Lassa Fever: NCDC Confirms 15 New Cases in 6 States, Confirmed Cases Now 510
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, has confirmed 15 new cases of Lassa fever from six states in Nigeria. The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of NCDC, Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu,…
Gunmen attack journalist, abduct wife, 3 other women in highway siege
Gunmen on Wednesday attacked Suleiman Abubakar, Chairman of Correspondents’ chapel of Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) in Nasarawa State and abducted his wife, Yahanasu Abubakar. Suleiman told the News Agency…
Supplementary polls: Incidents of Violence, Disruption of Voting Process Mar Polls in Kano, Sokoto, Others- CDD
The Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) on Saturday condemned attacks on ad hoc staff, media, observers and other electoral participants during the supplementary polls. It said the attacks…
Badeh: IGP Deploys Intelligence Team to Nasarawa to Fish Out Killers
CDS, Alex Badeh The Inspector General of Police, IGP, Ibrahim Idris has deployed the Police Intelligence Response Team and the Special Tactical Squad to Nasarawa State to fish…
BMO Dismisses Amnesty’s report on Herders- Farmers Clash As Mischievous
The Buhari Media Organisation (BMO) has accused Amnesty International (AI) being mischievous in its report, to create the impression that the Herders-Farmers clash is either a three-year old conflict…
Governors to Meet Buhari Again Over Minimum Wage
The Nigerian Governors Forum (NGF) has resolved to meet with President Muhammadu Buhari again over the issue of new minimum wage. The forum took the decision at its…
Global Banks’ Exit From Nigeria Will Lead to Drop in FDIs- Experts
Some financial experts on Monday said that the exit of HSBC and UBS global banks from Nigeria would lead to drop in Foreign Direct Investments (FDIs). They…
El-Zakzaky: Mararaba-Nyanya residents trek several kilometers over gridlock
Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, Shi’ite Leader Residents of Mararaba/Nyanya and environs, were subjected to hardship following protest by members of Shi’ite Movement. Members of the movement protested in Nyanya, Federal…
Nigeria is badly broken, only restructuring can save her, says John Gbor, APGA presidential candidate
Presidential candidate, APGA,Wilson Terwase Gbor The Presidential candidate of the All Progressive Grand Alliance, (APGA), retired Major General John Wilson Terwase Gbor today in Abuja pledged that, his administration would…
Nasarawa gas explosion toll hits 10, Buhari mourns
President Muhammadu Buhari has condoled the government and people of Nasarawa State over the tragic fire occasioned by a gas explosion at a filling station in Lafia, the state capital….