Year: 2026

CAPPA Documentary ‘Sweet Poison’ Raises Alarm Over Health, Environmental Risks of Sugary Drinks

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Photo: Some Guests at CAPPA Documentary ‘Sweet Poison’ By: Daniel Kanu A new documentary produced by the non-governmental organisation, Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA), has highlighted the growing health and environmental dangers linked to the consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) in Nigeria. The 20-minute documentary titled Sweet Poison was premiered during a media presentation in Lagos on Wednesday, where public health experts, policymakers and civil society stakeholders warned that excessive intake of sugary drinks is contributing to the increasing burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) across the country. The…

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Start-Rite Schools Triumphs at Major Abuja Football Tournament, Reinforces Commitment to Sports Excellence

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Photo: Start-Rite Schools Abuja at the football competition By: Nkechi Njoku Start-Rite Schools, Abuja, has once again demonstrated its growing reputation as a centre for all round excellence after emerging champions at a highly competitive two-day football tournament organised by the American International School, Abuja. According to a statement issued on Thursday by the Media and Communication Unit of Start-Rite Schools, the tournament, which took place on May 15 and 16, 2026, featured some of Abuja’s leading schools, including the American International School, Regent School, Abuja World Academy, Lycée Français…

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WNTD 2026 WHO Awards: CAPPA Hails Films Censors Board, Nigerian Profs

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Photo: Akinbode Oluwafemi, CAPPA Executive Director By: Mandy Park Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has congratulated the National Film and Video Censors Board and two distinguished Nigerian-born public health experts for winning the World Health Organisation (WHO)’s World No Tobacco Day 2026 Awards. The NFVCB, Prof. Olalekan Ayo-Yusuf of the School of Health Systems and Public Health, University of Pretoria, and Prof. Catherine Egbe of the South African Medical Research Council are the three Nigerians on the five-person African Region winners list unveiled by the WHO on Tuesday,…

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Nigeria’s rising debt profile, threat to development says Obi

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Photo: Mr Peter Obi By: Daniel Kanu Former Anambra State governor and Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, has expressed concern over Nigeria’s rising debt servicing profile, warning that it poses a serious threat to the country’s development and economic growth. Obi stated that the increasing proportion of government revenue being used to service debts was limiting investments in critical sectors such as education, healthcare, infrastructure and poverty alleviation. According to him, a nation cannot achieve meaningful development when a significant percentage of its earnings is…

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Bandits behead Oyo teacher in a viral video

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Photo:  Oyedokun, Beheaded by the bandits By: Mandy Park Bandits suspected to have abducted seven teachers of Community High School, Ahoro-Esinle, in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State, have reportedly beheaded one of the victims, identified as Michael Oyedokun, in a disturbing video released on Sunday. The victim, said to be a mathematics teacher at the school, was seen in the viral video tied up and forced to speak before he was gruesomely killed by the abductors, sparking outrage and renewed fears over the safety of the remaining captives.…

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Africa Water Vision 2063: OWORAC Cautions on Water Privatisation, Urges Community Participation in Implementation

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By: Mandy Park The Our Water Our Right Africa Coalition (OWORAC) has raised concerns about Africa’s growing push towards water privatisation and the seeming exclusion of affected communities and groups in the implementation of the Africa Water Vision (AWV) 2063, warning that such an approach could undermine public accountability and, ultimately, access to safe water across the continent. The coalition’s concerns followed a recent regional consultation in Abuja hosted by the African Ministers’ Council on Water (AMCOW) as part of ongoing continental consultations on the First Implementation Plan (2026–2033) of…

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Senator Abba Moro commissions Udegi-Ito Primary Healthcare Center, assures of continued execution of people-oriented projects

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Photo: Senator Abba Moro By Emmanuel Eche’Ofun John The senator representing Benue South Senatorial District and Senate Minority Leader, on Saturday, commissioned the newly constructed and fully equipped Primary Healthcare Center at Udegi-Ito, in Obi LGA. In his address, Senator Moro said his desire for Zone C was to bridge the gap in infrastructural deficit caused by several years of neglect and abandonment by the Benue State government. He said he would continue to use his position to facilitate more laudable projects that would have direct impacts on the lives…

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Security expert thumbs up US partnership to prevent terror bases in Africa using actionable intelligence

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Photo: Terrorists By: Mandy Park The US 2026 Counterterrorism Strategy has been commended for its focus on disrupting terrorist networks across Africa, especially in the Sahel. In a paper tilted: The US 2026 Counterterrorism Strategy and Its Implications for Nigeria and the Sahel, a security expert, Lieutenant Colonel Freddie Grounds (Retired), said the move represents a significant development in American security policy, reflecting both lessons learned from past interventions and the current and rapidly shifting geography of global extremist threats. He said rather than relying on previously favoured large-scale deployments,…

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Tribute to HRM Igwe Nnaemeka Alfred Achebe (Agbogidi), Obi of Onitsha at 85 by *Anya-Ndi-Igbo*

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Photo: HRM Igwe Nnaemeka Alfred Achebe (Agbogidi), Obi of Onitsha On Thursday, May 14, 2026, His Royal Majesty, Igwe Nnaemeka Alfred Achebe CFR, mni, Agbogidi, Obi of Onitsha, turned 85. It is, indeed, eight decades and half of glorious sojourn on earth. Agbogidi, on this special occasion of your landmark birthday, Anya-Ndi-Igbo, a non-partisan, socio-political, and economic development-oriented organization focused on equity, peace, unity, justice, and progress in Nigeria, felicitates with you. We celebrate this privileged milestone of an eventful life that even age seems incapable of slowing down. Being…

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NDC Offers Discounted Nomination Forms to Women, Youths, Persons With Disabilities

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By: Mandy Park The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has announced special discounts on its nomination and expression of interest forms for women, youths and persons living with disabilities ahead of the 2027 general elections. The party said the move was part of its commitment to promoting inclusiveness and encouraging wider participation in Nigeria’s democratic process. In a statement issued by the party’s National Secretary, Barrister Ikenna Morgan Enekweizu, the NDC said it was determined to ensure that women, young people and persons with disabilities were not excluded from contesting elective…

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