At least 49 people have been killed, and thousands displaced in Nigeria after heavy rains caused flood in the northeast of the country, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said on Monday.
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The Niger State Police Command says it has successfully destroyed improvised explosive devices (IEDs) recovered during counter-insurgency operations between 2021 and 2023, the Commissioner of Police, CP Shawulu Danmamman, has revealed. The destruction, led by SP Mohammed Mamun, took place on August 22, 2024, near Zuma Rock, Suleja. The recovered IEDs include pipe-borne explosives, military-grade missiles, and hand grenades found in Shiroro and Minna. In a separate operation, an abandoned AK-49 rifle was recovered on August 14, 2024, in the Kaffin-Koro area, believed to have been left by bandits during a joint clearance operation. The rifle is currently undergoing forensic…
Police in Lagos have confirmed the killing of Demola Akinloye, son of the Ojomu of Ajiran Land, Oba Tijani Akinloye, by gunmen in the Lekki area of the state. The tragic incident occurred on Sunday around 12:30 p.m. at Chevron Drive, Lekki, Lagos, when Akinloye was attacked by four gunmen. The gunmen, who remain unidentified, reportedly shot and stabbed Akinloye to death while he was driving his Toyota Corolla. The spokesperson of the Lagos State Police Command, Benjamin Hundeyin, who confirmed the incident on Tuesday, said the police received a distress call from the area shortly after the incident. “The…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) has begun shipment of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) cargoes to Japan and China on a Delivered Ex-Ship (DES) basis.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has reported a notable decrease in confirmed Mpox cases for the week of Aug. 12 to Aug. 18, 2024.
The Director of Public Health in Osun, Dr Akeem Bello, has dismissed reports of new monkeypox (Mpox) cases resurfacing in Ilesa, Osun state.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Monday unveiled a global Strategic Preparedness and Response Plan ( SPRP)to tackle human-to-human transmission of mpox.
The Katsina State Government says it will invest N30 billion in irrigation farming to boost the agricultural sector in the state.
The European Union (EU) has announced an additional allocation of €35 million for humanitarian assistance across several West African countries facing severe crises.
A graduate of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, and currently serving with state code SO/23C/0264, Annabel Chimkaodi, has organised a malaria awareness and health empowerment program at Government Technical College and Government Girls Day Secondary School in Runjin Sambo, Sokoto State.