NCDC, WAHO partner to combat Yellow fever in Nigeria
In its efforts to contribute to the capacity building of ECOWAS member states in the area of preparedness and response to yellow fever epidemic, West African Health Organisation, WAHO, in collaboration with Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC has concluded plans to conduct a yellow fever simulation exercise in Lagos State.
Army chief urged to probe soldiers’ brutality
A rights lawyer in Warri, Delta State, Mr. Oghenejabor Ikimi, has enjoined the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai, to investigate alleged brutalisation of his client, Mr. Freedom Odiete, by soldiers in Warri.
Nigeria as a killing field
The breakdown on state basis showed that ” Borno State, the hotbed of the Book Haram insurgency, recorded the highest number of deaths with a figure of 361. Borno is followed by Benue, 163; and Borno’s north-eastern neighbours, Taraba (107) and Adamawa, which witnessed 103 violent deaths
Herdsmen/farmers clashes: 145 suspects arrested as police lose 30 to militias
Indications emerged last night that no fewer than 145 persons have been arrested in various parts of the North, following the crackdown ordered by the Federal Government on suspected militias causing mass deaths in some states in the region.
Nigeria earns N3.8trn from crude oil, gas export in 3 months
Nigeria earned N3.738 trillion from the export of crude oil and petroleum products in three months, from October to December 2017, according to latest data released by the National Bureau of Statistics, NBS.
Tolerate opposition’s views, Edo PDP tells APC, gov
EDO State chairman of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Chief Dan Orbih, has appealed to the state governor and his party, All Progressives Congress, APC, to tolerate the opinions of the opposition in the state, saying it was the only way democracy can survive.
