Confusion may have gripped the South-East region over today’s proposed national protest for the release of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. To this end, the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has declared all correctional centres red zones, reports The Guardian. Meanwhile, the Federal Capital Territ...
•FCT Minister Nyesom Wike and a child drinking from public water pump Residents of Wuse Zone Six in the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, have raised alarm over alleged contaminated water running from their taps, sparking growing health concerns in the community. Mr. Jimoh Olatunji, one of the [...
•Armed Fulani herdsman Tension has gripped Amakohia-Ubi community in Owerri West Local Government Area of Imo State following a deadly attack by suspected armed Fulani herders, which left one vigilante leader dead while others remain missing or wounded. The incident, which occurred on Wednesday evening around 6:30 pm, sparked panic and a mass ...
•Prof Jesse Otegbayo The Chief Medical Director of the University College Hospital (UCH) in Ibadan, Professor Jesse Otegbayo, has stated that maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality remain significant public health challenges in Nigeria, and it is imperative that every pregnancy is a journey of hope rather than one of fear. Speaking at ...
•Vaginal speculum It is cold, hard, metallic and commonly associated with pain. Not a mediaeval torture instrument, but the vaginal speculum is used every day around the world for essential gynaecological exams. Two engineers at Delft University in the Netherlands are now rethinking the decades-old design of the speculum — long dreaded by many...
•Senator Natasha Akpoti-Udauaghan There is palpable fear that the Senate leadership may clash with the suspended lawmaker representing Kogi Central Senatorial District, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, following her threat to attend the plenary today. The upper chamber is, however, bracing for a showdown and insisted that it would not take any officia...
•Aerial view of parts of Abraka in Delta State Kidnappers have turned Abraka, Delta State’s university town, into a flashpoint, making the locals and students fearful of being kidnapped and killed. In the last few months, the local police have been powerless to stop the criminals who have unrestrainedly attacked and kidnapped students and resi...
In a hard-hitting communique issued at the end of the 99th session of the National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and read by the party’s acting National Chairman, Ambassador Iliya Damagum, the main opposition has accused the All Progressives Congress (APC) of orchestrating a “sinister plot” to destroy ...
•A gunmen and Pastor WF Kumuyi Gunmen have struck again in Ondo State, kidnapping three members of the Deeper Christian Life Ministry in the Akure North Local Government Area of the State. The incident was said to have occurred yesterday evening while the churchgoers were returning from a Bible study session in the Kasemola area […]
•Niger-Nigeria border Some residents of communities in some states that share border with Niger Republic have expressed fears over the spat between Nigeria and its neigbouring country. In a Christmas Day interview, Niger’s military leader, Brig Gen Abdourahmane Tchiani, accused Nigeria of colluding with France to destabilise the junta-led nati...
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