The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has urged the dismissed Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Adamawa State, Hudu Yunusa-Ari, to defend himself in court rather than through a news conference. The Chief Secretary to the INEC Chairman, Rotimi Oyekanmi, made the statement in Abuja on Monday, February 10, advising Yunusa-Ari to take advantage of…
The Nigerian Cancer Society (NCS) says the high rate of immigration of health workers is impacting on the number of oncologists attending to cancer patients in the country. President of the society, Prof. Abidemi Emmanuel Omonisi, disclosed this while briefing newsmen on the society’s commemoration of the World Cancer Day. Oncologists are doctors…
A 32-year-old foreign national has been tracked down and arrested by Reaction Unit South Africa (RUSA) 17 hours after she dumped her newborn baby near the manhole of a stormwater drain. A Reaction Officer on Bike Patrol on Wick Street in the Verulam – CBD found the girl hanging on the edge of…
Executive Director of the Akwa Ibom State Internal Revenue Service (AKIRS), Leo Umana, has kicked against domestic violence, emphasizing the need for couples to go their separate ways if they can no longer live in peace. Mr. Umana stated this in reaction to the domestic violence allegations levelled against Uyo wedding journalist, Isaac Mefo,…
The brother of Parkland school shooter Nicholas Cruz has been arrested after allegedly trying to break into three schools in Virginia. Zachary Cruz, 24, was caught on surveillance footage attempting to access several buildings in Augusta County, police said. The disturbing incidents took place starting at around 11.30pm on January 25 and saw Cruz trying…
