Cholera: NCDC may declare emergency, Lagos issues safety guidelines

Cholera: NCDC may declare emergency, Lagos issues safety guidelines

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention said, on Wednesday, it might declare an emergency on the outbreak of cholera in the country. The NCDC Director General, Dr Jide Idris, who spoke in Lagos, said the centre was monitoring the situation and might declare an emergency if data showed that the outbreak had gone beyond a manageable threshold. Olajide spoke at the Adetokunbo Alakija Memorial Travel Medicine Lecture held […]

June 20, 2024 6

POLITICS

Nnamdi Kanu denounces S’East killings, seeks negotiation with FG

The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, on Wednesday, denounced the killings in the South-East over the group’s agitation for secession. He also appealed for an out-of-court settlement of his ongoing treason trial by the Federal Government. The IPOB leader, who has been in detention since 2021 following his re-arrest in Kenya and repatriation to Nigeria, made the appeal on Wednesday when he appeared for the continuation […]

June 20, 2024 8

POLITICS

Rivers plans parallel secretariats as police bar Fubara caretaker chairmen

Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has said 23 local government councils in the state will operate from alternative secretariats following Tuesday’s sealing of the councils by the police. The governor, who said this after swearing in the 23 local government caretaker committee chairmen on Wednesday in Port Harcourt, the state capital, said they could operate from anywhere. Fubara stated this as the police barred the newly inaugurated caretaker chairmen from […]

June 20, 2024 10

POLITICS

FG’ll convert Zaria Hotels to classrooms, hostels for aviation college – Keyamo

The Federal Government is to convert Zaria Hotels in Kaduna State to classrooms and hostels for the Nigerian College of Aviation Technology, Zaria, Aviation Minister, Festus Keyamo, has said. Keyamo told newsmen in Zaria on Wednesday that the Zaria Hotels had been acquired as an annexure to the NCAT to widen its growth potential. He spoke shortly after a familiarisation tour of the institution. Keyamo said that NCAT remained the […]

June 20, 2024 5

NEWS

How I survived death at Ebonyi building collapse – Labourer

A labourer, Nkwegu Shadrach, has narrated why he was not affected by the building collapse that occurred on Tuesday evening in the Abakaliki metropolis of Ebonyi State. The three-storey building located within the premises of the Alex Ekwueme Federal University Teaching Hospital Abakaliki I, Ebonyi State, collapsed when some construction workers were working inside it. The building, which collapsed to the foundation level, is owned by the member representing Afikpo […]

June 20, 2024 10

BUSINESS

ICYMI: Tapswap adjourns token allocation date indefinitely

A popular tap-2-earn app, Tapswap, powered by TON Blockchain, has said the token allocation to users has been indefinitely postponed as the representatives are seeking the best ways to reward the tap-to-earn gamers. This was disclosed by a Head of Communications, Tapswap, John Robbin, on an X space on Wednesday. The app, which required users to repeatedly tap the icon in the centre of the Telegram Tapswap bot screen to […]

June 20, 2024 9

ENTERTAINMNET

Davido sues Sophia Momodu for Imade’s custody

International award-winning singer, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has dragged Sophia Momodu, the mother of his first child, Imade, to court, seeking custody of the daughter. In an originating motion filed by his lawyers, Dr Olaniyi Arije, Okey Barrah and others, at the Lagos State High Court, dated April 17, 2024, Davido is praying the court for “an order granting joint custody of Miss Imade Adeleke to the applicant.” […]

June 20, 2024 13

NEWS

FG seeks 18-month extension for $800m W’Bank palliative scheme

No fewer than three million poor and vulnerable households have benefitted from the $800m palliative loan disbursed by the World Bank to cushion the effect of recent government policies, such as the fuel subsidy removal. Of these beneficiaries, 700 thousand households were from rural areas and about 2.5 million households were from urban areas. The World Bank revealed this in its restructuring paper on how to bolster its social safety […]

June 20, 2024 6

ENTERTAINMNET

PICTORIAL: Meet Farooq Oreagba who beats cancer, wins hearts at Ojude Oba day

Meet Farooq Oreagba, a cancer survivor who stole the show with his charisma at the 2024 Ojude Oba Day celebration. The stylish and charismatic Oreagba, a former Member of the Derivatives Product Advisory Committee of the Nigerian Stock Exchange, made a grand entrance on horseback, showcasing his unique fashion sense. His viral photos and videos at the Ojude Oba festival captured the attention of netizens across Nigeria with some praising […]

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