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The Edo state government has confirmed the diphtheria outbreak, a very contagious bacterial infection, which has claimed two lives. Confirmation was carried out during an emergency health response meeting held in Benin City on Tuesday. Commissioner of State for Health, Dr. Cyril Oshiomhole, revealed that the Benin University (UBTH) teaching hospital has confirmed five cases of disease, including two deaths. …

A pilgrim from the state of the highlands, Hajiya Jamila Muhammad, has died in Saudi Arabia. Secretary of the Executive Council of the Welfare of the State Muslim pilgrims, Mr. Daiyaabu Dauda, ​​revealed this in a statement on Tuesday in JOS. Dauda said that pilgrims died on Monday at King Abdul’aziz Hospital, Makkah, due to complications from diabetes. He said: …

The police operation in Nasarawa has saved the traditional rulers of Emmanuel Omani. The king was kidnapped in his palace from, the Kokona Regional Government in the state, on May 28. Spokesman for the State Police Command, Ramhan Nankel, revealed this in a statement on Tuesday in Lafia. He said: “The order was happy to report that Sangarin from, who …

In a country where the rainy season often brings more fear than assistance, the government of the State of Lagos said its controversial decision to destroy buildings built in the flood plains began to produce results. Commissioner for environmental and water resources, Tokunbo Wahab, made this known during the interview on the Sunrise Daily television channel on Tuesday. According to …

Police operations in Anambra have arrested three alleged armed robbers and found two vehicles in the state. Spokesman for the State Police Command, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, revealed this in a statement on Monday at Awka. He said the operators attached to the Rapid Response Squad (RRS), Awkuzu, arrested the suspects in the agukwu-nri, the territory of the State Anocha Regional …

Members of the Nigerian Judiciary Union (Jusun) in the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, locked judges, lawyers, staff, and weakened from accessing the court after an unlimited strike declared by the National Union Agency. All gates that lead to a court headquarters along Shehu Shagari Street in Abuja are below the key when journalists examine high -rise buildings on …

Deputy Principal from Private High Schools in Akure, Ondo State Capital which was identified as Mr. Rotifa has been reported to be beaten into porridge by thugs rented by the mother of a student after he took strict steps to prevent malpractice during the ongoing West African senior school certificate examination (Wassce) at the college. Witnesses told reporters on Monday …

A wave of violence and murder by the alleged armed hesitation in the state of Benue has forced the closure of no less than 15 Catholic parishes in the Makurdi diocese, according to Rev. Fr. Joseph Beba, Chair of the Nigerian Catholic Diocese Imam Association in Makurdi. Speaking to journalists on Sundays in Catholic Cathedrals in Makurdi, Rev. Fr. Beba …

Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), through the enforcement team, especially what is known as Operation Whirwind, has seized gasoline worth ₦ 39,425,000 and a vehicle worth ₦ 24,000,000, making a total of more than ₦ 63 million, in the new Klemdown in the smugglers along the Lagos-Ost Corridor. According to a statement issued on Sunday by the National Coordinator of the …

At least nine people lost their lives when the Improvisation Explosives (IED) planted by Boko Haram terrorists exploded at the bus stop in Mairari Village, the Guzamala Regional Government Area (LGA) in Borno State. Mairari Village is located about 18 kilometers from Monguno and about 119 kilometers from Maiduguri, the capital of the state. The attack, which also made several …