A warehouse loaded with food items and said to belong to the National Emergency Management Agency was looted on Sunday by some residents of the Federal Capital Territory Confirming the incident to spokesperson for the FCT command, Josephine Adeh, verified the incident in a text message saying, “The situation is now under control.” The action…
Ekiti State government is set to begin the vaccination of female children from the month of May, as part of measures to prevent the rise of cervical cancer in the Country. A technical working group has been installed to begin the necessary planning to make the vaccination a positive. Inaugurating the group in Ado Ekiti,…
Jigawa State government has confirmed the outbreak of Cerebrospinal Meningitis (CSM) in six local government areas. The state director, Primary Healthcare Development Agency, (PHC) Dr. Shehu Sambo disclosed this during the flag off of 2024 Polio eradication campaign at the palace of the emir of Dutse, Alhaji Muhammad Hamim Nuhu on Saturday. According to Dr…
Former Vice President and 2023 Peoples Democratic Party, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has urged aggrieved governorship aspirants in Edo State to bury their hatchet and support the party’s candidate, Asue Ighodalo. Atiku made the appeal amid threats by the Edo State Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu to institute legal action against the emergency of Ighodalo as…
No fewer than 11 people have been banished from Ihiala in Anambra state by the leadership of the town over alleged cult-related killings and kidnappings in the community. The community which has borders with Imo State, has been battling insecurity in the past few years, such that many residents of the urban town have fled…
Adamawa State Government confirmed the index case of Lassa fever on the rise. In a statement by the state Ministry of Health & Human Services, identified a member of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, at the state permanent orientation camp in Damare, near Yola, as the index case. The victim name withheld but is…
The Federal Government has commenced the prosecution of some staff members of the Independent National Electoral Commission and political party members indicted for various electoral offences during the 2023 general elections. Electoral offences remain a major threat to credible, free and fair elections in Nigeria, as they often heighten political tension and trigger violence. Following the…
A Professor of Social Ethics at Boston University, Nimi Wariboko, has taken a swipe at President Bola Tinubu for his anti-people policies adding that after eight months in office he has not produced any result so far to show that he came prepared into office. “Eight months into a government system is too long not…
An Anambra-based lawyer, Adachukwu Okafor, has been paraded in Abuja by the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, for allegedly brutalizing a house girl. The incident, which was captured in a viral video, has sparked outrage and calls for justice. The Inspector General of Police, represented by Bisi Okuobi, Head of Police Campaign against Cultism…
A community in Anambra South Senatorial District, bordering Imo State, has taken a strong stance against cult-related killings and kidnappings by banishing 11 individuals believed to be the masterminds behind these crimes. The Ihiala Community has been grappling with insecurity, prompting many residents to flee to safer neighboring communities. The community leadership attributes the recent…
