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  Prime Care Hospitals has firmly denied social media reports alleging that Nigerian content creator, Mukoro Mitchelle, popularly known as King Mitchy, died at its Abuja facility after allegedly ingesting a harmful substance. In an official statement posted on its Instagram page on Saturday morning, the hospital management described the claims as “FALSE” and clarified that King Mitchy was never admitted to the facility, nor did she pass away there. “The management of Prime Care Hospitals wishes to inform the public that the announcement of the alleged death of Miss Mukoro Mitchelle, popularly known as King Mitchy, at our facility in Abuja is FALSE. King Mitchy was never a patient in our hospital and did not pass away here,” the statement read. The hospital added that it is actively addressing the spread of the misinformation. “We are working with authorities to investigate the source of this misinformation and will take all necessary legal actions against those responsible. Please ...

A woman has been expelled from Umekpu village in Ogbaku, Mbaitoli Local Government Area, after being accused of selling her sister-in-law’s son for ₦800,000. According to sources, the village leadership took swift action after the matter came to light, declaring her persona non grata in the community. A video which emerged on Thursday shows the woman being escorted out of the community by a crowd of villagers singing derogatory songs and taunting her. Speaking in the footage, one of the community leaders gave the reason behind the decision to banish the woman. "We are banishing her from our community, Umekpu Village, Ogbaku, in Mbaitoli Local Government Area of Imo State,”  the man said. “She sold her sister-in-law’s son, that is the son of her brother’s wife, for ₦800,000 and for that reason, we have to banish her.”

  Israeli military have launched attack on Iran, with multiple explosions reported across Tehran. It was gathered t hat a U.S. official informed it that the attacks were carried out as a joint military operation between Israel and the United States. Iran’s state-affiliated Fars News Agency said several missiles hit University Street and the Jomhouri area in central Tehran, sending plumes of smoke into the air. Semiofficial Tasnim News Agency also reported additional explosions in the Northern Seyyed Khandan district of the city. Other Iranian media outlets said strikes were also recorded in parts of the country, including Ilam province in the West. The U.S.  President, Donald Trump confirmed that the operation was aimed at “eliminating imminent threats from the Iranian regime.” “Short time ago, the U.S. military began major combat operation in Iran. “Our objective is to defend the American people by eliminating threats from the Iranian regime,” Trump said. Israel’s Defence Min...

  Governor of Edo State, Monday Okpebholo has pledged to step down from office if President Bola Ahmed Tinubu fails to secure victory in the 2027 general elections. Okpebholo made this vow on Friday during an interview on African Independent Television (AIT). He reeled out development projects in the state, saying that Edo people will appreciate Tinubu through the ballot come 2027. “Edo people have not even thanked Tinubu. How they will thank him is through their votes. “The various projects across the state are the things that will speak for Tinubu and he will win here. Bet me, if he doesn’t win, I will resign as governor. “There’s no election here for him. I’m a politician, who under-studied Chief Aneni. My style of politics is not thuggery but grassroots,”  he said.

  Pope Leo XIV has prohibited priests from using artificial intelligence to prepare their sermons, stating that it will “never be capable” of communicating with God. Leo XIV issued the warning during a closed-door meeting with clergymen from the Diocese of Rome on Thursday, February 26, 2026. After delivering his address to the clergy, Pope Leo XIV took part in a question-and-answer session with four priests from different age groups chosen to ask questions. In response to one parish priest's question about how to be effective in this postmodern culture while avoiding returning to 'anachronistic' approaches, the pope laid out his beliefs on AI. The 70-year-old Pope said the first step is 'truly knowing the community where I am called to serve'. Recalling a recent visit to the southern neighbourhood of Ostia in Rome, he explained how 'to speak with these people, we must begin by knowing their reality as deeply as possible'. Calling upon the priests to continu...

  Olumide Akpata, a former Edo State governorship candidate of the Labour Party (LP) has recounted how he and other leaders of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) including 2027 presidential aspirant Peter Obi, narrowly escaped death in Benin City earlier this week. The motorcade of former Anambra State Governor, Peter Obi, was riddled with bullets after suspected assassins attacked a gathering of the ADC in Edo State. Obi and others came under attack during the formal declaration of Akpata into the African Democratic Congress (ADC), in Benin City. Narrating what happened, Akpata said,  “With regard to what happened on that particular day, which is the movement of some of us to ADC, was fixed for 11 o’clock. “But it happened about one o’clock. And we got intel from usually reliable sources that that venue, the Secretariat of the ADC would come under attack. “And so we’re told to speed up our event. So we tried to move as quickly as we could. And then we left the premise...