing 1.60kg of cocaine in his private parts and the soles of his footwear at the arrival hall of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja, Lagos. Onyekwere, 47, was arrested on Thursday, January 29, 2026, during the inward clearance of South African Airways passengers arriving from Brazil via Johannesburg, following credible intelligence. The Director of Media and Advocacy of the NDLEA, Femi Babafemi, disclosed this in a statement…

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