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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has issued a public advisory on Lassa fever, highlighting its continued threat as a significant public health concern. Dr. Jide Idris, NCDC’s Director General, addressed newsmen on Monday in Abuja, urging Nigerians to adopt preventive measures amid a rise in cases during the peak transmission season.   Idris described Lassa fever …

The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has temporarily suspended its Warri-Itakpe train service following a minor derailment at the Okpara station in Ethiope East Local Government Area of Delta State. The incident, which occurred around 10 p.m. on Sunday, left passengers stranded overnight.   In a statement issued on Monday, December 23, Yakub Mahmood, the NRC’s Deputy Director of Public Relations, …

One cannot blame this man for such a statement, it’s not his fault. The truth is that polygamy isn’t sustainable. It’s the reason why Nigeria is dangerously over populated. On the flip side and in the interest of equal rights what if women practiced polygamy – after all it should not be the domain of men. So for the sake …

A father has been arrested for allegedly behe@ding his 1-year-old son in California  The Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO) said in a press release shared on Facebook that Andrey Demskiy was arrested around 4:15 a.m. local time on Friday morning, Dec. 20, following a 911 call about a “family disturbance.”  SCSO North Patrol deputies responded, and Demskiy, 28, was accused by his …

Luigi Mangione has pleaded not guilty to New York state charges in the k!lling of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. Mangione, 26,  was arraigned on Monday, December 23,  before Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Gregory Carro. She was escorted into Judge Gregory Carro’s 13th-floor courtroom in the New York state criminal courthouse in lower Manhattan with a court officer on each arm, and a …

President Tinubu will be having his first media chat tonight by 9pm.    Presidential media aide, Bayo Onanuga, disclosed this in a statement released this evening. ‘’The first Presidential Media Chat with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will be broadcast at 9 p.m. on Monday, December 23, on the Nigerian Television Authority and Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria.   All television …

American rapper, Snoop Dogg has opened up about the tension that arose between him and Dr. Dre following his decision to acquire Death Row Records.In a candid interview with AP News, the rapper revealed that his longtime mentor was initially wary of the move. Snoop purchased the famous label from MNRK Music Group, formerly eOne Music, in 2022a milestone that …

Tiktoker, Olumide Ogunsanwo aka Seaking, was arraigned before a magistrate court on Monday morning, December 23.    According to human rights lawyer, Inibehe Effiong, who represented him in court, Seaking was charge by the police for treason, cyberstalking, conduct likely to cause breach of peace, provoking breach of peace and for calling on Nigerian Youths to “wage war” against the …

National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), in collaboration with various stakeholders, successfully welcomed the second batch of Nigerian returnees from Niger at the Immigration Training School on Airport Road, Kano.     The agency disclosed this in a statement on Monday, December 23, 2024.    “The group, totaling 392 individuals, arrived at approximately 3:05 pm,” the statement read.    “The returnees …

A young boy is in a USA hospital fighting for his life after being hit by a drone used as part of a Christmas light show. Alexander Edgerton, 7, was struck by one of many drones that fell at Lake Eola Park show, held in Orlando, Florida in the US on Saturday evening, December 21.  A video captured the moment …