Osun Poly Shutdown For One Week Over Unrest, Cult Activities

Following unrest at the Osun State Polytechnic, Iree, the management  has announced the closure of the institution for one week. The announcement on Wednesday is coming after a violent confrontation involving suspected cultists near the institution’s gate on Tuesday. The incident reportedly led to serious injuries and fears of a fatality during the clash between two rival cult groups. To this end, the Polytechnic’s management ordered all students to proceed on a one-week mid-semester break,...

Fishermen In Taraba Warned Over Use Of Chemicals, Explosives For Fishing

Fishermen in Mutumbiyu of Gassol LGA of Taraba State have been warned to desist from using chemicals and explosives to catch fish or face sanctions. The Chief of Mutumbiyu, Alhaji Sulaiman Muhammed gave the warning at his palace in Mutumbiyu shortly after the turbanning of Alhaji Bala Jambari as Sarkin Tarun (leader of fishermen) and Alhaji Tukura Julde as Danrimin Mutumbiyu. The monarch blamed fishermen for the sharp decline in fish populations and the extinction...

Illicit Trade: Customs Deploys AI Scanners, 5,000 Officers At Border Points

To combat illicit trade and smuggling activities at key border points, the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has commenced the deployment of artificial intelligence-powered scanners and forensic tools to tackle illicit trade. Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, Comptroller General of the service announced this on Wednesday while speaking at the 4th World Customs Organisation (WCO) Donors Conference for the West and Central Africa Region in Abuja. The conference brought stakeholders together to align support and investments towards customs...

Instagram Restricts DM Access Teen Accounts From Livestream

Instagram has introduced built-in protections, blocking teenagers under 16 from certain access without parental approval. Meta, in a statement on Tuesday, said the affected accounts won’t be able to livestream or unblur images containing suspected nudity except with a parent’s permission. Meta explained that it took the measures due to parents’ anxiety about strangers contacting their teens or teens receiving unwanted contact. Meta is also making teen accounts available on Facebook and Messenger, offering similar...

Gov Mutfwang Says Plateau Killings Are Genocidal, Sponsored

Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang has said the recent killings of over 50 people and thousands rendered homeless in the state are sponsored and genocidal. The governor, who stated this, Tuesday on Channels Television’s ‘Politics Today’, said the assailants struck in several communities in Bokkos Local Government Area of the state, displacing many and leaving a trail of destruction behind. Mutfwang, said that the assault in Plateau State was being sponsored and targeted at wiping...

Health Minister Says 16,000 Medical Doctors Left Nigeria To Work Abroad

The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Ali Pate, has said no fewer than 16,000 medical doctors left Nigeria to practice abroad in the last five to seven years. Pate, disclosed this on Tuesday in Abuja during the annual capacity-building workshop of the Association of Medical Councils of Africa (AMCOA), and hosted by the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN) with the themed “Integrated Healthcare Regulation and Leadership in Building Resilient Health Systems”. The minister said...

Group Of Nigerians Urge President Tinubu To Allow Democracy Thrive

The Nigerians in the Diaspora Movement for Democracy have urged President Bola Tinubu to allow democracy to thrive in the country. In an open letter co-signed by Dr. Samson Idoko and Patriot John Andrew Onuh, President and Secretary General, respectively, the group urged to President Tinubu to revisit the decision to declare emergency rule in Rivers State. The group said the imposition of emergency rule in Rivers and the suspension of democratically elected officials is...

Terrorist Group Kills 13 Vigilantes In Kebbi

The terrorist group operating within Kebbi State axis ‘Lakurawa’ has killed 13 members of a vigilante group after attacking Morai community in Augie Local Government Area of Kebbi State. The vigilantes were killed while trying to resist incursion by Lakurawa who attacked and rustled cattle from the community. Malam Ibrahim Augie, a resident of the community said the vigilante members in had come out in their numbers to repel the terrorists’ attack when they were...

Rabies Kill Three Persons In Adamawa

The Adamawa State Government has confirmed that the outbreak of rabies in the state has claimed the lives of three people. Rabies is a deadly virus which can be found mostly in dogs and cats spread to humans from the Saliva of an infected dog or cat and is spread as a result from the bitten animals. The Director Veterinary Services in the Adamawa Ministry of Livestock and Aquaculture Development Dr. Bartholomeus Nyalas who disclosed...

Benue State Universal Basic Education Board Executes 374 projects

In its determination to ensure conducive atmosphere for teaching and learning in public schools, Benue State Government has improved school infrastructure with at least 374 school projects and supply educational materials. The projects and supplies include classroom renovations, construction of hostels, perimeter fencing, borehole installations, and distribution of school furniture. Dr. Grace Adagba, Executive Chairman of the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) who disclosed this to newsmen said 52 schools are undergoing classroom rehabilitation...

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