Illness By Cecilia Ologunagba UN World Health Organisation (WHO) and health authorities in Burundi are racing to identify a mysterious illness that has claimed five lives in the country’s north. The outbreak, centred in the Mpanda district near the border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo, has so farContinue Reading
Flights By Cecilia Ologunagba The Emergency Relief Coordinator, Tom Fletcher, has allocated 48 million dollars from the UN Central Emergency Response Fund for urgent support to the UN Humanitarian Air Service (UNHAS). The new funding will keep the UN Humanitarian Air Service operating in eight countries: Nigeria, Chad, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Haiti,Continue Reading
Soldiers By Muhyideen Jimoh President Bola Tinubu has expressed deep sadness over the killing of soldiers of the 29 Task Force Brigade, Operation HADIN KAI, in a terrorist attack in Benisheikh, Borno. The President also extended condolences to the military and families of the fallen soldiers, urging them to remainContinue Reading
Coronation By Fortune Abang The Federal Government has flayed the coronation and activities of Eze Ndigbo “Igbo Kings” in foreign countries. Amb. Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, disclosed this in a statement issued on Thursday, against the backdrop of the Imeobi meeting, the highest decision-making body ofContinue Reading
Inauguration By Okon Okon The Federal Government has inaugurated a Technical Committee to review proposals for a 4,000-Kilo Metre integrated gas power and high-speed rail project aimed at linking major economic corridors across the country. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the project, to be executed under theContinue Reading
Funds By Abujah Racheal The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa-CDC), says nearly 40 per cent of health resources in Africa were being lost to inefficiency and poor governance. Dr Tolbert Nyenswah, Director for Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response, Africa-CDC, disclosed this on Thursday during its weekly high-levelContinue Reading
Attack By Sumaila Ogbaje Troops of Operation HADIN KAI have successfully repelled a coordinated terrorist attack on a military formation in Benisheikh, Borno, in the early hours of Thursday. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Michael Onoja, disclosed this in a statement in Abuja, saying the attack targeted the HeadquartersContinue Reading
Students By Polycarp Auta The Vice Chancellor, University of Jos, Prof. Tanko Shaya, says the university lost two of its students to the recent unrest that engulfed parts of Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau. The Vice Chancellor disclosed this during a news conference on Thursday in Jos. TheContinue Reading
Arraignment By Chidinma Ewunonu-Aluko The Police on Wednesday arraigned a 40-year-old man, John Ogele, before an Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court Ibadan for allegedly beating his wife. Ogele, of No. 10 Alagba Community, Ido, is facing trial on a three-count charge bordering on wife battery, to which he pleaded not guilty. TheContinue Reading
Ships By Aisha Cole The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) says 41 ships carrying petroleum products, food items and other goods are expected at Lagos ports on Wednesday. The NPA disclosed this in its Daily Shipping Position obtained by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Lagos. According toContinue Reading
