Nigeria Receives 10,000 Mpox Vaccines from US Government

HealthNewsNigeriaNigeria Receives 10,000 Mpox Vaccines from US Government

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)August 28, 2024

The Federal Government has received 10,000 doses of the Mpox vaccine from the United States Government to support its efforts in containing the outbreak of the disease in the country. The vaccines were handed over to the National Primary Healthcare Development Agency, NPHCDA, by the United States Agency for International Development, USAID, on Monday. Speaking at the handover ceremony, Ambassador Richard Mills said, “We are pleased to know that this is a timely donation that...

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Soludo’s APGA Steps up Fight with Njoku’s led APGA, Seals State office in Awka

NewsNigeriaPoliticsSoludo’s APGA Steps up Fight with Njoku’s led APGA, Seals State office in Awka

Ebuka Onyekwelu (Staff Writer)August 27, 2024

Governor Soludo’s supported faction of the All Progressives Grand Alliance – APGA, which is not recognized by the Independent National Electoral Commission – INEC, has stepped up its onslaught against Chief Edozie Njoku’s led APGA on Tuesday, following the sealing of the State office of the party in Awka. The Njoku-led APGA State office located at no 8, road 1, Udoka Housing Estate in Awka, was sealed by the Anambra State Housing Development Corporation, on...

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NFF Turns to German Tactician Bruno Labbadia for Super Eagles’ Revival

NewsNigeriaSoccerSportsNFF Turns to German Tactician Bruno Labbadia for Super Eagles’ Revival

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)August 27, 2024

The Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, has appointed German coach Bruno Labbadia as the new head coach of the Super Eagles. The NFF announced on Tuesday that it had agreed with Labbadia to take charge of the senior men’s national team. The NFF Executive Committee approved the appointment following a recommendation from the Technical and Development sub-committee, according to NFF General Secretary, Dr. Mohammed Sanusi. Labbadia replaces Finidi George, who resigned after failing to secure wins...

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 NYSC Resuscitate National Tree Planting Campaign

EducationNewsNigeria NYSC Resuscitate National Tree Planting Campaign

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)August 27, 2024

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has designed a new approach to fight desertification by ensuring that individual corps members plant and nurture their trees during their service year. The Minister of Youth Development, Dr Jamila Bio Ibrahim, while launching the national tree planting campaign under the implementation framework “each-one-plant-and-nurture-one.’’ at the campaign in Permanent Orientation Camp, Keffi Nasarawa State, said climate change is profoundly impacting Nigeria like the rest of the world. The minister,...

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President Bola Tinubu Appoints New Heads of DSS, NIA

NewsNigeriaPoliticsPresident Bola Tinubu Appoints New Heads of DSS, NIA

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)August 27, 2024

The Presidency has announced the appointment of Adeola Ajayi and Mohammed Mohammed as the new Director-Generals of the Department of State Services, DSS, and the National Intelligence Agency, NIA, respectively. Ajayi succeeds Yusuf Bichi, who had held the position since 2018 before recently stepping down. Mohammed replaces Ahmed Abubakar, who also resigned. Both Bichi and Abubakar were appointed by former President Muhammadu Buhari during his administration from 2015 to 2023. According to a statement from...

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Proscribed Shi’ite Group Kills Two Police, Injury Three Others

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaProscribed Shi’ite Group Kills Two Police, Injury Three Others

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)August 26, 2024

The proscribed Islamic Movement of Nigeria, IMN, popularly known as ‘Shi’ites’, has killed two officers, while three others are left unconscious following an attack on Police by the group. The Police Public Relations Officer, FCT Police Command, SP Josephine Adeh who confirmed the incident said the Islamic group launched an attack on some personnel of the Nigeria Police Force at Wuse Junction by traffic light on Sunday. “The proscribed organization attacked the police checkpoint unprovoked,...

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Borno State Commissioner Of Finance Died Inside His Room

NewsNigeriaPoliticsBorno State Commissioner Of Finance Died Inside His Room

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)August 26, 2024

The Borno State Government has announced the death of Ahmed Ali Ahmed, the State Commissioner of Finance. Prof. Usman Tar, the Commissioner of Information and Internal Security in a statement in Maiduguri indicates that the burial is slated for 5:00 p.m. today at the family house of the late commissioner in Damboa Road behind Indimi’s residence. Governor Babagana Zulum has lost two of his cabinet members within one year. The Commissioner for Finance in Borno...

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NAF Kill Scores Of terrorists In Zamfara, Kaduna, Destroys Illegal Refineries In Rivers

National SecurityNewsNigeriaNAF Kill Scores Of terrorists In Zamfara, Kaduna, Destroys Illegal Refineries In Rivers

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)August 26, 2024

The Nigerian Air Force said its airstrikes have neutralized terrorists in Kaduna, Zamfara States and destroyed illegal refining sites in Rivers State. NAF spokesman, Air Vice Marshal Edward Gabkwet in a statement on Sunday, said the operation was conducted on Saturday, August 24, by the Air Component of Operation Whirl Punch. The statement reads in part: “Intelligence gathered had revealed that most of the terrorists responsible for recent attacks on civilians, abductions and cattle rustling...

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Cardinal Arinze Warns Young People Against Unplanned Journey

NewsNigeriaCardinal Arinze Warns Young People Against Unplanned Journey

Ebuka Onyekwelu (Staff Writer)August 26, 2024

On Sunday, his Eminence Cardinal Francis Arinze admonished youths to be wary of engaging in any international journey without proper planning. This, Cardinal Arinze said on Sunday, at the St. Paul’s Catholic Church Nnobi in Idemili South LGA, during the dedication of baby Chihotaram Omenugha, daughter of Mrs. Chidera and Dr. Nelson Omenugha, Governor Soludo’s adviser on youth development programmes. Speaking shortly after the dedication mass, Cardinal Arinze said that every country worldwide has its...

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Eight Days After Abduction, 20 Medical Students Regain Freedom

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaEight Days After Abduction, 20 Medical Students Regain Freedom

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)August 26, 2024

Twenty medical students, kidnapped while travelling to a conference in Benue State, have been freed by security operatives. The students, from the University of Maiduguri and the University of Jos, were abducted by gunmen on 15th August However, they were rescued on Friday in Ntunkon forest, Benue State, without any ransom paid. Assistant Commissioner of Police Olumuyiwa Adejoboi, spokesperson for the Nigeria Police Force, “Contrary to some tweets and unconfirmed stories that some money was...

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