By Lara Adejoro The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention has recorded 214 confirmed cases of Lassa fever, and 39 deaths from December 30, 2024, to January 19, 2025, in 10 states across 43 local government areas. The centre also reported 843 suspected cases with a case fatality rate of 18.2 per cent, according…
By Ikenna Obianeri There was palpable tension along the Enugu-Onitsha Expressway in Awka, the Anambra State capital, when a two-storey building, still under construction suddenly caved in. It was gathered that the structure, located near the CBN building in Awka and beside Diamond Pizza, opposite Five Star Restaurant was at it’s roofing stage before it…
By Solomon Odeniyi The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board would no longer conduct admissions for the Law programme in eight universities. JAMB spokesman, Fabian Benjamin announced the development in a statement on Wednesday. According to Benjamin, the decision was taken following the suspension of the Bachelor of Laws programme by the Council of Legal Education…
By Adekunle Sulaimon About 3,690 Nigerians in the United States are faced with deportation as Donald Trump begins a crackdown on illegal immigrants in the country. In a document compiled by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Enforcement and Removal Operations and sighted by our correspondent on Tuesday, the agency revealed the data is broken down…
By Olugbenga Ige A Nigerian cyclist, Sekinat Taiwo, has broken a Guinness World Record, shattering the 250-kilometre target by covering 347 kilometres on a closed circuit held at the National Theatre in Lagos State. The cyclist broke the record for the longest distance covered by an electric auto-rickshaw in 12 hours with the Teak EV’s…
By Donatus Anichukwueze The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake, says preliminary investigations suggest that explosion at a mining site in Sabon Pegi, Mashegun Local Government Area of Niger State, on Sunday, was caused by the illegal stockpiling of explosives by one Yushua Maikampala, a resident of New Bussa. Maikampala is believed to have…
By Dennis Naku The Rivers State Government has announced plans to partner with the Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project to construct a transmission station in Ogoniland to improve electricity supply in the area. The government also revealed that it has initiated measures to ensure that all parts of the state begin to enjoy a 24-hour power…
By Dennis Naku Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has expressed regrets that, for over 12 years, the state-owned Fire Service Stations were left in limbo. Fubara, however, assured that the ongoing rehabilitation will be concluded and the Stations ready for public use in the first week of March 2025. He gave the assurance when he…
By Makua Ubanagu The Niger State Police Command has confirmed that an explosion that rocked the Sabon Pegi area of the Mashegu Local Government Area of the state on Sunday was caused by dynamites stored in a residential building. According to a statement issued by the command’s spokesperson, SP Wasiu Abiodun, the explosion led to…
By Favour Ulebor A tanker crash in Enugu on Saturday claimed 18 lives, while 13 people were rescued. A statement signed by Olusegun Ogungbemide, Assistant Corps Marshal and Corps Public Education Officer of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), disclosed that the crash involved 17 vehicles, including a petroleum-laden tanker, a water tanker, 15 other…
