Korede Abdullah in Lagos The Lift Above Poverty Organisation (LAPO) has revealed that it screened no fewer than 240 residents of Edo State for various cancers between January and April 2025. The Executive Vice President, Health and Social Development at LAPO, Honestus Ayo Obadiora, disclosed this in a statement to journalists in Benin City on…
The Federal Government has deployed additional troops to Benue State in response to the latest wave of vicious attack in Yelewata, Guma Local Government Area, which left scores of residents dead. The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume, disclosed this on Monday in a statement. He said President Bola Tinubu swiftly ordered…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has rescheduled his planned visit to Kaduna State and will instead travel to Benue State on Wednesday, June 18, 2025, in a decisive move aimed at addressing the persistent violence plaguing communities in the state. In a statement issued on Monday by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga,…
President Bola Tinubu says he will clear his schedule to pay a condolence visit to the people of Benue State on Wednesday. “I will adjust my programme and go see Benue people on Wednesday,” Tinubu reportedly said on Monday when he commissioned the Greater Abuja Water Supply Network in the nation’s capital. The President also…
The National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, revealed on Monday that coordinated attacks by unidentified gunmen have triggered a humanitarian crisis in Benue State, with 6,527 people displaced, including lactating mothers, pregnant women, and elderly persons. NEMA, in a post on X, noted that the most recent attack occurred in the early hours of Saturday at…
A Federal High Court in Abuja presided over by Justice Yusuf Halilu, on Monday granted bail to the former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Godwin Ifeanyi Emefiele, who was arraigned before the court by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. According to a press statement issued by the EFCC’s spokesman, Dele…
Abuja, Nigeria’s capital and the seat of federal power, was designed to embody national ambition, modern governance, and equitable development. But within its public health system, a silent humanitarian disaster festers—where lives are lost daily to dysfunction, neglect, and government failure. Despite repeated budget increases, Abuja’s hospitals and primary health centres remain a shadow of…
The United Nations on Monday said it was drastically scaling back its global humanitarian aid plans due to the “deepest funding cuts ever”. The UN’s humanitarian agency said in a statement that it was seeking $29 billion in funding compared to $44 billion requested in December, in a “hyper-prioritised” appeal. Under President Donald Trump, who…
Korede Abdullah in Lagos The Lagos State Government has urged residents, particularly those in flood-prone and low-lying areas, to remain alert as intense rainfall is expected to trigger flash floods across the state. Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, raised the alarm on Sunday, citing weather forecasts that predict thunderstorms, dense cloud…
Korede Abdullah in Lagos In a major push to address the mental health crisis linked to gambling addiction, the Lagos State Government has announced the construction of a 500-bed psychiatric hospital with a 1,000-bed rehabilitation wing—the largest of its kind in West Africa. Speaking at Gamble Alert’s Responsible Gaming symposium in Lagos, Commissioner for Health,…
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