14 dead, four injured in Jigawa auto crash

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…

Cholera claims 103 lives in 34 states, FCT

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,…

NCDC warns of rising cases of yellow fever

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…

Police ban Shiites procession in Kaduna

The Kaduna police command has announced a ban on all forms of unlawful gatherings by the proscribed Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN), including its planned Ashura procession. In a statement issued by Mansir Hassan, the spokesperson for the command declared that the police will enforce the ban strictly and warned that the full weight…

FG— Nigerians can now obtain UAE visas

The Federal Government has reached an agreement with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to allow Nigerian passport holders to obtain visas for travel to the Arab nation starting today, July 15, 2024. The Minister of Information, Mohammed Idris, disclosed this in a statement released on his X handle. It reads ‘’FG, UAE Reach Agreement…

Daniel Bwala: I’ve left PDP… I’m close to joining APC

Daniel Bwala, a lawyer and policy analyst, has announced his departure from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and indicated that he is close to joining the All Progressives Congress (APC). Bwala, who served as a spokesman for Atiku Abubakar’s 2023 presidential campaign, made this declaration during an appearance on Channels Television’s Politics Today. He…

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