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The Niger Delta Development Commission says no fewer than two million residents of the Niger Delta region have benefited from its ongoing free medical outreach. This is according to a statement made available to a news outlet on Tuesday by the commission’s Director of Corporate Affairs, Pius Ughakpoteni. According to Ughakpoteni, the NDDC Managing Director, […]

The Director General of the National Agency for Food and Administration and Control, Prof Moji Adeyeye, has urged Nigerians to refrain from storing cooked food in the refrigerator for more than three days. Adeyeye warned that cooked food stored in the refrigerator for days is susceptible to contamination by disease-causing pathogens, key agents of foodborne

Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has nominated caretaker chairmen for the 23 local government areas of the state. Fubara sent the list to the state House of Assembly led by factional Speaker, Victor Jumbo, on Tuesday. The nomination came amid a renewed political crisis in the state, as former council chairmen have refused to vacate

The Labour Party Presidential flag bearer, Peter Obi, on Monday, faulted the Federal Government for contemplating adding new aircraft to the existing Presidential fleet. Three days ago, the House of Representatives Committee on National Security and Intelligence mandated the FG to buy new aircraft for President Bola Tinubu and Vice-President Kashim Shettima. The committee’s recommendation

Residents of Idekan Farm Settlement in the Ijebu-Ode area of Ogun State were left shocked when a man named Matthew James killed his 55-year-old wife, Etim Mary, due to suspicions of her having an extramarital affair. It was gathered that the incident took place around 8:00 p.m. on Sunday. A correspondent learnt from several community

A vehicle in the convoy of Malawi’s late vice president’s funeral procession rammed into mourners at a village on Sunday night, killing four people and injuring 12, police said. It was part of a motorcade transporting the body of Saulos Chilima, who died in a plane crash earlier this week. The vehicle plunged into a

The Lagos State Police Command has begun an investigation to unravel the circumstances surrounding the death of a businessman, Onyejekwe Izuchukwu, whose remains were found in a hotel room in the Ikoyi area of the state. It was gathered that Izuchukwu, who was based in Texas, USA, returned to Nigeria for some business dealings when

The Delta State Police Command has commenced a manhunt to arrest one Sankey Ovemureye for allegedly killing his six-year-old daughter, Abigail Stanley. The command’s spokesperson, SP Edafe Bright, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday, stating that the incident happened on Saturday and was reported by the brother to the fleeing suspect. The statement partly

South African former president Jacob Zuma on Sunday said his new party would join an opposition alliance to coordinate resistance to the government while maintaining its challenge to the general election results. “The 2024 elections were rigged” the uMkhonto weSizwe party spokesman Nhlamulo Ndhlela said, reading out a statement on behalf of the 82-year-old ex-leader.

The Nigeria Police Force has refuted the statement made by a former Senator, Shehu Sani, during the 2024 Democracy Day Dinner, where he alleged that some individuals who were involved in the 2020 EndSARS protests are still being detained. Speaking at the dinner on Wednesday, Sani called on President Bola Tinubu to pardon the EndSARS