President Bola Tinubu has extended his heartfelt condolences to the families of the victims of the fire incident caused by an articulated vehicle conveying petroleum products at the Eleme section of the East-West Road in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The president, in a statement Sunday by his spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, commiserated with the government and…
The Yobe State Government has said meningitis has killed 85 persons between January and April following an outbreak of the disease in the state. The state’s Commissioner for Health, Dr Muhammad Lawan Gana, stated this during a press briefing in Damaturu, the state capital at the weekend. He refuted social media reports claiming that over…
The Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II, has suspended six traditional officials for alleged engagement in what is described as “sacrilegious show of shame and falsehood against the Benin Custom.” They were alleged to have in a viral video declared themselves subjects of the Ooni, the Ife monarch, rendered inaccurate and disjointed account of the…
The Nigerian currency, naira on Saturday rebounded significantly against the US dollar at the parallel market as it appreciated to N1280/$. This was gathered from market data being offered by Nairametrics from currency traders. The information shows that the Naira appreciated by N120, representing a gain of 8.57 per cent when compared to the N1,400…
British head of state King Charles III will make a limited return to public duties next week after doctors said they were “very encouraged” by the progress of his treatment for cancer. His first engagement with Queen Camilla would be to a cancer treatment centre on Tuesday. The couple will also host Emperor Naruhito and…
There was a major shake-up in the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Saturday as the Chairman of the commission, Olanipekun Olukoyede, appointed Michael Nzekwe as his new Chief of Staff. Nzekwe, a lawyer and investigator, who previously served as the Commander of the Ilorin Zonal Command of the EFCC, is a Course one…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has sealed 50 outlets in Kaduna State for selling edible oil under unhygienic conditions. The operation was said to be part of a sensitisation workshop for dealers, focusing on Registration Procedures and Food Management. This was disclosed in a statement posted on the agency’s X…
About 19 children may have died from sickness suspected to be complication from measles in Mubi North Local Government Area of Adamawa. Adamawa state Commissioner for Health, Mr Felix Tangwami told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Mubi on Saturday that more than 200 children in the local government area were already infected. He…
A document which filtered through a Federal High Court Abuja, has revealed an agreement for prepaid school fees until graduation of four children in The American International School Abuja AISA, reportedly, kids of the immediate past governor of Kogi state, Yahaya Bello. In the document obtained by Africa Health Report AHR, one Mr Ali Bello…
The son of the late Distinguished Senator Ayogu Eze, Kenechukwu Ayogu Eze has said his father who died on Wednesday, April 24, took his last breath in the presence of family members, in a hospital in Abuja. The son said in a statement made available to Africa Health Report AHR, in Abuja on Thursday, “he…
