High Court Stops Inquest Proceedings The coroner’s inquest into the death of 21-month-old Nkanu Adichie-Esege suffered a major setback on Wednesday. Nkanu was the son of renowned author Chimamanda Adichie and Dr. Ivara Esege. The setback followed a court order obtained by Euracare Multi-Specialist Hospital. As a result, the Coroner’s Court suspended further proceedings. The…
Victim Trapped During Phone Retrieval Attempt A 45-year-old man, Yusuf Usman, has died after becoming trapped inside a well while trying to recover a mobile phone in Kwa Town, Dawakin Tofa Local Government Area of Kano State. The incident occurred on Wednesday morning and was later reported to the Kano State Fire Service. Fire Service…
Court Convicts Four Terror Suspects in Abuja A Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced four members of the Al-Shabaab terrorist group to death by hanging. The court convicted them over their role in the June 5, 2022, attack on St. Francis Catholic Church in Owo, Ondo State. However, the court discharged a fifth defendant…
Bamiloye Defends Adeboye Over Insecurity Remarks Evangelist Mike Bamiloye, founder of Mount Zion Faith Ministries, has defended Pastor Enoch Adeboye after recent criticism over his comments on Nigeria’s insecurity. He made the clarification in a post shared on his Instagram page on Wednesday. In the post, he said critics misrepresented the RCCG General Overseer’s position….
FG Activates Nationwide Ebola Preparedness Plan The Federal Government has strengthened health screening procedures at airports, seaports and land borders across Nigeria. The action follows concerns over the ongoing outbreak of the Bundibugyo strain of the Ebola virus disease in parts of East and Central Africa. As a result, health authorities have activated precautionary measures…
FG Rolls Out Ambulances to Strengthen Emergency Response President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has launched 79 locally-assembled advanced ambulances for tertiary hospitals across Nigeria. The initiative aims to strengthen emergency healthcare services nationwide. Furthermore, it seeks to improve patient access to timely medical attention during critical situations. The ambulances were commissioned in Lagos on Tuesday. The…
Federal Charges Against Montana Virologists Authorities charged two scientists from a U.S. government lab on Tuesday. Vincent Munster and Claude Kwe allegedly smuggled deactivated mpox virus vials into the country. Munster leads the virus ecology section at Rocky Mountain Laboratories in Montana. Kwe works alongside him at the same facility. A federal court in Detroit…
Adeboye Calls for Urgent Action on Insecurity The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has called on the Federal Government to issue a 90-day ultimatum to security chiefs to eliminate terrorists across the country. According to the cleric, the worsening security situation demands decisive and immediate action. Therefore,…
ARD President Raises Concern Over Healthcare Crisis The President of the Association of Resident Doctors (ARD) at Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital (OOUTH), Sagamu, Dr John Omotoso, has described Nigeria’s health sector as being in a critical condition. He called on both the federal and state governments to declare a state of emergency in the…
NSCDC Takes Disciplinary Action Against Volunteers The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Kano State Command, has dismissed five volunteer personnel over allegations of misconduct, unprofessional conduct, and gross indiscipline. The affected individuals are Yakubu Mubarak Yusuf, Isma’il Muhd, Adamu Auwalu, Abdulrazaq Suleiman, and Ahmad Sarki. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, Ibrahim Abdullahi, announced…
