The World Health Organisation, KNCV Nigeria, and other experts on Tuesday called on governments at all levels to increase investments in tuberculosis to achieve Nigeria’s goal of eradicating the disease by 2030. They made the call at a press conference in Abuja ahead of the 2024 World Tuberculosis Day. They noted that the persistently low…
The detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, has distanced himself from the violence in the southeastern part of the country. He vowed that those behind the violence, in the name of being IPOB members, would not be spared. Kanu spoke in Abuja immediately after the court rose on Tuesday after he…
The detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, whose request for bail was refused by the Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday, has pleaded to be transferred to Kuje prison. Kanu, who is currently in custody of the Department of State Services (DSS), said he has a very serious health…
The Governor of Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke has stated that it is the collective efforts of all, for Mr. President, Asiwaju Bola Armed Tinubu to succeed as leader and political father of the nation. He stated this while playing host to members of the Federal Housing Authority, FHA who paid him a courtesy call…
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday rejected the bail application by the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu. The trial judge, Justice Binta Nyako, however, granted an accelerated hearing instead. Counsel for the IPOB leader, Alloy Ejimakor, had at the last adjourned date urged the court to admit Nnamdi Kanu…
● No N18 Billion is Spent on Government House Renovation The Spokesperson to the Governor of Osun state, Mallam Olawale Rasheed has clarified that the governor has not taken any loan. This was contained in a statement signed by the spokesperson, on Tuesday which was made available to newsmen. The statement reads: Our attention has…
The recent suspension of Senator Abdul Ningi by the Senate House for a duration of three months has sparked debates surrounding its legality. Critics have cited the decision in BAUCHI STATE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY v. GUYABA (2017) LPELR-43295 (CA) to contest the suspension. However, it’s crucial to note that the provision of the Bauchi State…
Buoyed by the recently reopened Government House in Osogbo, the capital city of Osun State after a decent renovation, the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has berated a factional group of Osun APC, over a statement credited to its embattled chairman, Tajudeen Lawal, on the renovated Government House, asking the motley opposition group to either…
Members of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities and the Non-Academic Staff Union have begun a nationwide strike today (Monday) over alleged unfair treatment and disparity in the payment of salaries by the Federal Government. Last Monday, the unions threatened to shut down hostels and power supply in universities across the country if the…
Terrorists on Sunday night abducted 87 people after launching a fresh attack on the Kajuru-Station community in Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State. A member of the Kajuru-Station Youths, Harisu Dari, confirmed the incident on Monday. Harisu, who said the terrorists stormed the village around 10 pm, said they also broke into some shops…
