Author: Vincent Osuwo

In a determined attempt to protect the health of convicts and staff, the Nigerian Correctional Service has increased its efforts to prevent cholera from spreading across its facilities.  The proactive measure comes amid the growing health concerns in Nigeria and the world at large. The NCoS spokesperson, Abubakar Umar, who spoke with newsmen on Friday, emphasised the service’s stringent measures. “Our primary mandate includes the secure and humane custody of inmates, ensuring their welfare in all aspects, including health,” Abubakar stated. He mentioned that, due to preemptive measures, no cholera outbreaks or similar epidemics have occurred in any NCoS facilities.…

The Lagos State Government has said that it has traced the latest cholera outbreak in the state to an unregistered tiger nut drink. Speaking with reporters, Dr. Kemi Ogunyemi, the Special Adviser to the Lagos State Governor on Health, stated that officials from the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Environment were able to trace the cholera outbreak in the Eti=Osa Local Government Area to a specific brand of unregistered tiger nut drink. “When we noticed an increase in cases in the Eti-Osa Local Government Area of Lagos specifically, we went there to investigate. “We carried out a survey…

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) reports that the country does not have adequate vaccines to combat the cholera outbreak in the country. According to Dr. Jide Idris, Director General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, Nigeria has placed an order for additional cholera vaccines from donor agencies; however, the delivery date is yet unknown. The NCDC director emphasised the importance of the country adopting vaccines and other preventive measures to combat the spread of acute diarrhoea. Cholera is a food- and water-borne disease caused by ingesting the bacterium Vibrio cholerae from contaminated water and food.…

Dallas Wing guard Arike Ogunbowale has joined Caitlin Clark and A’ja Wilson in the top five votes for the 2024 WNBA All-Star Game. Ogunbowale is one of the greatest players in the WNBA this season, and she has improved her game since her league debut, establishing herself as one of the competition’s leading scorers. After the first round of fan voting,Ogunbowale, the three-time All-Star, 2021 AT&T WNBA All-Star Game MVP and the WNBA’s current No. 2 scorer sit in fifth place, having secured 130,838 votes. Ogunbowale’s 2024 regular season stats includes; PTS: 25.4; REB: 4.4; AST: 5.0; STL: 2.9—make her…

A Nigerian baker has suffered losses after a dispatch rider she hired to deliver a customer’s birthday cake and cupcakes gave out the package to a stranger who ate it all. In a statement on X on Thursday, the baker, simply identified as Pere, lamented that the cake did not get to the celebrant in Amassoma, Bayelsa State, because the delivery man gave the cake to “a random stranger.” Pere said, “This package didn’t get to the celebrant. The rider that I paid to do delivery to Amassoma decided that it would be a waste of his time to go…

Big Brother Naija participant Daniella Peters described a terrifying experience she had in Abuja, where she barely avoided being kidnapped.  Having booked an in-drive ride, she mentioned that she became suspicious during the journey and decided to manually open the car door and jump out to ensure her safety. Narrating her ordeal, Daniella, in a statement on her official Instagram handle on Friday, wrote, “I booked an inDrive @inDrive.ng ride in Abuja this morning literally like an hour ago, and in honesty, I was almost kidnapped. “I had to jump out of the car. I asked the driver to stop…

A Filipino Catholic university student has called on Pope Francis to “stop using offensive language” against LGBTQ people. In an online video panel with other Catholic university students and the pope, Jack Lorenz Acebedo Rivero stated that slurs cause “immense pain.” The comments stem from reports that the Pope used extremely offensive language against gay men during a closed-door meeting with bishops last month; the Vatican later apologised to those who were “hurt” and stated that it was not his intention to offend anyone. The Pope reportedly stated that gay men should not be permitted to train to become priests,…

A tourist accused of blasphemy was killed by a mob after being hauled from a police station.o In the Swat area town of Madyan, the police had been trying to shield the man from the big group. The tourist was accused on Thursday of desecrating the Quran, the holy book of Islam, which prompted the crowd to assemble in northwest Pakistan. Following a charge of blasphemy, which carries a death sentence in Pakistan, hangings are not unusual. Last month, a Christian man was beaten and died soon after, allegedly for burning pages from the Quran. Outrage on Pakistani social media…

In response to President Bola Tinubu’s recent comment on Monday, which downplayed Nigeria’s struggles by comparing them to those of other nations, former presidential candidate Peter Obi has criticised the president for saying that Nigeria is not the only country in the world experiencing poverty.  The president made the comment in Lagos and said, “Yes, there is poverty; there is suffering in the land. We are not the only people facing such challenges, but we must face our challenges.” Obi responded to the statement on X on Friday, calling on Nigeria’s leaders to go beyond acknowledging the nation’s numerous challenges…

The Federal Government has begun the proposed audit of the N2.7 trillion fuel subsidy claim by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL. The government stated that it had approved the Office of the Auditor General of the Federation’s engagement to verify the claims made by the corporation regarding the amount the government owes the oil firm. His process was confirmed by the Director, Home Finance, Ali Mohammed, during the April 2024 Federal Account Allocation Committee meeting. An audit firm, KPMG, had conducted an initial audit, reducing the claims from N6tn to N2.7tn. The administration promised to deliver a status…