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The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Idowu Owohunwa, has dismissed reports of widespread acts of violence and voter suppression in the state governorship election held on Saturday, March 18.   In an interview with Channels TV, Owohunwa confirmed the attacks on voters and electoral officers recorded at some Lagos polling …

Diphtheria cases in Nigeria has risen to 216 as confirmed by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).    The cases were confirmed in Kano, Yobe, Lagos, and Osun states. It was also gathered that the death toll has hit 40 in the country.   The NCDC also said the …

In the frantic aftermath of the Sept. 11 attacks, hundreds of men captured abroad were sent to the U.S. military prison at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, where they were held without access to lawyers and denied all other rights. In time, the cases of three of the prisoners reached the Supreme …

12 new cases of Lassa fever were reported in the country in one week, as confirmed by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC).   The cases were recorded between December 26, 2022 to January 1, 2023 in three states. The states with the new confirmed Lassa fever cases are: Edo …

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Minister of Women Affairs, Dame Pauline Tallen, has decried the increasing cases of rape and other forms of violence against the girl-child by their fathers and other members of the society.    The Minister spoke on Tuesday, October 11, 2022, at the State of the Nigerian Girls Summit with the …

A statement issued on Wednesday, October 5 by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirmed that no fewer than fifty-six people have died of meningitis in the country. The agency through its Director-General, Ifedayo Adetifa, revealed that 961 cases of the disease were recorded so far in 2022. Naija …

Investor mood was also hit by new official data from China that showed factory activity continued to contract in the world’s second largest economy following strict Covid lockdowns and a record heat wave. Mainland China’s benchmark Shanghai Composite Index (SHCOMP) tumbled as much as 1.3%, but then pared losses to …

Ogun State Government has confirmed four new cases of monkeypox in the state.    Director of Public Health in the Ministry of Health, Dr Festus Soyinka who confirmed the new cases which brought the total number of cases in the state to seven, said two cases were recorded at Ota, in …

The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has said President Buhari’s inability to curtail rising cases of kidnapping, killing and terrorists attacks has exposed his ineffective leadership. In a statement signed by its Secretary-General, Murtala Aliyu, the group expressed regret over the level of insecurity, particularly in the Northern region, saying supporters of …