Lassa fever, Diphtheria, and Yellow Fever kill 28 Persons In Edo

HealthNewsNigeriaLassa fever, Diphtheria, and Yellow Fever kill 28 Persons In Edo

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)July 5, 2025

The Edo State Commissioner for Health, Dr Cyril Oshiomhole, has confirmed 28 deaths from outbreaks of Lassa fever, diphtheria, and yellow fever across the state. Dr Oshiomhole disclosed this in Benin while briefing journalists on the recent outbreak of Dengue fever in the state. “The state had recorded 137 confirmed cases of Lassa fever, resulting in 24 deaths. “Two confirmed cases of yellow fever had been reported, with one fatality, while eight confirmed cases of diphtheria...

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UniJos Academic Staff Union of Universities Embarks On Strike

EducationNewsNigeriaUniJos Academic Staff Union of Universities Embarks On Strike

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)July 4, 2025

The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU University of Jos chapter had embarked on an indefinite strike over unpaid June salary of its members. This was contained in a press statement signed by the University of Jos Branch Chairman, Prof. Jurbe Molwus, made available to journalists in Jos, the Plateau State Capital on Thursday, said the industrial action would take full effect as from 12:00 am on Friday, July 4. Prof. Molwus said that the...

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Flood Wreaks Havoc In Gombe, Destroy 171 Houses- SEMA

NewsNigeriaFlood Wreaks Havoc In Gombe, Destroy 171 Houses- SEMA

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)July 4, 2025

No fewer than 171 houses were either completely or partially destroyed as a result of flooding and wind storms recorded in Gombe state in the last two months. Mr Haruna Abdullahi, the Executive Secretary of Gombe State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) who disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Gombe said that over 15 villages from Dukku, Kwami, Gombe and Akko Local Government Areas had already been affected by...

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Agan Women Block Federal Highway In Makurdi To Protest Insecurity

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaAgan Women Block Federal Highway In Makurdi To Protest Insecurity

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)July 4, 2025

Women from the Agan community in Makurdi, the Benue State capital, on Friday took to the streets to protest the rising insecurity in their area. The protest comes as residents continue to face attacks and violence in parts of the community and state. The angry women carrying leaves and chanting songs to express their frustration blocked the federal highway near the Agan toll gate. One of the residents in the area, Torkwase, said that the...

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Mental Health Crisis In Benue IDP Camp Worries UNICEF

HealthNewsNigeriaMental Health Crisis In Benue IDP Camp Worries UNICEF

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)July 4, 2025

The growing mental health crisis among Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) from the Yelwata community in Guma Local Government Area of Benue State has become a source of concern to the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). Over 100 people were killed by armed attackers in Yelwata on the night of June 13, forcing thousands to flee to an IDP camp located at the Makurdi International Market. UNICEF’s Chief of Field Office, Gerida Birukila, who led United...

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Alleged Murder Of Governor’s Aide, Philanthropist, 3 Others Remanded In Prison 

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaAlleged Murder Of Governor’s Aide, Philanthropist, 3 Others Remanded In Prison 

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)July 4, 2025

A Chief Magistrate’s Court sitting in Yola, Adamawa State, on Friday, 4 July, 2025, remanded a renowned philanthropist, Dr. Emmanuel Musa, and 3 others in prison custody over alleged murder of PDP Stalwart Thomas Godwin alias Zamfara, who is also an aide to Adamawa State Governor, Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri. Chief Magistrate Uwani Danladi Mohammed who gave the order, also remanded the defendants in prison custody until the adjourned date, July 7, 2025 and remanded them...

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NewsNigeriaPoliticsKano Bomb Blast: Govt Bans Metal Importation

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)July 3, 2025

Following a bomb explosion that killed five people and left many injured at a metal scrap factory in the Hotoro area of Kano metropolis, the Kano State government has banned the purchase of scrap materials from the North East states. The state’s Commissioner for Security and Home Affairs, Ibrahim Umaru, announced the ban at a press conference in Kano on Wednesday. The commissioner, however, said the state was not banning the scrap business entirely, but...

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Plateau State House Of Assembly Gets New Speaker

NewsNigeriaPoliticsPlateau State House Of Assembly Gets New Speaker

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)July 3, 2025

Hon. Nanloong Daniel, representing Mikang constituency in Plateau state, has been elected as the new speaker, following the resignation of Hon. Gabriel Dewan. The change in leadership followed a closed-door meeting between Governor Caleb Mutfwang, former Speaker Gabriel Dewan, and other lawmakers, aimed at addressing the ongoing political tension in the assembly over the leadership crisis. Members of the Assembly conducted the election of the new speaker, presided over by the Deputy Speaker, Hon. Gwotta...

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Over 600 Missing Flood Victims Presumed Dead-Representatives

NewsNigeriaOver 600 Missing Flood Victims Presumed Dead-Representatives

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)July 3, 2025

Over 600 persons declared missing in the recent Mokwa flood disaster in Niger State are presumed dead. This is the submission of members from Niger and Kwara states during plenary on Wednesday at the House of Representatives in a motion of urgent public importance jointly sponsored by Hon. Joshua Audu Gana (Niger) and Hon. Saba Ahmed Umaru (Kwara). Lawmakers who raised alarm over the scale of devastation caused by the late May 2025 floods that...

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Mokwa Floods In Niger Claims 207 Lives, 500 Others Injured

NewsNigeriaMokwa Floods In Niger Claims 207 Lives, 500 Others Injured

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)July 2, 2025

No fewer than 207 persons have so far died in the flood that ravaged two communities in the Mokwa area of Niger state. Director General of the Niger State Emergency Management Agency, NSEMA, Abdullahi Baba Arah, disclosed this while addressing journalists in Minna on the activities of the agency to mitigate various disasters that have occurred across the state. Arah stated that 500 persons sustained varying degrees of injury as a result of the devastating...

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