Hisbah Demolishes ‘Healing Water’ Site in Kano, Says it’s a Scam

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaHisbah Demolishes ‘Healing Water’ Site in Kano, Says it’s a Scam

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)April 24, 2025

The Kano Hisbah Board has pulled down the popular ‘healing water’ site located in Hotoron Arewa, within the Kano metropolis. The site, believed by many to possess spiritual healing powers, had drawn huge crowds over the past few weeks. People travelled from across Kano and even from neighbouring states, hoping to receive divine healing from the water. But the Hisbah Board says the whole thing was a scam. The Director General of the board, Abba...

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Ortom Cancels 64th Birthday Celebration in Honour of Victims of Benue Killings

NewsNigeriaPoliticsOrtom Cancels 64th Birthday Celebration in Honour of Victims of Benue Killings

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)April 24, 2025

…Alia Says Benue Needs Federal Support, Not State of Emergency Former Governor of Benue State, Chief Samuel Ortom, has cancelled all celebrations planned for his 64th birthday in a show of solidarity with victims of the ongoing violent attacks in the state. In a statement issued by his media aide, Terver Akase, on Wednesday, Ortom said the decision was a personal response to the bloodshed and suffering caused by renewed killings in parts of the...

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Fear of Boko Haram Force Returnees to Abandon Borno for Chad Again

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaFear of Boko Haram Force Returnees to Abandon Borno for Chad Again

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)April 24, 2025

Some Nigerians who were repatriated from Chad Republic last year after years of displacement by Boko Haram are once again fleeing back across the border. Many of them had settled in Doron Baga, Kukawa Local Government Area of Borno State, but are now leaving due to growing insecurity and hardship in the area. A community elder in Doron Baga told Premium Times that the returnees are no longer safe and cannot live normal lives, as...

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Obijackson’s Daughter, Kene, Ties the knot with Bishop Okonkwo’s Son, Ugo

NewsNigeriaObijackson’s Daughter, Kene, Ties the knot with Bishop Okonkwo’s Son, Ugo

Ebuka Onyekwelu (Staff Writer)April 24, 2025

Ugo, the son of an iconic and distinguished Igbo businessman Emma Bishop Okonkwo, has tied the knot traditionally with his heartthrob Kene, the daughter of a successful oil magnet, Ernest Azudialo Obiejesi, known more popularly as Obijackson. The traditional marriage held on Tuesday at the International Conference Centre of the Obijackson’s Acropolis in Okija was a gathering of premium businessmen, traditional rulers, and politicians affiliated with at least one of the two powerful families. The...

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Entire Ihiala Local Government APC leadership decamps, joins YPP

NewsNigeriaPoliticsEntire Ihiala Local Government APC leadership decamps, joins YPP

Ebuka Onyekwelu (Staff Writer)April 24, 2025

Ahead of the November gubernatorial election in Anambra State, the entire leadership of the All Progressives Congress – APC, in Ihiala local government area of Anambra State, has moved to the Young Progressive Party – YPP. The APC local government chairman, Mr. Obinakaba Callistus, resigned his membership of the APC together with all members of his executive and joined the YPP. As if this was not enough, the entire twenty (20) ward chairmen across the...

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House of Reps Supports Victims of Tanker Explosion at Ugwu-Onyeama, Enugu

NewsNigeriaPoliticsHouse of Reps Supports Victims of Tanker Explosion at Ugwu-Onyeama, Enugu

Ije Ulasi (Regional Correspondent)April 23, 2025

The Speaker, House of Representatives, in support of victims of the 25th January, 2025, fuel tanker explosion that claimed lives at Ugwu-Onyeama in Enugu State, has donated the sum of eighteen million naira only (#18,000,000.00). The financial support was presented to the Enugu State Governor on Tuesday for the victims by a delegation of the Enugu State Caucus of the House of Representatives led by Nnolim Nnaji. Moved by the show of solidarity and compassion,...

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UNICEF, Gombe Govt To Launch Sexual Abuse Response Centre

HealthNewsNigeriaUNICEF, Gombe Govt To Launch Sexual Abuse Response Centre

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)April 23, 2025

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is partnering with the Gombe State Government to establish a Sexual Assault Referral Centre (SARC) at the Gombe State Specialist Hospital. The centre, expected to be fully operational by May 2025, aims to strengthen the state’s response to sexual and gender-based violence and enhance child protection systems. Dr. Nuzhat Rafique, Chief of UNICEF’s Bauchi Field Office, during an inspection visit to the facility, emphasized that the centre would provide...

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ECOWAS at 50: Tinubu Tasks Leaders To Tackle Poverty, Unemployment

NewsNigeriaPoliticsECOWAS at 50: Tinubu Tasks Leaders To Tackle Poverty, Unemployment

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)April 23, 2025

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has asked leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to work assiduously in tackling poverty and high unemployment among youth. The President who spoke on Tuesday in Accra, Ghana, during the official launch of the ECOWAS Golden Jubilee, also charged them to invest in education, innovation, and skill acquisition while promoting peace and inclusion. Represented by Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, the president, who...

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Measles Hits Rukubi Community In Nasarawa

HealthNewsNigeriaMeasles Hits Rukubi Community In Nasarawa

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)April 23, 2025

The Nasarawa State Ministry of Health has confirmed an outbreak of measles in the Rukubi community of Doma Local Government Area. Governor Abdullahi Sule, represented by his deputy, Dr. Emmanuel Akabe, announced this on Tuesday during a critical stakeholders’ engagement held in Lafia. During this engagement, the state government reiterated its commitment to tackling childhood killer diseases such as measles and rubella. Governor Abdullahi Sule emphasized the urgent need for the new vaccine campaign, saying...

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Polio Vaccination: Kano Targets 4.1 Million Children

HealthNewsNigeriaPolio Vaccination: Kano Targets 4.1 Million Children

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)April 23, 2025

The Kano State Government has announced plans to vaccinate over 4.1 million children against polio in a statewide campaign scheduled for April 24 to 30, 2025. Speaking at the event, the Director General of the Kano State Primary Health Care Management Board, Dr. Nasiru Mahmoud made the disclosure during a media dialogue on polio and routine immunization held in Kano on Tuesday. Represented by the State Immunization Officer, Hajiya Sa’adatu Ibrahim said the campaign is...

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