Medical Team Of IBB Specialist Hospital Minna Conducts First Brain, Knee Surgeries

HealthNewsNigeriaMedical Team Of IBB Specialist Hospital Minna Conducts First Brain, Knee Surgeries

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)January 21, 2025

The medical team at the Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida Specialist Hospital, Minna has successfully conducted the first brain and knee surgeries. The first brain surgery, performed by a team led by Consultant Neurosurgeon Dr. Uthman Uthman, successfully treated a 19-year-old male who suffered a severe brain injury and skull fracture. The patient is currently recovering in the newly remodeled Amenity Wing of the hospital. Similarly, a surgical team led by Orthopaedic Surgeons, Abdullahi Mohammad and Mustapha...

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Hackers, Staff Steals N1.3bn From Sterling Bank

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaHackers, Staff Steals N1.3bn From Sterling Bank

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)January 21, 2025

Five suspects including three men and two women have been arrested by the Nigeria Police Special Fraud Unit (PSFU), Ikoyi, Lagos over allegation of compromising the banking platform and Bance Application of Sterling Bank Plc and allegedly stealing N1, 257,536,572.50 billion. The suspects included; Victor Nwabueze Ogochukwu “M” 50; Favour Odey “F” 22; Adekunle Daniel “M” 34; Akachukwu Alagbogu “M” and, Oguntade Yetunde “F” 28. The suspects were reported to have committed the offense between...

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Robbery: Police Nabs Two Radical Shilla Boys, Recovers One tricycle, handsets, Sharp Knife

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaRobbery: Police Nabs Two Radical Shilla Boys, Recovers One tricycle, handsets, Sharp Knife

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)January 21, 2025

The Adamawa State Police Command on 19/1/2025 apprehended two suspected members of the Shilla cult group who were involved in multiple robbery incidents in and around Yola, the state capital. According to a statement by the State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Suleiman Yahaya Nguroje, the command received a report on 19/01/2025 from a concerned citizen about a robbery incident involving a group of Shilla Boys operating a tricycle along Yola Road. The suspects are...

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President Trump Orders US Exit From World Health Organization

NewsPoliticsUnited StatesPresident Trump Orders US Exit From World Health Organization

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)January 21, 2025

… Former Lawmaker In  Nigeria React The 47th US President, Donald Trump has ordered the exit of the United States from the World Health Organization (WHO) alleging that the global health agency had mishandled the COVID-19 pandemic. Trump, who gave the order a few hours after his inauguration on Monday, explained that WHO had failed to act independently from the inappropriate political influence of its member states. The exit of the U.S. means will stop...

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Anambra’s Nigerian Forest Security Service Commends Soludo’s Latest Security Initiative

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaAnambra’s Nigerian Forest Security Service Commends Soludo’s Latest Security Initiative

Ebuka Onyekwelu (Staff Writer)January 20, 2025

The State Commander of Nigerian Forest Security Service NFSS, Anambra State Command, Mr. Destiny Emmanuel Jonas, has commended the governor of Anambra State, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo for launching the new security outfit, Agunechemba, and for flagging off Operation udo ga achi, to contain the spiraling insecurity in the state. Applauding the Anambra State Governor, Prof. Soludo, the NFSS Commander, Mr. Destiny, said that the new security outfit speaks to the governor’s commitment to the welfare...

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Telecom Costs Rise by 50% as NCC Implements Tariff Hike After 12 Years

BusinessNewsNigeriaTelecommunicationTelecom Costs Rise by 50% as NCC Implements Tariff Hike After 12 Years

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)January 20, 2025

The Federal Government, on Monday, approved a 50 per cent increase in telephone tariffs, marking the first adjustment in 12 years. The decision was announced by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) in a statement signed by its Director of Public Affairs, Reuben Muoka. The NCC explained that the tariff hike was necessitated by the rising operational costs faced by telecom operators, including naira devaluation, forex instability, vandalism, and insecurity. Telecom operators had for years pushed...

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Donald Trump Sworn in as 47th President of the United States

NewsPoliticsUnited StatesDonald Trump Sworn in as 47th President of the United States

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)January 20, 2025

Donald John Trump has been inaugurated as the 47th President of the United States, making a historic return to the White House after a four-year absence. The swearing-in ceremony took place inside the Capitol Rotunda, a decision prompted by severe weather conditions in Washington D.C, according to AP News. Chief Justice John Roberts administered the oath of office to President Trump at noon Eastern Time, as required by the US Constitution. Vice President JD Vance...

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774 Local Governments To Open Dedicated Accounts With CBN

BusinessNewsNigeria774 Local Governments To Open Dedicated Accounts With CBN

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)January 20, 2025

The Association of Local Governments (ALGON) has said 774 local governments in the country are to open dedicated accounts with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for the direct disbursement of allocations to them from the Federation Account. Bello Lawal Yandaki, National President of the Association, who spoke with reporters in Katsina, the capital of Katsina State said the opening of the account is critical to implementing the Supreme Court ruling on direct allocations to the councils....

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Police Recovers 109 Rustled Animals, Kill 7 Bandits In Katsina

AgricultureNewsNigeriaPolice Recovers 109 Rustled Animals, Kill 7 Bandits In Katsina

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)January 20, 2025

Katsina State Police Command has recovered 109 rustled animals and killed seven suspected bandits following a foiled attack on Ruwan Doruwa village in Dutsinma local government area of the state. The command’s spokesperson, DSP Abubakar Sadiq Aliyu in a press statement said the incident occurred on January 18th, 2025, at about 9:00 am when the Dutsinma Divisional Police Headquarters received a distress call reporting a bandits’ attack. He said the bandits armed with AK-47 rifles...

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Two Zones Records Highest Security Breaches In December 2024 – Report

Crime & SecurityNational SecurityNewsNigeriaTwo Zones Records Highest Security Breaches In December 2024 – Report

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)January 20, 2025

The Beacon Security and Intelligence Limited (BSIL) has released a report that the North East and North West recorded the most security incidents in December 2024. The report signed by the Managing Director of Beacon Security and Intelligence Limited, Kabir Adamu, said 674 incidents occurred that resulted in 671 abducted persons and 708 fatalities in 258 local government areas in 36 states, including the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The security firm called for a stratified...

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