ABUJA SUBMERGED:‘We have not seen anything like this before’
The rain started in trickles, small drops at a time. Abuja, Nigeria’s capital city, is not immune to rainfall.
But by 10pm last Tuesday, it was no longer raindrops. It was a flood — the first of its kind in recent history. By the time the rains eased, it had caused serious upset in the city’s prime towns-Asokoro, Maitama, Guzape, Lokogoma, Garki and Wuse.
Pat Utomi reveals battle with cancer
Renowned professor of political economy, Pat Utomi, has revealed his battle with cancer, saying many of his age are in similar circumstances.
Burkina junta suspends popular radio station for criticising Niger coup
Burkina Faso’s junta-led government has suspended one of the country’s most popular radio stations after it broadcast an interview deemed “insulting” to Niger’s new military leaders.
Drug hawkers, merchants of death – NAFDAC
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), has described drug hawkers as merchants of death, warning members of the public to keep their distance from them.
S-East govs, Reps, Army move against insecurity
The governors of the southeast, the House of Representatives ad hoc committee, and security agencies including the Chief of Army Staff, yesterday, met at Enugu and Abuja respectively over the biting insecurity in the southeast.
Blinken says US backs ECOWAS efforts on Niger
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday voiced support for efforts of the West African bloc ECOWAS on Niger without explicitly backing its call at a summit for military intervention.
