Emem Omokaro
5 Dec
The National Senior Citizens Centre (NSCC), in collaboration with the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital, has distributed life-saving aids to vulnerable senior citizens battling various health conditions. Director General of the NSCC, Dr Emem Omokaro, said the agency had decided to intervene in the health of the aged to assist them, as data reveal…
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A report by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has revealed that about ₦2.2 trillion was received by kidnappers as ransom within one year. The survey, which produced estimates at national and zonal levels covering both urban and rural areas for a 12-month reference period of May 2023 to April 2024, also disclosed that abductions…
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France from Tuesday evening will impose a nighttime curfew on the Indian Ocean island of Mayotte, after the French overseas territory was devastated by a cyclone feared to have killed hundreds, the interior ministry said. According to the latest official toll, 21 people are confirmed to have been killed by Cyclone Chido when it barrelled…
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The Edo State House of Assembly on Tuesday passed a resolution suspending for two months the chairmen and vice chairmen of the state's 18 local government areas. The House also mandated the leaders of the legislative arms to take over leadership of their respective councils. The suspension of the council chairmen and their deputies followed…
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Dr. Fabian Osita, a lecturer at Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK), Awka, was shot dead during a carjacking incident in Anambra State. The attack occurred on Monday night near the high-tension area in Aroma, Awka, as the lecturer was driving home from work. Eyewitnesses reported that unidentified gunmen intercepted his vehicle, a Toyota Corolla, and shot…
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The National Centre for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons (NCCSALW) has called for a holistic review of the 1959 Firearms Act for efficient control of illicit arms in Nigeria. The Director-General of NCCSALW, retired DIG Johnson Kokumo, made the call at the Workshop on the Review of the Firearms Act of 1959…
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The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Rivers State Command, has launched a vigorous campaign against over-speeding and reckless driving in the state as the Yuletide season approaches. The campaign, tagged "Operation Zero Accident," aimed to reduce road traffic crashes to the barest minimum during the festive season. According to the state corps commander, Inyang Umoh,…
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Pope Francis escaped two attempts on his life during his historic trip to Iraq in March 2021, according to excerpts from his forthcoming autobiography published Tuesday by Italian media. The pontiff's Vatican security detail received an urgent warning from the British secret services, Francis wrote. "A woman packed with explosives, a young suicide bomber, was…
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Over 12,000 people across Oyo State are to benefit from the 2024 Psychosocial Support Programme organised by the Oyo State Community and Social Development Agency (OYCSDA). The programme, which was designed by the World Bank and Oyo State government under the Nigeria Community Action for Resilience and Economic Stimulus (NG-CARES), was another way to give…
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One year after the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture signed a contract with a private firm to deliver 2000 tractors, implements, and 100 combined harvesters annually, the supplies have not been delivered. This was a move by the Tinubu-Administration for its Renewed Hope Agenda geared towards reducing food inflation, increasing food production and reducing…
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DR Congo on Tuesday filed a criminal case against European subsidiaries of tech giant Apple, accusing them of illegally using "blood minerals" in its supply chain. The Democratic Republic of the Congo alleges that Apple has bought contraband supplies from the country's conflict-racked east and Rwanda, zones in which the materials are alleged to be…