No fewer than 42 people have been confirmed dead as a result of an outbreak of measles in Mubi and Gombi local government areas of Adamawa State. Commissioner of Health and Human Services, Chief Felix Tangwame, disclosed this while briefing newsmen shortly after the state executive council meeting that was held today. He said, “The […]...
The member representing Awka 1 state constituency in the Anambra State House of Assembly, Henry Mbachu has said no fewer than 34 persons were killed during cult-related clashes in Awka in the last three weeks. The lawmaker said it was disheartening that Awka was degenerating into an unsafe place, despite being the capital of the […]
Search and rescue operations are ongoing on the Third Mainland Bridge after two persons plunged into the Lagos lagoon following an accident involving a commercial vehicle. The accident occurred around 11 a.m. today when the brake of the vehicle failed. Emergency management officials said marine police are leading the search operation for two a...
•Gospel singer, Mercy Chinwo, and her husband, Blessed Uzochikwa The Chief Magistrate Court, Wuse Zone 2, has summoned five social media users for “criminal defamation” of the reputation of gospel singer, Mercy Chinwo; and her husband, Blessed Uzochikwa. In the court summons dated April 3, 2024, sighted by our correspondent, Chief Magistrate E...
The Grammy Award winner and Afro-fusion sensation, Damini Ogulu, popularly known as Burna Boy, has renovated the home of the physically challenged in Rivers state through his Burna Boy Foundation in partnership with the REACH Foundation Nigeria. The modernised facility, Cheshire Home, in Borikiri, Port Harcourt, has provided accommodations for...
•Police recruits The Senate, today, directed the Police Service Commission and the Nigeria Police Force to recruit a minimum of 10 candidates from each of the 774 local government councils in Nigeria. The directive, according to the Upper Chamber, should form part of its annual recruitment processes, reports Channels TV. The resolution was rea...
•Rev Father Lubo Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria Plateau Chapter, Rev. Fr. Polycarp Lubo has disclosed that reports reaching has revealed that between Christmas Eve and today Tuesday not less than 150 persons have been killed in affected Plateau Communities. Rev Father Lubo who stated this on Tuesday while addressing newsmen a...
•A police operative There was pandemonium yesterday at Chinda/Ada George road when a man simply identified as Nuhu, reportedly snatched an Ak 47 rifle from one of the conventional security guard attached to the house of ex-governor in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. It was gathered that Nuhu, a popular scavenger suspected to have taken hard [&hel...