No fewer than 11 people were burnt to death on Sunday on Soka bridge, Ore, on the Ore-Benin expressway in Odigbo Local Government Area of Ondo State. Mr Sikiru Alonge, the Unit Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Ore Unit told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that a...
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The Bauchi State branch of the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA), conducted a one-day sensitisation on Lassa fever for its members on Sunday. It centered on Lassa fever infection and transmission among health workers. Bauchi State recorded 1,106 suspected cases of Lassa fever in 2022, 162 of which were confirmed....
Gov David Umahi has lifted embargo on enthronement of traditional rulers in communities across the state. Umahi made the announcement on Saturday, during the All Progressive Congress (APC) Local Government Rally in Isu, the Headquarters of Onicha Local Government Area in the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA), have dismantled a trans-border drug cartel and arrested five leaders of the syndicates operating in parts of the world. This is contained in a statement by the Director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, Mr Femi Babafemi, on Sunday in Abuja. Babafemi...
Mr Amobi Ujar, an All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) supporter in Ebonyi, has been arrested by operatives of the Ebubeagu security outfit for alleged vandalism and destruction of All Progressives Congress (APC) campaign materials. Mr Friday Nnanna-Ujor, the State Commander of the security outfit, confirmed the arrest to newsmen...
By OLA MODUPE, Lagos – No fewer than 9 persons have been crushed to death on Sunday after an articulated truck conveying a 20ft container fell on a commercial bus at Ojuelegba in Lagos State. The Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, who confirmed...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – The Chief of Staff to the President, Professor Ibrahim Gambari has declared that the State House will lead the way in keying into the global shift towards renewable energy choices by government institutions in line with Nigeria’s Energy Transition Plan. The Plan seeks to...
For an electricity distribution area, Kano Electricity Distribution Company (KEDCO) that gets between 250-360 Megawatts, on a day by day basis, many will dismiss the commissioning of the 10MW, Challawa Kano Solar Power Project as inconsequential. Yet, in terms of both significance and consequential impact, this power plant, the...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – The Coalition of Civil Society Groups, (CCSG) on Sunday said that the new redesigned naira notes were symbols of a new Nigeria. The assertion was made in the popular Watt Market Calabar, by Mrs Lilian Cosmas, Head CCSG, South-South Zone. Mrs. Cosmas, who called...
By TOM CHIAHEMEN, Abuja – Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, has disclosed that the on-going swapping of currency to new notes in the country has so far achieved a success rate of 75% of the N2.7trillion held outside the banking system. He said in...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday in Daura, Katsina State, approved a 10-day extension of the deadline for the swapping of currency to new notes. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), who confirmed this to newsmen in Daura, Katsina...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has distanced itself from the purported letter of suspension of its Governorship Candidate in Akwa Ibom, Pastor Umo Eno. The party in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Mr Debo Ologunagba, on Saturday in Abuja, said that Eno remained the party’s candidate in...
By BASSEY EFFIONG, Calabar – The Vice Chancellor of the University of Calabar, Prof. Florence Obi, has directed the Medical Board of the institution to urgently conduct a thorough investigation into the circumstances leading to the death of a student. The deceased, Miss Precious Agini, is a 300 level...
The Social Democratic Party (SDP) Presidential Candidate, Prince Adewole Adebayo, has promised to reduce the rate of poverty in Nigeria and provide more opportunities for the youths when elected. Adebayo, who was represented by his Vice Presidential Candidate, Yusuf Buhari, said this during a visit to Oba Joseph Olubiyi...
The Atiku/Okowa Presidential Campaign Organisation has charged Nigerians to use the extension of deadline for collection of Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) to collect their cards. The organisation gave the charge in a statement by its Spokesperson, Kola Ologbondiyan in Abuja on Saturday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – Nigerians from all walk of life had continue to troop into Gudi, the country home of the Governor Abdullahi Sule, to commiserate with the Nasarawa State first family. Earlier, Senate President, Ahmed Lawan, said he was in Gudi to condole with the family of...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari “to direct the Inspector-General of Police Usman Baba to promptly, thoroughly, and transparently investigate the reported attack on the Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, after a rally in Katsina state, and other...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – Barely a month to the 2023 general elections, member representing Awe/Doma/Keana Federal constituency of Nasarawa State, Senator Abubakar Nalaraba, has inaugurated his campaign council and commission some projects. The inauguration of the campaign council consisting of old time politicians carefully selected by the legislature...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – The Future Assured Cardiac Mission convened by the First Lady of Nigeria, Dr. Mrs. Aisha Muhammadu Buhari has concluded its assignment. The First Lady convened the mission to conduct cardiac surgeries on underprivileged Nigerians suffering from cardiac diseases. Speaking during a ceremony to mark...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Following the Osun Governorship Election Tribunal judgement, a leading Civil Society organisation, the Human and Environmental Development Agenda (HEDA Resource Centre) has charged the Independent National Electoral Election (INEC) to be circumspect and thorough with regards to all aspects of its responsibilities in view...