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No fewer than nine persons have died as a result of an outbreak of a disease suspected to be gastroenteritis at Ndiegu Amagu community, in the Ikwo Local Government Area of Ebonyi State. Recall that recently, social media reports had claimed that 65 persons died of the virus. However, the Senior Special Assistant to Ikwo…

The Lagos State Health Service Commission has urged health workers to exceed patients’ expectations with adequate care during treatment. The Permanent Secretary of the Commission, Ademuyiwa Eniayewun made this call while speaking at the fourth stakeholders’ forum organised by the Alimosho General Hospital. This was made known on Thursday in a statement titled, ‘Lagos Health…

The Police Public Relations Officer for the Osun State Police Command, Yemisi Opalola, has said that the Command has not declared the son of the owner of Hiltons Hotels and Resorts, Ile-Ife, Raheem Adedoyin, wanted for complicity in the murder of the late Timothy Adegoke because the autopsy result into the cause of the death…

United Nations Children’s Fund has called for the protection of children against violence following the car bomb blast that rocked the Somalia capital, Mogadishu, on Thursday. This was contained in a statement by the UNICEF Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Director, Mohamed Fall, released on Thursday. It was earlier reported that a bomb blast at…

The Commissioner of Police in Lagos State, Hakeem Odumosu, on Thursday, assured residents of the state of a crime-free Yuletide celebration. Speaking during the 2021 public lecture of Crime Reporters Association of Nigeria held at Sheraton Hotel, Ikeja, Odumosu said that reduction in crime rate in the state was achieved through the synergy amongst all…

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has said that with its focus on non-oil exports coupled with the Zero-Oil Plan actively promoted by the Nigerian Export Promotion Council, Nigeria is on the right path to economic diversification. Osinbajo said this on Thursday while receiving at the Presidential Villa a delegation from the NEPC led by its outgoing…

The Lagos State Judiciary has held a valedictory court session in honour of a former Chief Judge of the state, late Justice Samuel Ilori. A statement released on Thursday titled, ‘Lagos Judiciary Holds Valedictory Court Session In Honour Of Late Justice Samuel Omotunde Ilori,’ revealed that the session was held at the premises of the…

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has said that the constant engagement on issues of justice, peace, security, and the social contract cannot be let through the cracks. Osinbajo was speaking on Wednesday during a farewell courtesy call at the Presidential Villa by the outgoing United Nations Resident Coordinator in Nigeria, Mr Edward Kallon. Senior Special Assistant…

Surgeon Gianpaolo Tartaro has detailed the facial operation performed on Napoli striker Victor Osimhen. An accidental clash of heads at San Siro with Inter Milan defender Milan Skriniar on the weekend left Osimhen with serious damage to his face. “Osimhen’s injury was not just a simple fracture to the cheekbone, as it involved many other…

The Chairman of the Administration and Finance Committee of the ECOWAS Commission, Mohammed Ismaila, has frowned on the failure of member states to pay their community levy, noting that the funding of the 2021 budget was hinged on the levy. According to him, the budget would be funded from 71 per cent of the community…