A woman in Bauchi State has been accused of brutally burning the private part of her seven-year-old sister-in-law after alleging the child was involved in witchcraft. The incident occurred in Magama Gumau, Toro Local Government Area of the State, when the suspect, identified as Suwaira Ibrahim, reportedly subjected her husband’s younger sister to a so-called…
United States President Donald Trump has expressed disappointment in Russian leader Vladimir Putin, saying the Kremlin strongman has “let him down” over the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. The remark came as Trump rounded off his three-day state visit to the United Kingdom on Thursday. The American president, who met Prime Minister Keir Starmer at Chequers…
Rivers State has officially transitioned from a six-month period of Sole Administration to full democratic governance, as Governor Siminalayi Fubara now takes complete control of the state’s executive functions. The move signals the end of an extraordinary chapter in the state’s political history, one marked by intense power struggles and emergency governance measures. The sole…
The National Examinations Council (NECO) has officially released the results of the 2025 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) for internal candidates, announcing a remarkable decline in examination malpractice cases compared to last year. At a press briefing held on Thursday in Minna, the Registrar and Chief Executive of NECO, Prof. Dantani Ibrahim Wushishi, disclosed that…
Nigeria is once again grappling with the menace of counterfeit medicines as reports confirm the circulation of Artemetrin DS, an anti-malaria drug, and a fake version of the antibiotic Ciprofit 500 across local markets. A Patient’s Painful ExperienceFor 32-year-old Chinwe Ndukwe, a mother of two from Enugu, the danger of fake drugs became all too…
A groundbreaking Artificial Intelligence (AI) model capable of predicting future illnesses/diseases years before they appear has been unveiled by an International team of scientists from the United Kingdom, Denmark, Germany, and Switzerland. The system, known as Delphi-2M, was trained on the vast UK Biobank, which holds genetic and health data of nearly half a million…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has announced the termination of the six-month State of emergency imposed on Rivers State, restoring democratic governance after months of political paralysis and constitutional uncertainty. The directive, which takes effect from midnight on Wednesday, September 17, 2025, allows Governor Siminalayi Fubara, his deputy Ngozi Nma Odu, and members of the State…
Nigeria’s Federal Government has officially adopted Mandarin Chinese as an approved foreign language in the Senior Secondary School curriculum, thereby embedding the language in the Country’s formal education system. The move, announced by Dr. Danlami Hayyo, Secretary of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Administration, is part of expanding educational and diplomatic engagements with China. A…
At least 22 people have been killed after heavily armed men on motorbikes stormed a baptism ceremony in Niger, leaving families devastated and the community gripped with fear. Local authorities confirmed that the attack happened in a rural part of Tillabéri Region, an area long plagued by extremist violence linked to armed groups operating across…
Fresh revelations have placed the Permanent Secretary of the Rivers State Ministry of Culture and Tourism, Pastor Tomonialadieokuma Ismael, at the center of a storm over alleged falsification of official records to prolong his service years. According to documents sighted by Global Mirror News, Pastor Ismael was due to retire today, September 16, 2025, based…
