Anambra State Government has warned all wholesalers, distributors and marketers of petroleum products especially engine oil to desist from sale of adulterated, unblended and unwholesome oil in any part of the state. The Special Assistant to the Governor Willie Obiano on Oil and Gas, Chief Chris Okonkwo, gave the warning […]
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Gunmen attack Kaduna airport, staff quarters, abduct families
Reports say staff quarters of the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, at the Kaduna Airport, was attacked by gunmen who abducted some families in the wee hours of Saturday. Locals near the airport said the gunmen were armed with dangerous weapons and whisked away some members of staff and […]
NPHCDA budgets N10.6bn for Nationwide transportation of COVID-19 vaccines
The National Primary Health Care Development Agency says it has budgeted the sum of 10.6 billion naira to transport COVID-19 vaccine to the 36 states and the 774 local government areas as well as the Federal Capital Territory and the five area councils. The agency also disclosed that about 1.4 […]
I won’t take any Vaccine; Kogi has no business with COVID-19 – Gov. Yahaya Bello
Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State has said that COVID-19 is not their business in the state and he would not take any vaccine or compel any one in the state to take it. Speaking to journalists in Abuja, Governor Bello further stated that if the Federal Government is gracious […]
Anouma pulls out of CAF presidency race, backs S. Africa’s Motsepe
Two candidates Senegal’s Augustin Senghor and Cote’d Ivoire’s Jacques Anouma, have withdrawn from the CAF presidency race. It was learnt that the 3rd candidate, Mauritania’s Ahmed Yahya, may follow suit any moment. Their withdrawal may pave way for the South Africa’s billionaire Patrice Motsepe, to emerge as the new CAF […]
A Nigerian sentenced to death for drug trafficking in Cambodia
A 45-year-old Nigerian, Ekwegbalu James Nzube, has been sentenced to death by the People’s Court of the southern border province of Tay Ninh, in Cambodia, after he was found guilty of drug trafficking. Nzube was handed the death penalty on March 2, for illegally transporting nearly 4kg of methamphetamine in […]
President Buhari and Vice President Osinbajo receives COVID-19 Vaccination, as PTF says COVID-19 Vaccination Certificate will soon become travel requirement
President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo yesterday, received their COVID-19 vaccine jab at the Old Banquet Hall of the State House in Abuja. The President was injected with the vaccine by his Chief Personal Physician, Dr Shuaib Rafindadi Sanusi, while the Vice President was injected by Dr Nicholas […]
Generator fume kills two students of Federal University of Technology, Owerri
Two students of the Federal University of Technology, Owerri (FUTO) are believed to have suffered heavy suffocation by inhaling carbon monoxide from power generator resulting to their death. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the Imo State Command, Godson Orlando Ikeokwu, revealed the unfortunate incident in a press statement. […]
World Obesity Day: Groups Urge FG To Tax Sugary Drinks To Help Check Obesity
Government has been called upon to tax sugary drinks to help curb obesity among Nigerians. A coalition of frontline organisations, working to prevent communicable diseases and controlling Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) in Nigeria, made the call recently in a Press Briefing to mark the 2021 World Obesity Day. The groups revealed […]
Anambra State Police Command says it has recorded more breakthroughs in the week under review, as it arrested 13 suspected criminals
Anambra State Police Command says during the week under review, police operatives attached to the Anambra State Command have recorded cases of interest to members of the public. According to the State Police Public Relations Officer, Mr Haruna Mohammed, on the 3rd of this month, at about 2:20 pm, following […]