Edo State Commissioner for Health, Dr Cyril Oshiomhole, has confirmed that three fatalities have been recorded following the outbreak of diphtheria in the state. Dr Oshiomhole made this known over the weekend during a media briefing in Benin City, where he provided updates on the public health situation. He stated, “Since we declared the outbreak…
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria has announced the successful airlift of hundreds of pilgrims from Sokoto and the Federal Capital Territory from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, marking progress in the ongoing 2025 Hajj operations.This is according to a report from the NAHCON Command and Control Centre in Makkah, which was posted on the Commission’s official…
No fewer than 12 travellers from the Basawa community in Zaria, Kaduna State, were killed during an attack in Mangu, Plateau State, on Friday. Eleven others sustained injuries and are currently receiving hospital treatment. The victims, a group of 31 men, women, and children, were travelling in an 18-seater bus belonging to Ahmadu Bello University,…
President Bola Tinubu will on Saturday, June 21, 2025, (today) attend the West Africa Economic Summit at the Bola Ahmed Tinubu International Conference Centre, Abuja. The Economic Summit, which enters its second and final day on Saturday, precedes the 67th Ordinary Summit of the Economic Community of West African States, scheduled at the State House…
Police in Iran’s Qom province said Saturday that 22 people “linked to Israeli spy services” had been arrested since June 13, Fars news agency reported. “22 people were identified and arrested on charges of being linked to the Zionist regime’s spy services, disturbing public opinion and supporting the criminal regime,” the agency said, citing the…
A dispute over access to a pond has escalated into a violent confrontation in Bali Local Government Area of Taraba State, leaving one person injured and 62 homes destroyed in two farming communities. The clash, which broke out between Tiv farmers and Fulani herders, began in Tor Bali and Atongo villages after a woman fetching…
The Nigeria Customs Service has raised the alarm over a surge in online scams involving fake recruitment and auction offers falsely linked to the service. This is even as the service urged the public to remain vigilant and avoid falling victim to fraudsters. In a statement on Friday, the National Public Relations Officer of the…
A suspected Boko Haram suicide bomber has killed at least 10 people in a deadly attack at a crowded fish market in Konduga Local Government Area of Borno State. The incident happened on Friday night when the bomber, disguised as a civilian, entered the market and detonated an explosive device. This was disclosed in a…
By Babatunde Tiamiyu An All Progressives Congress, APC, Stalwart in Ibadan, Hon. Babatunde Jimoh has paid a sympathy visit to the families of victims of recent building collapse in Ajanga compound, Atowoda in Inalende Area of Ibadan Northwest Local Government Area of Oyo state. Hon. Jimoh, who commiserated with families of the victims in the…
The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority has denied claims of misconduct by its officials in the Iponri area of Surulere, following a viral Facebook post by one Chiemelie Offor detailing an alleged extortion and negligence involving a father rushing his asthmatic child to the hospital. In a statement released by its Director of Public Affairs…