The rise of bird flu across farms in California has raised questions about the virus and and its potential threat to humans. While the threat to humans is currently small, here is what you need to know about the state of bird flu. On Dec. 18, Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency as the H5N1…
Chairman, Calabar Municipal Council, Rt Hon James Anam By Anietie Akpan Calabar Municipal Council has declared as illegal activities of some persons going about extorting money from members of the public for street naming. A statement on Monday by the Chief Press Secretary of the Council, Mr. Oqua Etim said the attention of the Mayor…
Operatives attached to the Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG) Zone 2, Onikan, Lagos State, have smashed a syndicate allegedly specialised in the theft and sale of newborn babies.  Eight suspects identified as Rita Ibezim, Sunday Ochim, Sunday Okputu, Faith Sunday, Chinaza Echelibe, Ngozi Ifekwuna, Helen Nwakuba and Bada Adeniyi were arrested in different…
A car bomb exploded on the outskirts of a northern Syrian city on Monday, February 3, killing at least 19 people, all but one of them women, and leaving more than a dozen wounded, hospital workers said. Â Â Â Â Another 15 women were wounded by the blast on the outskirts of the city of…
Gov. Bassey Otu (L), receiving a plaque from the President-General of the Mary Knoll College Alumni Association, Chief John Abang (AIG Rtd). By Anietie Akpan Cross River State Governor, Senator Bassey Otu has declared that the state is suffering from a state of serious deficit in many areas. Accordingly, he has called for a collective…
Traditional religious practitioners in Anambra State have strongly opposed the recently enacted Anambra Homeland Security Law, accusing Governor Chukwuma Soludo of bias against indigenous spirituality and attempting to suppress traditional religious practices. At a press conference in Awka on Monday, the Supreme Leader of the Traditional Practitioners Association of Nigeria, Dibia Chukwuma Ezeruonye, along with…
