The Pro-Fubara lawmakers in the Rivers State House of Assembly is set to commence the screening process for a commissioner nominee appointed by Governor Siminalayi Fubara. This decision marks the first responsibility to be undertaken by the recently formed leadership of the group headed by Victor Oko-Jumbo. In an official communication, the Clark of the…
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency intercepted three trailer loads of opioids, comprising 3,450,000 pills and 344,000 bottles of codeine syrup, at Abule Ado in Amuwo Odofin Local Government Area of Lagos State on Thursday. The NDLEA Director, Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday, adding that three…
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) will picket the office of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) and distribution companies (DisCos)’s premises nationwide on Monday over the hike in electricity tariff. “We write to inform you of the picketing action scheduled to take place in the offices of the NERC…
The Speaker, Niger State House of Assembly, Abdulmalik Sarkindaji, has said he decided to sponsor the wedding of about 100 girls from his constituency in Mariga Local Government Area over genuine concerns for the parents. Sarkindaji, on Friday, pledged to pay the dowries for the bridegrooms, adding that he had procured all necessary materials for…
A woman who is asserting she has refrained from food, water, and using the toilet for 16 years, explains that doctors have confirmed her to be in good health. She now claims to have insight into the reason behind this phenomenon. The woman, Muluwork Ambaw claims that the last meal she had was when she…
The Edo State Police Command has arrested a father for posting nude images of his four-year old daughter. It was gathered that the father posted naked pictures of his daughter while calling on Nigerians to attend her birthday. A statement issued by ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, Force Public Relations Officer, PPRO, said the content portrays the…
Richard “Rick” Slayman, a 62-year-old man who made history as the first person to receive a genetically edited pig kidney transplant, has died two months after the groundbreaking surgery, according to his family and a statement from Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, where he had the transplant. The Boston hospital in a statement issued late…
Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, has restated the state government’s resolve to rid the popular Lokpanta Cattle Market in Umunneochi local area of the state, of crime and make it non-residential. Governor Otti said his administration is ready to protect legitimate business persons trading in the market and support such individuals, but made it clear…
A former Minister of Youth and Sports, Solomon Dalung, has recounted how a hospital in Plateau State did not attend to him because of the non-payment of the admission deposit. Dalung said he fell ill on Wednesday, May 8, and went to the unnamed hospital for treatment but that the hospital refused to give him…
The Nigerian Army has promised to investigate conditions at its detention facilities after a video emerged online showing soldiers complaining about overcrowding and poor feeding at the 8 Division Garrison detention facility in Sokoto State. In the video which surfaced online on Friday, the soldiers lamented the condition of the facility and the way they…
