No fewer than 33 persons have been confirmed dead after drinking toxic alcohol in Tamil Nadu, a southern Indian state. According to local reports, 109 persons were hospitalised from the incident, while more than 60 people are still receiving treatment for vomiting, stomach ache and diarrhoea. Officials say the death toll could rise further. The…
The Lagos state government says the death toll from the cholera outbreak in the state has risen to 21. On June 11, Akin Abayomi, Lagos commissioner for health, said five people died while about 60 residents were hospitalised as a result of a suspected cholera outbreak in some parts of the city. On Saturday, the…
The First Lady of Osun State, Mrs Titilola Adeleke has called on all and sundry in the state and Nigeria as a whole to join hand with the government and health practitioner in the fight against the deadly cholera disease. Mrs Titilola Adeleke gave this advice while fielding questions from news men through telephone media…
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde has approved the appointment of Oba Akinloye Olakulehin as the 43rd Olubadan of lbadanland. The state Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Matters, Olusegun Olayiwola, made this known in a statement on Wednesday in Ibadan, the state capital. The statement was made available to journalists by the governor’s spokesman, Sulaimon…
An Ekiti State Magistrate Court, Ado Ekiti Division has sentenced a middle-aged man, Saidu Abass, to 45 months imprisonment for stealing household items including a fan, iron and drum set from a house. Abass was arraigned before the court on four counts of conspiracy, breaking into a dwelling house, stealing and escape from lawful custody….
An Ekiti State High Court, Ado Ekiti Division, on Wednesday, convicted and sentenced one Ojo Ayegbusi to life imprisonment for raping a 15-year-old girl. The defendant, who committed the offence on November 11, 2020, at Ikole Ekiti, was charged with the offence of rape. As stated in the charge, “The innocent survivor (victim) of the…
The Federal Government of Nigeria is set to send the first citizen to space. The Director General, National Space Research and Development Agency, Dr Mathew Adepoju disclosed this at a press conference in Abuja on Wednesday. The FG signed the Memorandum of Understanding in a collaboration between NASRDA and The Space Exploration and Research Agency….
Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court in Abuja, on Wednesday, dismissed a fresh bail application the detained Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari, filed to be released on bail, pending the conclusion of his trial. Kyari is facing an eight-count charge bordering on drug trafficking brought against him by the National Drug Law…
An Arab diplomat told AFP on Wednesday that at least 600 Egyptians died during the hajj pilgrimage, citing searing heat that reached 51.8 degrees Celsius (125 degrees Fahrenheit) on Monday. “All of the (newly confirmed) deaths were because of the heat as well,” the diplomat said after Arab officials earlier reported a figure of at…
A seven-month-old baby girl suffered fatal injuries after being attacked by her family’s pet dog at their residence in the West Midlands city, Sky News reports on Wednesday. The infant was rushed to the hospital with severe head injuries following the incident. Despite urgent medical attention, the baby sadly succumbed to her injuries and passed…
