Youths threaten to disrupt oil firm operations in A’Ibom
Oriental Energy logo | File Image The Nigerian oil production quantum may suffer a dip in the coming days as Akwa Ibom youths have threaten to disrupt oil and gas productions in Mbo Local Government Area of the state. Rising from a meeting in Enwang the head quarters of the oil reach Mbo local government, […]
Lassa fever: Commissioner advocates speedy referral of cases
Governor Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi State | File Image By Nweze Anaga, Abakaliki Ebonyi State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Moses Ekuma, has advocated for timely referral of persisted fever cases to the Virology Centre for Lassa PCR and treatment to combate the high mobidity and mortality associated with the disease. The commissioner made the appeal […]
Policeman kills one, injures two civilians in Cross River
Police cap | File Image By Valentine Amanze The Cross River State Police Command has confirmed the shooting and killing of one civilian in Calabar, the Cross River State capital, by Inspector Effiong Bassey. It also disclosed that the cop also injured two others with his AK 47 rifle before he was over-powered. in a […]
Ebonyi governor, Nwifuru, suspends three commissioners
Governor Francis Nwifuru | File Image By Nweze Anaga, Abakaliki Ebonyi State Governor, Mr. Francis Nwifuru, has suspended three commissioners in his cabinet for absenteeism. The affected Commissioners are Solomon Azi (Grants and Donor Agencies), Victor Chukwu (Environment), and Ikeuwa Omebe (Rural Development). The commissioners were suspended for one month for being absent without permission […]
Tinubu suspends governor, declares state of emergency in Rivers
Tinubu, Fubara and Wike .Quite on Wike By Valentine Amanze President Bola Tinubu of Nigeria has declared a state of emergency in Rivers State following the protracted political crisis in the state. Tinubu made the proclamation during a nationwide broadcast on Tuesday after an oil pipeline explosion in the Ijaw area of the state, which […]
How president’s convoy killed British man
Kenyan President William Ruto | File Image A 79-year-old British man, Edgar Riches, died on Thursday after being struck in a hit-and-run incident involving a vehicle in the motorcade of Kenyan President William Ruto. The accident occurred on a main road in the capital, Nairobi. BBC reported that the Police detained the driver, who was […]
Police arrest pastor who murdered 16-year-old daughter
Apostle Bassey Etim | File Image By Valentine Amanze Police in Cross River State, Nigeria, have arrested a pastor, ‘Apostle’ Ubong Bassey Etim, for alleged murder of his 16-year-old daughter, Deborah, a child with Down Syndrome, whom he labeled as witch and snake. Human rights group, Safe Child Africa, which reported the case on February […]
Police hunt Pastor who killed his 16-year-old daughter
Apostle Ubong Bassey Etim | File Image By Valentine Amanze Nigerian police are on the trail of a pastor, Apostle Ubong Bassey Etim, for the alleged murder of his 16-year-old daughter, Deborah, a child with Down Syndrome. The suspect had earlier alleged that the deceased was a witch and a snake. The incident, which took […]
What Aka Ikenga said about Adebenjo’s passage
Pa Ayo Adebanjo | File Image Aka Ikenga: Nigeria lost a grapevine of conscience By Valentine Amanze The President of Aka Ikenga, the Igbo think-tank, Agbalanze Chike Madueke, has expressed sadness over the passing away of the leader of Afenifere – a pan-Yoruba socio-cultural group – Pa Ayo Adebanjo on February 14 2025, a day […]
ICCD 2025: Second-hand smoke and childhood cancer
.Arogundade By Esi-ife Arogundade This year’s International Childhood Cancer Day (ICCD) themed “Inspiring Action” reminds us that childhood cancer remains a tragic reality for many families. The most recent estimate from the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) reveals that around 275,000 new cases of cancer occur worldwide in children aged 0–19 each year. […]
