A ban on menthol cigarettes has been in the works for more than a decade. Further delay means more harm to vulnerable groups including Black smokers, experts say. The long-awaited ban on menthol cigarettes may not be announced by the end of the year, but pushed to 2024, according to officials from two national public…
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has invited interested buyers for the purchase of presidential aircraft, the Falcon 900B aircraft. The announcement follows the approval of the federal government to let go of the aircraft said to be part of the presidential air fleet, Ekweanaedo News understands. Details about the sale of the aircraft were revealed…
In a landmark ruling on Monday, a court in Nouakchott, Mauritania, sentenced former President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz to five years in prison. The conviction comes after a high-profile trial that began in January 2023, marking Aziz as one of the few African ex-leaders to be held accountable for illicit enrichment during their time in…
Imo State Police Command on Monday dislodged a hideout allegedly controlled by the Eastern Security Network, a body of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). Emphasizing on the development in a statement on Monday, the Command’s spokesperson, Henry Okoye, said that the mission was carried out after a confession made by the suspected ESN member…
Press Secretary to Governor Chukwuma Soludo, Mr. Christian Aburime has identified journalists and the journalism profession as pivotal to development of the society. Mr. Aburime condemned the act of casting misleading and sensational headlines, appealed to journalists to practice responsible journalism and encouraged them to caption headlines accurately as well as balance their reports. Mr….
UK Home Secretary, James Cleverly, has revealed new rules targeted at restraining migration, BBC reports. The UK is set to raise the minimum salary requirement for obtaining a skilled worker visa. Currently set at £26,000, the new threshold will be increased to £38,700. Cleverly told parliament on Monday that the implementation of the rules in…
The Niger state Police Command, has declared a mother wanted for abandoning her newborn baby by the side of the road in a Minna village. Ekweanaedo News reports that neighbors found the baby on Saturday after his mother abandoned him in Tayi, Minna, where he was already infested with soldier ants. Niger state police public…
A federal high court, on Monday, convicted four Boko Haram financiers. The quartet- Modu Aisami, Zana Zarama, Umar Mohammed Bunu Kame- were convicted and handed prison terms, after they pleaded guilty to charges that FG preferred against them during a special trial the Federal High Court held at Dawaki in Abuja. While the Attorney General…
Delta State Police Command has make his intentions to arrest, investigate and charge to court any citizen with suspicious sources of wealth, who cannot justify their means of earnings. Ekweanaedo News reports that the State Command Police Public Relations Officer, Bright Edafe, declared this on Sunday via his X handle. The police mouthpiece noted that…
: House of Representatives Committee on Health has announced the likely upgrade of the Federal Medical Centre, Owo, to a teaching hospital. The Chairman of the Committee, Mr Amos Magaji, disclosed this while on an inspection tour of the facilities at the hospital on Sunday. The committee met with the management of the hospital led…
