Author: Jennifer Okundia
Cholera: Borno Records 23 Deaths, 530 Suspected Cases
Cholera has claimed no fewer than 23 deaths and 530 suspected cases in Borno, the UN Office for the Coordination…
Hurricane Irma : IMF To Help Affected Countries
Ms Christine Lagarde, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), has expressed sympathy to countries affected by Hurricane Irma.
UK’s Prince George Starts School
Britain’s Prince George, the great-grandson of Queen Elizabeth and third-in-line to the throne, started school on Thursday, but without his…
Lassa Fever Outbreak Affected 19 States – Institute
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Thursday confirmed, at least one reported Lassa fever case, in each of…
Police Investigates Death Of 3 Children In Enugu
The Police Command in Enugu State said it had commenced investigation into the circumstances surrounding the alleged drowning of three…
Abuja Residents Hail Drop In Price Of Petrol
Residents of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, on Wednesday hailed the reduction in the pump price of petrol by some…
Butcher Charged With Stabbing Colleague With Knife
A 25-year-old butcher, Ibrahim Alausa, who allegedly stabbed his colleague with a knife was on Wednesday charged before an Ado-Ekiti…
Police Arraign Man For Assault In Ekiti
The police on Wednesday arraigned a 21-year-old man, Ajayi Oluwatosin, in an Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrate's’ Court for assault occasioning harm.
Medical Doctors In Bauchi Set To Join NMA Strike
Medical doctors at the Federal Medical Centre (FMC) Azare, Bauchi State, on Wednesday, said they had yet to join the…
NSCDC Uncovers Recruitment Scammers In Kebbi
The Kebbi State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has uncovered activities of fraudsters alleged to…
Community Leaders Urge Benue, C/River To Pay Sanitation Funds
Community Leaders in Benue and Cross River states on Wednesday pleaded with their state governments to pay up the counterpart…
485 FCT Pilgrims Depart Jeddah For Abuja
A total of 485 pilgrims from the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on Wednesday departed King Abdulaziz International Airport, Jeddah for…
Suya Seller Pleads Guilty To Attempted Murder Of Toddler
A Nigerian beef suya seller, Halilu Abdulahi, on Wednesday at an Ebute Meta Chief Magistrate's’ Court, Lagos, pleaded guilty to…
Union Confirms Killing Of Nigerian In S/Africa
The Nigerian Community in South Africa, on Wednesday confirmed the killing of one of its members, Mr Clement Ofoma, at…
UN Probe Finds Syrian Army Responsible For Deadly Attack
The nerve agent attack in Syria on April 4 that killed more than 80 people in the rebel-held town of…
Tricycle Driver Arraigned For Assaulting Police Officer
A 39-year-old tricycle driver, Agboola Seun, who allegedly assaulted a police officer, was on Wednesday brought before an Ikeja Magistrate's’…
PLASIEC Soon To Conduct LG Elections
The Plateau State Independent Electoral Commission (PLASIEC) says it will soon release the timetable for the conduct of Local Government…
Edo Traders Protest Excessive Taxation
Some traders under the aegis of Coalition of Traders and Artisans in Oredo Local Government Area of Edo, on Wednesday…
Ondo Govt Promises To Expand Akure Specialist Hospital
Ondo Government has promised to expand the State Specialist Hospital, Akure to meet the peoples’ medical attention, Dr Wahab Adegbenro,…
Nigeria’s Economy Exits Depression – Ex-CBN Director
Dr Titus Okunronmu, a former Director, Budgetary Department, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), said on Wednesday that Nigeria’s economy had…
Court Dissolves 8-Year-Old Marriage
An Ado-Ekiti Customary Court on Tuesday dissolved the eight-year-old marriage between one Rasak Bello and his wife, Aminat, over irreconcilable…
Lassa Fever Tragedy: Deceased Contracted Disease In Ondo – Expert
Dr Jones Taiwo, the Head of Clinical Services (HCS) of Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Lokoja, said the late Aisha Jimoh,…
Akeredolu Promises To Curb Unemployment
Ondo State Government has promised to create new industries and revive the moribund ones to meet the needs of unemployed…
70% Spinal Cord Injuries In Nigeria Due To Accidents
An Orthopaedic Surgeon, Dr Mustapha Alimi, on Tuesday says 70 per cent of traumatic spinal cord injuries (SCI) in Nigeria…
Plateau Rural Community Decries Bad Road
Daffo community in Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau has decried the deplorable state of the only road linking it…
FG To Boost Nigeria’s GDP Via Biotechnology
The Federal Government on Tuesday announced plans to improve the country’s Gross Domestic Products (GDP) via biotechnology (the use of…
Gombe Records Accident Free Sallah—FRSC
Gombe state state sector command of the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC), recorded “motor accident free” Ed-el Kabir, the sector…
Teenager Arraigned For Defiling Minor
A Minna Magistrates’ Grade 1 Court on Tuesday remanded a teenager, Mose Lawal, accused of defiling a four-year-old girl in…
Police Search For 3 Missing Colleagues After Attack
Zamfara Police Command on Tuesday said it had commenced massive search for three policemen who went missing after Monday’s attack…
Prison Break: Over 100 Inmates Escape In Congo
More than 100 inmates escaped from a prison in the Democratic Republic of Congo during heavy rains, the jail’s Director,…