Ebola alert: NCDC flags Lagos, FCT, Kano, Rivers, 6 others as high-risk states over Bundibugyo outbreak
By Chioma Obinna The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) on Thursday placed Lagos, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Kano, Rivers and several other states on high Ebola preparedness alert following the classification of Nigeria’s risk of importing the deadly Bundibugyo Ebola Virus Disease as “HIGH.” In a national public health advisory addressed […]
2027: FHC opens registries weekends, public holidays for pre-election cases
“This has become expedient to meet up with the limited time frame for filing pre-election matters,” the statement reads.
2027: Bishop vows ethnic inclusion, environmental justice after AAC ticket
African Action Congress, AAC, has elected renowned indigenous peoples’ rights advocate, environmentalist, Ojumude Bishop, as its flag bearer for the Warri Federal Constituency. His election came after the party’s Delta State primaries conducted in Asaba. Bishop used the occasion to reaffirm his commitment to pursuing legislative reforms centered on ethnic inclusion, Indigenous peoples’ rights, environmental […]
Fire in Kenya girls’ school dorm kills 16
The fire broke out at around 1:00 am local time in Utumishi Girls Academy in Nakuru County, around 120 kilometres (75 miles) north of the capital Nairobi
US Treasury sanctions Iran authorities overseeing Strait of Hormuz
The United States Treasury announced sanctions Wednesday against Iran’s Persian Gulf Strait Authority, Tehran’s new agency that collects fees for traveling through the strategic Strait of Hormuz.
Primaries: Tension in APC as aspirants reject ‘administrative fiat’
Citing Section 84(14) of the Electoral Act 2022, they maintained that only the Federal High Court has jurisdiction to entertain disputes arising from party primaries, insisting that the NWC could not assume the role of an appellate tribunal over elections conducted by its own committees.
