Two commercial bank buildings on Ademola Adetokunbo Street in Victoria Island, on Wednesday were gutted by fire. ChannelsTV reports unconfirmed source say as claiming that a tanker with diesel was at the premises of one of the banks to discharge its product, when “explosion from a yet-to-be-identified source occurred, igniting a massive fire, which soon spread to a neighbouring bank’s building.” The report further said that firefighters were currently battling to put out the blaze. Details later…
Author: Abdallah el-Kurebe
The leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, has warned Bola Tinubu of the All Progressive Congress, APC), to focus on his health and shelve the ambition of contesting presidency in 2023. The Cleric, who had earlier prophesied that President Muhammadu Buhari will not support Tunubu’s ambition, gave the advise in a statement on Wednesday. ‘‘Tinubu should take care of his health before his ambition for President, his health might crumble, who says his health will still be standing by 2023. He has not done the right thing. “Also, Buhari will dump Tinubu, he won’t support…
Dr Faisal Shuaib, Executive Director of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), has described Nigeria’s Wild Polio Virus (WPV) eradication as a journey of purposeful leadership, hard work, passion and commitment. He stated this on the agency’s verified account, @NphcdaNG on Wednesday. The African Regional Commission for Certification of Polio Eradication, ARCC), earlier certified Nigeria’s Wild Polio Virus Free Documentation after 30 years. Nigeria attained wild polio-free status after meeting all the criteria for certification, which include three years of non-detection of any wild polio virus case in the country. ”The leadership provided by President Muhammadu…
Czech President Milos Zeman has successfully undergone surgery early after breaking an arm in a fall, his spokesperson said on Wednesday. “President Milos Zeman is resting after the operation,” spokesperson Jiri Ovcacek told Radio Z on Wednesday. The operation at a Prague military hospital was reportedly successful. The 75-year-old broke his right arm while going on a walk, Ovcacek told the CTK agency on Tuesday evening. The injury was not life-threatening. Zeman is in contact with his family and his staff. He will have to scale back his work schedule during the subsequent recovery period.…
Chinese pharmaceutical company, Fosun Pharma, on Tuesday, donated anti-malaria drugs to Kenya’s Health Ministry to boost the war against the tropical disease. Malaria is the leading cause of death among pregnant women and children below five years in the country. Rashid Aman, Chief Administrative Secretary in the Ministry of Health, said the donation will aid treatment of severe cases. “The drug that is being donated is Artesunate injection 60 mg for treatment of severe malaria, a life-threatening condition,’’ Aman said during COVID-19 briefing in Nairobi. Aman said the company is a World Health Organisation (WHO) qualified…
The International Press Centre, IPC, has condemned the verbal assault inflicted on a Journalist by a former Minister of Aviation, Mr Fani Kayode. The Centre also demanded in a statement by the Executive Director, Mr Lanre Arogundade, made available to Ashenewsonline on Wednesday, that the former Minister apologises to the Journalist and give an assurance of his safety in view of the alleged further threats. The journalist, Eyo Charles, who reports for the Daily Trust Newspaper, was seen in a video posted by The Cable, an online newspaper, asking the former Minister at a press conference in Calabar, Cross Rivers…
The World Health Organisation, WHO, has declared Africa wild polio free as the Africa Regional Certification Commission, ARCC, certifies the continent of the deadly virus. A coalition of international health bodies, national and local governments, community volunteers and survivors had committed to fighting the scourge on all fronts, for this to be achieved. ARCC’s certification on Tuesday came after four years of last recorded cases of the virus in northern Nigeria. The World Health Organization, WHO, regional director for Africa, Dr Matshidiso Moeti said: “It’s been a momentous, massive undertaking, with amazing persistence and perseverance, coming in the face of…
Governor Abubakar Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi state, has opined that although social media is crucial and useful, it is also disruptive. Bagudu spoke at the opening of a one-day “Kebbi State Government New Media Consultative Meeting/ Forum held at the Presidential Banquet Hall on Tuesday. The governor said the event was organized as part of the efforts by his administration to improve the feedback mechanism between the government and the electorate. “In the world of today, the social media usage is a vogue globally and Nigeria, as well as Kebbi state will not lag behind, even though…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) has tasked the leadership of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) against frivolous exparte applications of lawyers, which often affect the operations of the Commission. A statement by Dele Oyewale, Spokesperson of the Commission on Tuesday, said the appeal was made on Monday, by the Kano zonal head of the EFCC, Sanusi Aliyu Mohammed, when the leadership of the Kano Branch of the NBA paid him a courtesy visit. He noted that much as it is the constitutional right of lawyers to defend their clients, some counsels usually employ exparte applications they know lack…
The Director General of Tinubu Support Organisation, TSO, Comrade Ibrahim Dahiru Danfulani, has described Sultan Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar, as a shining star in modern day Nigeria. Danfulani, while felicitating with the Sultan on his 66th birthday anniversary in a statement said the monarch has used his position as the leader of the Muslim Ummah in Africa’s most populous country in preaching unity and fairness to all. “Never in Nigeria’s recent history has the country been blessed with a nationalist that is deeply committed to Nigeria’s unity and progress,” it stated. Danfulani further stated that as co-chair of…