The Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported a sharp increase in Lassa Fever cases in week 51 of 2023, although it noted a lower fatality rate compared to the same period the previous year. The information was released…
Police recruitment: Don’t collect money from applicants, families – Arase warns
The Chairman, Police Service Commission, Mr Solomon Arase, has warned the commission’s officials, deployed for the recruitment of new Constables, against the collection of money from applicants and families. Arase, a retired Inspector-General of Police, gave the warning at a…
Tinubu mourns Coach Sebastian Brodericks-Imasuen
President Bola Tinubu said he received the news of the passing of one of Nigeria’s finest football coaches, Mr. Sebastian Brodericks-Imasuen, with a heavy heart. Brodericks-Imasuen, a footballer-turned-coach, led Nigeria’s Golden Eaglets to victory at the inaugural FIFA U-16 World…
ICPC will arrest more corrupt Nigerians using digitisation — NITDA
The director-general of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, has said that automation of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) will up the ante in tackling corruption to a large extent in…
Kidnapping attacks: FCT Police Commissioner visits Ushafa, Bwari, assures residents of safety
The FCP Police Command has assured residents of Abuja particularly those living in Ushafa, Bwari, and environs, of their safety as additional police personnel have been deployed to ensure that security threats are nipped in the bud. The command made…
Police detain couple over death of 45-year-old man in Ogun
The police command in Ogun says a couple, Mba Moses and Florence Moses, have allegedly killed one Mark Kalu after the victim sustained injuries from a fight between them. This is contained in a statement signed by spokesperson of the…
Customs releases ceased bullion van with over ₦24m, 12 bags of foreign rice
The Nigeria Customs Service, Ogun State Area II Command, on Friday, released a bullion van arrested at Olorunda area in April 2022 for its involvement in smuggling of foreign rice across the border communities of the state. The Area Comptroller…
Bandits are beasts in human skin, says Kaduna gov
Kaduna State Governor, Senator Uba Sani yesterday lamented the attack by bandits on Southern Kaduna communities that led to the loss of many lives and the kidnapping of many residents, describing the attackers as beasts in human skin. A former…
Governor Lawal launches 2024 Armed Forces Remembrance Emblem in Zamfara
Zamfara State Governor Dauda Lawal has launched the 2024 Armed Forces Remembrance Day Emblem, pledging support for legionnaires and families of fallen heroes of the Armed Forces in Zamfara State. At the launch, Lawal was decorated with the remembrance emblem…
Tinubu urged to flush out holders of fake university degrees in management positions
The Federal government has been urged to take steps to fish out those occupying top management offices with fake university degrees and other certificates. President International Human Rights Commission, Ecology and Marine, Africa, Alhaji Musa Saidu made the call in…