A confirmed case of Lassa fever has been reported at the Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital (AKTH) in Kano State. The hospital’s Infection Prevention and Control Unit disclosed that out of two suspected cases recently admitted, one tested positive for the viral hemorrhagic illness. Salisu Inuwa, spokesperson for the unit, stated that the confirmed…
Not long ago, Nigerians awoke to the harrowing news of a brutal massacre in Uromi, Edo State, where sixteen able-bodied men, reportedly hunters of northern Nigerian origin, were violently killed. Preliminary reports suggest that their ethnic identity as Hausa-Fulani may have played a decisive role in their tragic fate. It appears the attackers, driven more…
President Donald Trump announced deals Friday with five law firms that will allow them to avoid the prospect of a punishing executive order and require them to together provide hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of free legal services for causes his administration supports. The resolutions reflect the Republican president’s continued success in bending prominent…
By Jack Kalio, Port Harcourt Attempts by Sterling Bank to seize the properties of an indigenous company, Zomay Marines and Logistics Limited, over alleged debts whose authenticity and exactitude are yet to be determined, has been restrained by the Rivers State High Court presided over by Justice Frank Onyiri. Justice Onyiri on Friday, April 11, issued a restraining order against…
Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country today. 1. Akpabio petitions IGP, demands probe, prosecution of Sen Natasha Senate President Godswill Akpabio has formally petitioned the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, requesting an investigation and prosecution of suspended Kogi Central Senator, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, for alleged criminal defamation and an assassination…
Former Kaduna State governor, Malam Nasir El-Rufai, has dismissed speculations surrounding his recent visit to former President Muhammadu Buhari, urging critics and political opponents not to lose sleep over the meeting. The visit, which also included former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and other prominent politicians, took place at Buhari’s residence in Kaduna and has…
