Disturbed by the state of training institutions for the Nigeria Police Force (NPF), Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) and other internal security agencies, President Bola Tinubu has declared emergency on the facilities. The emergency declaration was revealed by the chairman, National Economic Council (NEC) ad-hoc Committee on th...
•Russia’s President Vladimir Putin Authorities in Russia’s far eastern Sakhalin region declared today a state of emergency in the northern Kuril Islands, where tsunami waves have damaged buildings and caused flooding. “A state of emergency has been declared in the North Kuril District, where an earthquake and tsunami occurred today,” the Sakha...
A United States flag carrier, United Airlines flight UA613, outbound from Lagos to Washington, has declared an emergency and returned to Lagos. It was learnt that several passengers and crew aboard the aircraft, a Boeing 787-8, sustained minor injuries, reports Vanguard. The flight, which had 245 passengers, eight flight attendants and three p...
•Governor Umo Eno Except there is a change of heart, the Executive Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Pastor Umo Eno, is set to sack his cabinet today. The Frontier was reliably informed this afternoon that the “Golden Boy” (as the governor is fondly referred to due to his light complexion) had already hinted that he […]
•Mpox In its desperate bid to contain the spread of Mpox in the country, the federal government has directed states to set up their various emergency preparedness and response teams, capabilities, and action plans with the support of the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). This comes as the number of confirmed cases has risen […...
•Mpox In a significant move to combat the escalating public health threats in Nigeria, Dr. Jide Idris, Director General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), has declared Mpox a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) in Africa. The declaration follows a concerning rise in cases and deaths across the continent, lin...
•NLC President Joe Ajaero Following Wednesday’s night invasion of the Labour House, the Headquarters of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, the leaders of Congress have summoned an emergency National Executive Council, NEC, meeting for tomorrow. This came as Labour Writers Association of Nigeria, LAWAN, joined the growing list of concerned organ...
•Donald Trump Donald Trump has scheduled a short-notice media event today at his Florida resort as rumblings of discontent hit his presidential campaign and poll numbers surged for his election rival Kamala Harris. Trump announced the “general news conference” in a one-sentence post on his Truth Social platform after Harris and new running mat...
•Tinubu meets security chiefs President Bola Tinubu has postponed this week’s Federal Executive Council to an undisclosed date, and will instead meet with service chiefs. The meeting is expected to have in attendance the vice president, the national security adviser, all service chiefs, the inspector general of police, the comptroller generals...
•FCT Minister Nyesom Wike Federal Capital Territory FCT Minister, Ezenwo Nyesom Wike this evening summoned an emergency security meeting, apparently to review activities of the #EndBadGovernance protesters on the first day of the nationwide protests. Wike had earlier in the day commended the protesters for being nonviolent, reports Vanguard. H...
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