Plateau recorded 2,260 new HIV infections in 2023 (Vanguard) Dr Cletus Shurkuk, Plateau Commissioner for Health, says the state recorded 2, 260 new cases of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infections and 581 deaths from the disease in 2023. Shurkuk said…
*Macron welcomes Tinubu on state visit to France (Channels)*House of Rep confirms Oluyede as Chief of Army Staff (VON)
Macron welcomes Tinubu on state visit to France (Channels) President Bola Tinubu on Thursday began a two-day visit to France, with both sides seeking increased economic cooperation and Paris looking to boost ties in English-speaking Africa following a series of…
*CDS seeks extradition of Simon Ekpa (DailyTrust)*Lagos warns against late detection of diabetes (Nation)
CDS seeks extradition of Simon Ekpa (DailyTrust) Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Christopher Musa, has expressed hope that the government of Finland will extradite factional leader of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB), Simon Ekpa, to Nigeria to face…
Simon Ekpa, 4 others arrested in Finland over terror-related activities
Finnish-Nigerian separatist agitator, Simon Ekpa and four other individuals have been arrested in Finland over terror-related activities. A local report in Finland said that Ekpa, the self-declared Prime Minister of Biafra Republic Government In-Exile, was remanded in custody by the…
South-West Not Biafra: Gani Adams warns Ekpa against sit-at-home protest in Lagos
The Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland, Gani Adams, has cautioned the factional leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Simon Ekpa, against plans to stage a sit-at-home protest in Lagos State. Reports had quoted Ekpa as hinting in a…
*Leah Sharibu: FIDA, CSOs, stakeholders call for unconditional release (Vanguard)*Finnish police release Ekpa, pro-Biafran agitator, hours after grilling (Guardian)
Leah Sharibu: FIDA, CSOs, stakeholders call for unconditional release (Vanguard) Five years after Leah Sharibu, one of the Dapchi schoolgirls was kidnapped by Boko Haram insurgents; she is yet to be released and seems to have been forgotten. She was…
Finland authorities arrest pro-Biafran agitator, Simon Ekpa
Finland authorities on Thursday arrested a popular pro-Biafra separatist agitator, Simon Ekpa. According to a Finland news outlet, HS, the police escorted the separatist out of his apartment in Lahti. The platform claimed that they had gone to Ekpa’s residence…