— State Activates Emergency Response, Contact Tracing By Peter Duru, Makurdi A fresh outbreak of Lassa fever in Benue State has claimed the life of a medical doctor, prompting health authorities to activate emergency containment measures, including contact tracing and intensified surveillance. The Benue State Commissioner for Health and Human Services, Paul Ogwuche, confirmed the…
…Says Supreme Court Rulings, Due Process Vindicated Party’s Actions By Henry Umoru ABUJA — The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Social Democratic Party has reclaimed its national secretariat in Abuja, bringing to a close months of internal leadership disputes and political infighting. Addressing journalists on Monday after leading members of the NWC to take…
By Akpokona Omafuaire EDJEKOTA — Tension is mounting in Edjekota Community, Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State, following a series of attacks by suspected armed herdsmen that have left residents living in fear. The President-General of the community, Pastor Oghenemakpo Uyo, told journalists that the once peaceful agrarian community has come under repeated…
…Imole Campaign Council Demands Justice, Seeks Redeployment of Police Commissioner By Shina Abubakar, Osogbo The father of a teenager allegedly killed during a violent incident in Ilobu, Irepodun Local Government Area of Osun State, has recounted how his son was fatally shot while attempting to help his mother escape to safety. Speaking with journalists during…
By Golok Nanmwa JOS — Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang, has sworn in two new commissioners following their screening and confirmation by the Plateau State House of Assembly. The commissioners are Bashir Lawandi Datti and Ephraim Usman Gar. The swearing-in ceremony, held at the Government House, Little Rayfield, Jos, was conducted on behalf of the…
Amnesty International has called on Nigerian authorities to immediately and unconditionally release activist and Sahara Reporters publisher Omoyele Sowore, saying he is being detained for peacefully exercising his fundamental rights. According to the rights group, a Federal High Court in Abuja ordered Sowore’s remand at the Kuje Correctional Centre pending the hearing of his application…
A Federal High Court sitting in Osogbo on Monday ordered the remand of an Islamic cleric, Jamiu Adeguwa, in the custody of the Zone 11 Police Command over alleged defamatory statements made on social media. The presiding judge, Justice Suleiman Hassan, directed that the defendant remain in police custody pending the hearing and determination of a formal…
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