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April 16, 2026

U.S.-based doctor charged with killing patient after removing liver instead of spleen during surgery

The surgeon defended his actions, claiming that the spleen aneurysm ruptured, resulting in severe bleeding.

Doctors performing surgery
April 16, 2026

Ulster University announces plan to sack 450 workers

With approximately 3,100 staff, Ulster University has campuses in Belfast, Coleraine, Londonderry, and a fourth one in Qatar.

Ulster University
April 16, 2026

Delta police officers caught extorting N51,000, using POS terminal inside station arrested: CP

Aina Adesola, the police commissioner in Delta, has ordered the detention of officers in Asaba who used a point-of-sale operator at the station to extort accused persons.

Delta police officer caught extorting civilians
April 16, 2026

Chinese national sentenced to prison for attempting to smuggle 2,000 ants out of Kenya

A Chinese national, Zhang Kequn, has been sentenced to a year in prison for attempting to smuggle 2,200 ants, including about 2,000 rare Messor cephalotes ants, out of Kenya.

Smuggled ants
April 16, 2026

UK-based Nigerian couple Luciana, Femi Akande jailed for hacking 100 TfL employees’ data to steal tax rebates

“TfL suffered their worst-ever data breach. It meant they had to change their systems,” said the judge.

Luciana and Femi Akanbi
April 15, 2026

Minister blames power-hungry politicians for fuelling insecurity to make Tinubu appear weak

According to the minister, political actors are fuelling insecurity to score political goals.

Christopher Musa
April 15, 2026
Nigeria Customs Service (NCS)
April 15, 2026

Nigeria’s inflation rate rose to 15.38% in March, says NBS

The report said that in March 2026, the rural inflation rate was 17.22 per cent on a year-on-year basis.

Food items/NBS logo
April 15, 2026

WHO raises concern over Lassa fever deaths in Nigeria, urges stronger grassroot interventions  

The WHO said that among the 685 confirmed cases, Nigeria notified it of 170 deaths.

Rats and WHO logo.