The Local Government Chairmen and councilors elected during administration of former Governor Adegboyega Oyetola today resumed at local Government Secretariat across the state, sparking tension. The All Progressives Congress (APC) had said resumption by the Chairman and councilors was consequent upon the judgement of the Court of Appeal, Akure...
•Japa In a bid to escape Nigeria’s worsening socio-economic challenges, many young Nigerians embark on journeys abroad, only to encounter harsh working conditions and, in some cases, tragic deaths, reports The PUNCH. As the Nigerian government grapples with providing employment opportunities for its citizens and creating an environment conduci...
Venezuela’s highest court yesterday fined TikTok $10 million in connection with viral challenges that authorities say left three adolescents dead from intoxication by chemical substances. Supreme Tribunal of Justice Judge Tania D’Amelio said that the popular video-sharing app had been negligent in failing to implement “necessary and adequate m...
Nigeria recorded a total of 1,154 Lassa fever cases with 190 deaths this year, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), has said. The Director General of the agency, Dr Jide Idris, stated this today in Abuja while giving an update on the Lassa fever outbreak in the country, reports Daily Trust. He […]
The Director-General of the National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA), Dr. Temitope Ilori, has revealed that 26,000 children were infected with HIV/AIDS in 2023, with 15,000 children aged 0–14 succumbing to HIV-related illnesses. She emphasised the urgent need for coordinated efforts to combat the disease, reports Vanguard. Dr. Ilori made...
•Geneneral Christopher Musa The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Musa, has ordered a thorough investigation into the alleged deaths of two Okuama community leaders, while in Army custody. The Director, Defence Information, Brig.-Gen. Tukur Gusau, disclosed this at the End-of-Year Briefing by the Strategic Communications Intera...
The Nigerian Army has remained silent on the death of two leaders from the Okuama community, Delta State. Okuama’s President-General, Pa James Oghoroko, and the 81-year-old community’s treasurer, Dennis Okugbaye, died in army’s custody within six days intervals, reports Sunday PUNCH. Both Oghoroko and Okugbaye were reportedly detained by the m...
•Nigerian soldiers The Defence Headquarters has rejected claims by Amnesty International that 10, 000 persons died in its custody since the Boko Haram conflict began in the northeast. The international human rights organisation’s Country Director, Isa Sanusi, at a briefing in Maiduguri, accused Boko Haram and the military of many abuses, repor...
Governor Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi State has confirmed that the state has recorded 23 deaths and 48 confirmed cases of Lassa fever between January and December 2024. Nwifuru reported that 25 individuals infected with Lassa fever were treated and discharged, expressing grief over those who lost their lives and commending Doctors Without Borders...
Concerned Nigerians and other development partners have expressed grave concerns over dangers associated with the use of traditional fire cooking which reportedly causes 78,000 deaths on an annual basis across the country. The stakeholders including policymakers, private sector players, researchers, and civil society organisations (CSOs) expre...
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