The APC candidate in the Edo State September 21 governorship election, Monday Okpebholo, has advised the flagbearer of the Peoples Democratic Party, Asue Ighodalo, to withdraw from the race due to his alleged failure as the Economic Adviser to Governor Godwin Obaseki. The APC governorship candidate gave the advice on Tuesday during a meeting with the Edo State chapter of All Farmers Association of Nigeria in Benin. He said, “I told myself that if I was Ause Ighodalo, I would not bother contesting the governorship election because a government that I am economic adviser to has failed. “Where I come…
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The Federal Road Safety Corps has confirmed the death of 16 persons in an accident involving multiple vehicles at the Ojoo-Iwo Road axis of the Lagos-Ibadan expressway on Tuesday. The spokesperson, FRSC, Oyo State Sector Command, Mr Mayowa Odewo, told the News Agency of Nigeria in Ibadan that 17 other people sustained varying degrees of injuries in the accident. He said two people were injury-free of the 35 people, made up of 14 male adults, 10 female adults, six female children, and five male children involved in the accident. Odewo attributed the cause of the accident, involving four vehicles, to…
Musa Ebomhiana, the Chief Press Secretary to the reinstated deputy governor of the Edo State, Philip Shaibu, on Tuesday, said that describing his principal as an impostor is an affront to the judiciary. Recall that while reacting to Shaibu’s video on X.com, where he said he had resumed as the deputy governor of the state, after being reinstated by the court, the state commissioner for Communication and Orientation, Chris Nehikhare, on Monday, said Shaibu was an impersonator. However, in a statement on Tuesday, “Ebomhiana faulted Nehikhare’s claim. He said, “Our attention has been drawn to a statement credited to Edo…
The Police Command in Niger says it has uncovered the lifeless body of a baby suspected to be a day old in a farmland in Tayi village of Minna, Niger. The Police Public Relations Officer in Niger, SP Waisu Abiodun, made this know on Tuesday to the News Agency of Nigeria in Minna. He said that on August 9, the GRA Police Division received information that a lifeless body of “about a day old child was found in a farmland in Tayi village, Minna”. Abiodun said that police operatives of the GRA Division moved to the scene and invited welfare…
The Gombe State Commissioner of Health, Dr Habu Dahiru, has announced that the state Public Health Emergency Operations Centre has been placed on alert following confirmed and suspected cases of diphtheria in Herwagana Ward, Gombe. Our correspondent reports that Diphtheria caused by Corynebacterium diphtheriae, is a vaccine-preventable disease characterised by severe throat and respiratory infections that could lead to death if untreated. Dahiru disclosed that the state has recorded three suspected cases and one confirmed case of diphtheria. He stressed the availability of vaccines for diphtheria prevention, especially for children, at Primary Health Centres across Gombe State and urged parents…
The Labour Party candidate for the forthcoming Ondo Governorship election, Dr Ayodele Olorunfemi, has pledged to tackle corruption in public offices if elected. In an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Tuesday in Lagos, Olorunfemi vowed that “no corrupt person will escape our system.” He also stated that his administration would adopt a zero-tolerance policy towards the wastage of public funds. The LP candidate noted that corruption and bribery have deprived the masses of the dividends of democracy. Olorunfemi emphasised that winning the fight against corruption is essential for the party to implement its comprehensive transformation plan and…
Suberu, according to a statement from the Chief Press Secretary to Ogun State governor, Lekan Adeniran, disclosed this to newsmen on Tuesday. The exam body had stated that the results of 1,685,889 candidates, accounting for 93.9 per cent were released on Monday. Suberu described the report “as mischievous and unbalanced,” adding that the Ogun State Government was not indebted to the Council in any way. The branch controller explained that the results of the affected students were still pending because of a technical hitch, which is being looked into for quick redress and immediate action. He said that there is…
Manchester City is facing a serious threat of relegation from the Premier League as the hearing into 115 alleged breaches of Financial Fair Play regulations is set to begin in early September. The charges, dating back to 2009, have cast a shadow over the club, which has enjoyed immense success under Pep Guardiola, winning 15 major trophies since his appointment in 2016. The potential consequences for Man City are severe, with journalist Martyn Ziegler reporting that if the most serious charges are proven, the club could face relegation or a significant points deduction. This situation follows in the footsteps of…
President Bola Tinubu has approved the National Policy on Health Workforce Migration to address the challenges facing Nigeria’s health human resources. The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof Muhammad Pate, disclosed this on his X handle on Monday. Pate said the policy is more than just a response to the ongoing exodus of healthcare professionals but a comprehensive strategy to manage, harness, and reverse healthworker migration. Pate said, “This afternoon, HE President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR @officialABAT, in-Council, approved a landmark policy set to transform healthcare human resource management in Nigeria. “The National Policy on Health Workforce Migration…
In the aftermath of the recent nationwide hunger protests, the prices of cooking gas and food items have skyrocketed in Kaduna. Prices of goods such as provisions, grains and other staple food items are rising steadily in markets and shops across the board. Checks by a News Agency of Nigeria’s Correspondent on Monday in Kaduna showed that the prices of food items like rice, beans, yams, garri (cassava flake) and noodles had gone up about the fourth time in 2024 alone. For instance, a kilogramme of cooking gas which was selling for between N 1,100 and N1,120 in July now…