Health
Rivers State Confirms Cholera Outbreak, Records Nine Deaths
The Rivers State Government has confirmed five cases of cholera and nine related deaths following an outbreak in Akuku-Toru and Andoni Local Government Areas. State Commissioner…
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Business
JUST IN: Nigeria’s Inflation Hits 34.8%
Nigeria’s headline inflation rate rose to 34.80% in December 2024, up from 34.60% in November, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) announced on Wednesday. The marginal…
Security
BREAKING: Military bans drone operation in the North East
Operations Hadin Kai, the Joint Task Force of the military in the North East has banned the use of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), popularly known as…
Politics
JUST IN: Gunshots cause panic at Edo governorship tribunal sitting
Gunshots erupted near the venue of the Justice Wilfred Kpochi-led, three-member Edo State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal on Wednesday morning, causing widespread panic. Lawyers, litigants, politicians,…
AFRD: 2 Navy Airforce officers slump during parade in Imo
Two yet-to-be-identified Navy and Airforce personnel slumped in the2025 Armed Forces Remembrance Day celebration in Owerri, the Imo State capital. The two personnel were standing Guards…
Airport official sacked for harassing, extorting N100,000 from first-time traveller
An employee of Skyway Aviation Handling Company PLC (SAHCO) has been dismissed over the harassment and extortion of a traveller at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport…
Politics
No nation can walk the road to sustainability alone – Tinubu
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu assured a global audience Wednesday in the United Arab Emirates that Nigeria is ready to work with other nations to build a…
Business
National Assembly inflates Nigerian College’s Budget from N368 million to N42 Billion – BudgiT
The National Assembly is embroiled in a fresh Budget Padding Scandal after an investigation by BudgIT has revealed that the proposed Budget for the Federal College…
Security
Meet Nigeria’s First Female Deputy DSS DG, Folashade Adekaiyaoja
Nigeria has got her first-ever deputy director general for the Department of State Service (DSS) in the person of Folashade Adekaiyaoja. An indigene of Kogi State,…
Nigeria Marks 2025 Armed Forces Remembrance Day in Abuja
The iconic Eagle Square in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital, witnessed a solemn atmosphere on Wednesday, January 15, 2025, as the nation paid tribute to its fallen heroes…