The Kano State Government has filed new charges against former governor Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje. The charges, detailed in case No. K/143c/24, allege criminal conspiracy and misappropriation involving Ganduje and the former Commissioner for Justice, Musa Lawan. These charges are brought under Section 308 and are punishable under Section 309 of the Penal Code (as…
A motor accident claimed the lives of 14 people and left four others injured in Kanya Babba in Ringim Local Government Area of Jigawa State. The accident occurred on Tuesday, July 16, 2024, when a Toyota Hiace bus attempted to bypass an immigration checkpoint and collided head-on with a DAF truck. The spokesperson…
The cholera outbreak in Nigeria has resulted in 103 de@ths from 3,623 suspected cases across 34 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) as of July 15, 2024, according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC). The cases and fatalities span 187 Local Government Areas (LGAs), with Lagos, Bayelsa, Abia, Ebonyi,…
On Tuesday, July 16, the Federal High Court in Abuja issued a bench warrant for the arrest of Dr. Abraham Ehizojie, the medical doctor at Kuje Correctional Centre, for allegedly refusing to produce the medical report of Tigran Gambaryan, a detained executive of Binance Holdings Ltd. Justice Emeka Nwite issued the order following an…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has raised an alert regarding the increasing number of yellow fever cases, coinciding with the ongoing cholera outbreak that has impacted nearly all states in the country. Dr. Jide Idris, Director-General of the NCDC, made the announcement during a press conference on Tuesday in…
