Three communities in Akuku-Toru Council of Rivers State staged a protest in Port Harcourt yesterday against alleged involvement of Governor Nyesom Wike in their confrontations with Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) in the OML 25 oilfield. Belema, Ngeje and Offoin-Ama ...
Read More »47 million Nigerians still defecate openly, says UNICEF as FG plans to stop menace by 2025, Gombe partners UN on citizens’ welfare
About 47 million Nigerians or 24.4 per cent of Nigeria’s population still defecate openly, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has said. Nigeria, it added, ranked second on the world behind India among those still practising open defecation. Making the declaration ...
Read More »Death toll of Lassa fever reaches 132 in five months
The latest Lassa fever outbreak report indicates that since the onset of the 2019 episode, there have been 132 deaths, with case fatality ratio (CFR) of 22.3 per cent in confirmed cases. Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), in its ...
Read More »Osun retirees protest against non- payment of entitlements
Retirees in Osun State protested in Osogbo against non-payment of their 13 months pension arrears and other outstanding entitlement owed by the state government. Armed with placards with various inscriptions as, EFCC Should Probe Rauf Aregbesola; Retirees Are Dying; Pension, Gratuity ...
Read More »IWS seeks laws to empower widows as Anioma queen tasks women on protection of rights
President of International Women Society (IWS), Nkoli Ogbolu, has urged the federal government to make legislation that will protect and empower the widows. Speaking yesterday at the IWS Skills Acquisition Centre, Lekki, Lagos, to mark the International Widows Day (IWD), ...
Read More »Cleric berates Kalu over turbaning as Emir, lauds Ihedioha for restoring full salaries of Imo workers
Anglican bishop of Egbu Diocese in Owerri, Imo State, Geoffrey Okorafor, has condemned in strong terms the turban of Abia North Senatorial District, Orji Uzor Kalu, as an Emir. Okorafor stated this at a Eucharistic Service of Confirmation, Admission and ...
Read More »ECOWAS defence chiefs mull improved intelligence sharing, regional security development
The Committee of Chiefs of Defence Staff (CCDS) of Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has restated their resolve to curb terrorism in the region. It explained that it would recommend a special summit of the ECOWAS Authority of ...
Read More »IGP Adamu deploys K9 assets to railway stations nationwide
In a bid to prevent crimes on the nation’s railway corridor, the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has deployed K9 assets to all railway stations across the country. Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mohammed Adamu, disclosed this at the commencement of ...
Read More »Gunmen kill five persons in Taraba as group launches security campaign
Taraba State Government’s efforts to checkmate activities of gunmen have again been frustrated, as no fewer than five persons have been killed at Rafinkada village in Wukari Local Government Area of the state. It was learnt that the attacks have further ...
Read More »NCC, NBC plan framework for unused broadcast spectrums
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is partnering with the Nigerian Broadcasting Commission (NBC) to develop a framework on the best ways to exploit unused broadcast spectrums in the country. Executive Vice Chairman of NCC, Professor Umar Danbatta, who disclosed this ...
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