The World Health Organisation (WHO) has confirmed an outbreak of Sudan virus disease in Uganda. The Sudan Virus disease is part of the Ebola virus family. In a statement in Geneva, Switzerland, on Friday the WHO said health authorities in Kampala confirmed that one patient had died – a nurse who had sought treatment at…
The Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps, Brigadier General Yushau Ahmed, has announced that corps members will begin receiving a new monthly allowance of N77,000 starting February 2025. The NYSC DG disclosed this while speaking to the 2024 Batch ‘C’ Stream II corps members in Katsina State. Ahmed stated that the increment has been…
The Senator representing Delta North District at the National Assembly, Chinedu (Ned) Nwoko, has formally switched from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The Senator picked up the APC party membership card at his ward in Idumuje- Ugboko, Aniocha North Local Government Area of Delta State on Friday. With this…
The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested three members of a four-man syndicate that specialises in robbing bank customers. According to a statement issued on Friday, Jan. 31, by the command’s spokesperson, Ahmed Wakil, the gang targets bank customers across Bauchi, Borno, and Kano states. The arrested members include Mustapha Bukar, 42; Mustapha Abubakar, 47;…
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) said on Friday criminals in countries in the Sahel and Lake Chad regions generate an estimated $400 billion annually from drug trafficking. The UNODC Country Representative for Nigeria, Ousmane Touré, disclosed this at the end of a long-week meeting of the 5th Lake Chad Governors’ Forum…
