Author: Vincent Osuwo

Two people have reportedly died as a result of a Diphtheria epidemic in six Bauchi State local government districts. Dr. Rilwanu Mohammed, Chairman of the Bauchi State Primary Healthcare Development Agency (BASPHCDA), confirmed the news yesterday while briefing health reporters at the Bauchi Emergency Operations Centre (EOC). Mohammed, who revealed that 58 samples have been collected since January, stated, out of this number, three are confirmed diphtheria cases from the laboratory, out of which two deaths have been reported in Jama’are LGA.” Diphtheria Outbreak: Death toll rises to 13 in Kaduna He bemoaned that “These cases are mostly among Fulani…

Mathias Shemale, the United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator, has raised alarm about the humanitarian crisis in Benue state, saying it is worse than the situation in Borno state. Shemale made the remark while leading a group to pay a courtesy call on Governor Hyacinth Alia in Makurdi, Benue State’s capital. The Resident Coordinator promised to meet the immediate humanitarian needs of the state’s Internally Displaced People (IDPs) while also looking into measures to ensure the return of displaced people to their ancestral homes. UNDP wants Borno’s humanitarian model adopted by UN He called on the state government to establish…

Coup plotting military officers in the Niger Republic have announced the overthrow and ouster of the President Mohamad Bazoum-led administration.  In the late hours of Wednesday, a Colonel-Major Amadou Adramane-led group of eight officers appeared on State TV to announce the suspension of the Country’s constitution and the closing of the country’s borders. The soldiers cited security and economic difficulties in the country as justifications for the coup, which has been criticized by ECOWAS, the African Union, and the United Nations. ECOWAS: I will not tolerate political usurp in Niger Republic – Tinubu President Bazoum was held by troops of…

The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has described as “despicable”, Tuesday’s scuffle between operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) and officers of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) over the custody of the suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele. In a statement released on Wednesday by its President, Yakubu Maikyau, the NBA called on the two agencies to take immediate disciplinary measures against the officers involved in the “disgraceful conduct”. He said the altercation between officers of the two government agencies on the premises of the Federal High Court in Lagos is a recipe for…

Cultists on the rampage on Wednesday murdered a 38-year-old police Inspector assigned to Zone 2, Police Command, Onikan Lagos, in the Ijanikin neighborhood of Lagos.  According to reports, the dead officer, a father of three from Otukpo Local Government in Benue State, joined the Nigerian police service in 2004. According to an eyewitness, the inspector was hacked with an axe before being shot. According to a colleague of the slain police officer who spoke with reporters at the scene on Monday morning, the gangsters hacked his left hand and head with an axe before shooting him in the head. Abike,…

The House of Representatives on Wednesday rejected a motion seeking measures to stabilize the foreign exchange rate, instead the lower chamber called for market forces to determine rates. This was in response to a motion raised by the Hon. Beni Lar concerning the government’s foreign exchange unification policy. Lar stated that the importation of vehicles and other commodities has significantly decreased since the floating of the naira with the single exchange rate. House of Reps rejects proposed increase in electricity tariff Expressing her concerns, the Plateau lawmaker feared the impact of the unified exchange rates on Nigerian students studying abroad.…

The Presidency, on wednesday, distanced itself from media reports of fee hikes by some federal universities across the country. Federal universities in the country remain tuition-free. Dele Alake, the presidential spokesman, said in a nine-paragraph statement that some universities had only recently announced “discretionary charges” for hostel accommodation, registration, and laboratory services, among other things. According to Alake, “these reports are inaccurate and not correct. “We are aware that some universities have announced in recent weeks an increase in the amount payable by students on various charges. “However, the fact remains, and we have confirmed that these are discretionary charges…

The Ghanaian parliament has voted overwhelmingly to remove the death penalty for capital offence, joining a long list of African nations that have done so in recent times. Ghana currently has 170 men and six women on death row, whose sentences will now be replaced by life imprisonment. According to the BBC, the most recent execution in Ghana took place in 1993, as execution has been a mandatory sentence for murder. Opinion surveys suggested that most Ghanaians approved of the abolition. Senate abolishes age limit in job adverts Seven individuals were sentenced to death in Ghana in 2022, but none…

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has planned a nationwide strike scheduled to commence on August 2, 2023. Although a court order prohibiting the congress from striking in June remains in effect, our correspondent learned that the congress stated that it could not fold its arms while Nigerians continued to endure the consequences of subsidy removal, which has caused tremendous suffering. Earlier in June, the Tinubu administration took organized labor to court to avert a statewide walkout in response to the initial elimination of the subsidy on Premium Motor Spirit, also known as gasoline. Resident doctors embark on indefinite strike Despite…

Nollywood actress Eniola Badmus has stated that Nigerians buy fuel at the lowest price in the world. Badmus voiced her views during an interview on media personality Daddy Freeze’s Instagram live stream. To defend President Bola Tinubu, she referred to social media users as “keypad warriors.” She said, “A lot of these keypad warriors do not even have an idea of what subsidy is. It was when they removed it that they knew what the government was doing. Even till now, I think we still buy the cheapest fuel in the world.” Fuel Price Hike: Nigerians do not deserve such…