Four healthcare workers have been jailed after they were caught on camera abusing an elderly patient. BBC reported on Thursday. Ame Tunkara and Morountaro Adefila were found guilty of ill-treatment and wilful neglect and sentenced on December 8 to four months in prison, Danny Ohen and Bridget Aideyan were also found guilty of the same…
The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has offered clarifications to the Senate Committee on Public Accounts on the debt sum of N1 billion, which the committee queried in the report of the Auditor General of the Federation. Its clarification also extended to the $852,093,731.10 cited in the Auditor General of the Federation’s report being circulated in…
A 30-year-old Brazilian gospel singer, Pedro Henrique, has died while performing for the audience. Henrique lost his life after he collapsed on stage while performing on Wednesday night in Feira de Santana. The deceased was singing ‘Vai Ser Tão Lindo’ at a religious event that was being streamed online when he collapsed on stage. Confirming…
Veteran Nollywood Filmmaker/actress Joke Silva, has lamented on the exclusion of women from leadership positions in Nigeria, especially in the political sector. She said “women were at the forefront of leadership in pre-independent Nigeria but have lost grip on leadership in recent times. The legendary thespian said that by now, Nigeria should have had at…
The Kwara State government has commenced a statewide operation in partnership with the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), to put a halt to the state from drugs and illicit substances. The special activity tagged “Operation Gbailumo” commenced on Monday and will run for three weeks. The operation will focus on several key areas, including…
Austin Ben-Chioma, Commissioner for Environment has resigned from the cabinet of Governor Siminalayi Fubara. Ekweanaedo News reports the Commissioner resigned on Friday, 15th December, 2023. He stated personal reasons as responsible for his resignation according to the letter of resignation seen by our correspondent. Ben-Chioma’s resignation makes it the ninth commissioner to tender a resignation…
Hawan-Kibo community of Riyom Local Government Area in Plateau State, on Thursday reportedly an accident that claimed the lives of twelve persons and left score injured. Reports obtained by Ekweanaedo News on Friday morning gathered that no fewer than 30 other people sustained various degrees of injuries in the accident that involved a truck carrying…
Former chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Anambra State, Dan Ulasi has said that the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike is responsible for the crisis in the party while having an interview with The Sun. The elder statesman argued that Wike and his supporters destroyed the PDP because he…
The Supreme Court on Friday reversed the decision of the Court of Appeal discharging and acquittal of leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, on the case of treason against him. Ekweanaedo News reports that the apex court held that although he was illegally brought back to Nigeria from Kenya when…
Aiyedun Quarters in Akure South Local Government Area of Ondo State was on Wednesday faced with horrifying incident resulting in the death of a nine-day-old baby and her 30-year-old mother. The tragedy occurred when an overhead water tank crashed onto a one-bedroom detached bungalow, near a primary health centre within the quarters. According to sources…
