The Zamfara Commissioner for Health, Dr Aisha Anka has confirmed the outbreak of unknown illness in the state which recorded four deaths and 177 cases so far. Anka confirmed this in a statement issued in Gusau on Friday by the…
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), have arrested 132 suspected internet fraudsters at different locations in Kwara, Cross River and Osun States Its Spokesman, Dele Oyewale, said this in a statement on Friday in Abuja. According to…
Eight elite Nigeria Navy warships have left the country’s waters to join in a global joint naval operation aimed at combating sea piracy in the Gulf of Guinea (GoG). Nigeria’s Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Adm. Emmanual Ogalla, revealed this…
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Friday expressed concern over the rising cases of human rights violations in the month of April. Mr Hilary Ogbonna, senior Human rights adviser to the Executive Secretary of the NHRC, raised the concerns…
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN), Calabar Unit, has identified lopsided distribution as the cause of the current scarcity of petroleum products in Cross River. Mr Robert Obi, IPMAN Chairman, Calabar unit, stated this on Friday in Calabar…
A former President of Nigeria, Dr Goodluck Jonathan, has called for the recalibration of the nation’s educational system to focus more on technology and innovation. Jonathan made the call during the Founder’s Day Colloquium to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Igbinedion…
Alhaji Mohammed Badaru, Nigeria’s Minister of Defence, on Friday asserted that President Bola Tinubu’s shared dedication to resolving insecurity in the nation is progressing positively. Speaking in Sokoto while addressing troops of the Nigerian Army’s 8-Division, Badaru emphasised the president’s…
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has rejoiced with elder statesman and Afenifere Leader, Chief Reuben Fasoranti, on the occasion of his 98th birthday. The Governor described Pa Fasoranti, who clocks 98 years on Saturday, as a living legend and…
The lingering fuel scarcity in the country has made motorists resort to storing fuel in their vehicles to avoid queing at filling stations. In a frantic effort to avoid disasters that could arise as a result of such act, the…
A Makurdi Magistrate’s court on Friday remanded five persons in Makurdi Correctional centre for alleged Criminal conspiracy, Armed robbery, Kidnapping and Act of Terrorism. The defendants Terhile Iorkaana, Lanshima Orkunde, Msendoo Faasema, Nancy Shima and Mngusuun Hilega were…
