A High Court in Maiduguri, Borno state, presided over by Justice Aisha Kumaliya on Thursday, convicted and sentenced one Kolo Ngwari to one year imprisonment for cheating. This was contained in a statement issued by the Head, Media & Publicity of EFCC, Mr Dele Oyewale. According to Oyewale, Ngwari was re-arraigned by the Maiduguri Zonal…
The World Trade organisation ( WTO), Director-General, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala calls for calm as global tariff disputes intensify, warning that retaliatory trade wars could cause “catastrophic” economic damage. Speaking at the World Economic Forum on Thursday, Okonjo-Iweala urged countries to refrain from escalating tensions, drawing attention to the devastating consequences of the 1930 Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act….
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has ramped up its efforts to fight against counterfeit and inferior products in Nigeria, destroying items worth N1.3 billion in Abuja. The items, which consisted of medications, hospital supplies, cosmetics, and expired food products, were incinerated at the Kuje dumpsite in the Federal Capital…
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), in collaboration with federal and state fire services, contains a fire outbreak at the Yola Oil Mill Nigeria warehouse, located at KM 10 along Yola-Numan Road in Adamawa State. In a statement released on Thursday via their official X account (formerly Twitter), NEMA states that the fire breaks out…
Korede Abdullah in Lagos The Court of Appeal in Akure, Ondo State, on Thursday upheld the death sentence judgment handed out to Rahmon Adedoyin, an industrialist, for his involvement in the killing of Timothy Adegoke, an Obafemi Awolowo MBA student. The appellate court held on Thursday, that Adedoyin was properly convicted and sentenced to death…
Korede Abdullah in Lagos Nearly 10 million malaria vaccine doses were delivered to Africa during the first year of routine immunization, according to the Gavi vaccine alliance. This milestone marks significant progress in the fight against malaria, a disease that kills nearly 600,000 people annually, mostly in Africa. Children are heavily affected, and the World…
Hussaini Kafi in Kano The Islamic Development Bank has expressed satisfaction with the preparedness of Yobe state government to partner the bank for an agricultural project. Mr. Javed khan, Senior Agriculture Specialist of the Bank stated this at a courtesy call on Governor Mai Mala Buni CON, at the Government House, Damaturu. Khan said the…
Korede Abdullah in Lagos Tension and anger have gripped the Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital (NAUTH) and the Nnewi community following the alleged kidnap of Dr. Cornelius Onuigbo, a medical doctor attached to the hospital. Dr. Onuigbo, a urologist, was abducted by gunmen in front of his house in Nnewi on Tuesday evening while returning…
Hussaini Kafi in Kano The Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital (ATBUTH) in Bauchi has announced a significant reduction in kidney dialysis costs, slashing prices by 70% to ease the financial burden on patients. In a press release issued on Wednesday, the hospital’s Head of Public Relations, Usman Koli, revealed that the cost of a…
Korede Abdullah in Lagos Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force have successfully rescued the wife of former Assistant Inspector General, Hakeem Odumosu. The Force Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi, confirmed the rescue on his official X handle on Thursday morning (today), adding that the abductors were killed, and ransom was recovered from them. The rescue…
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