Daily Archives: July 21, 2022

Five lives lost to cholera outbreak in Kano

Five people have died following the outbreak of cholera in Kano State. Dr. Aminu Tsanyawa, the State Commissioner for Health, who confirmed the outbreak to newsmen at a briefing, explained that of the 189 cases recorded in the State, five have died. Back in April 2022, the World Health Organisation disclosed that the cholera outbreak…

TCN explains why national power grid collapsed

The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has explained why the national grid collapsed for the sixth time this year, on Wednesday July 20. TCN spokesperson, Ndidi Mbah in statement released on Thursday July 21, said the collapse was caused by a tripped off turbine that affected an entire Generation Company (GenCo), causing a loss of…

De-accreditation of Abia Poly is embarrassing and capable of destabilizing the current peace and harmony existing – Ikpeazu

Governor of Abia state, Okezie Ikpeazu has reacted to the de-accreditation of Abia State Polytechnic, Aba, by the National Board for Technical Education. It was reported earlier that the National Board for Technical Education said the decision was taken due to non-payment of staff of the institution for over 30 months. Reacting to this, Ikpeazu…

Muslim-Muslim ticket: APC has hidden agenda – Former Minister Solomon Dalung

A former Minister in President Muhammadu Buhari’s cabinet, Solomon Dalung has accused the All Progressives Congress of having a hidden agenda with the Muslim-Muslim ticket it is flying. Dalung who is now the Social Democratic Party’s candidate for the House of Representatives, Langtang North/Langtang South Federal Constituency of Plateau state, said the APC has introduced a dimension…