By Steve Oko – Aba No fewer than 18 persons die of tuberculosis per hour in Nigeria according to a report by the World Health Organization, WHO. The Director, National Tuberculosis & Leprosy Control Programme, Mrs. Itohowo Uko who disclosed this in a virtual media seminar with select newsmen in Abia and Enugu, said that […]

By Aare Afe Babalola, SAN, the previous editions, I identified the incidence of incessant kidnappings in Nigeria and the consequent closure of schools. I have equally made copious references to the comments of some stakeholders as well as media reports on the spate of kidnappings in Nigeria which, unfortunately, has caught the attention of the […]

The Imo command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) says it has arrested 265 suspects for various crimes and secured the conviction of 12 persons in Imo. NSCDC’s commandant in the state, Mr Danjuma Elisha, said this in Owerri on Wednesday while briefing newsmen on the achievements of the command in the […]

By Adeola Badru The Oyo State Police command, has embarked on a tactical manhunt of suspected kidnappers hideouts along Idi Ayunre axis of Oluyole Local Government Area in Ibadan, Oyo State, with a combined team of Intelligence, Operational and Tactical assets in concert with local vigilantes and hunters under the supervision of the Assistant Commissioner […]

By Bashir Bello – Kano An auto-crash involving tricycles popularly known as Keke Napep and a bicycle have claimed the life of a forty-eight, 48-year-old man, unidentified, in Sharada, Kano Municipal area of the Kano State. It was gathered that the accident happened when a tricycle with registration number TRN 125 WZ ram a moving […]