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The World Health Organisation (WHO) has published its global cholera statistics for 2024, showing an increase in both the number of people who fell sick and died from the disease. ‎‎In a statement ‎yesterday, it reported that cholera cases rose by five per cent and deaths by 50 per cent in 2024 compared to 2023, […]

Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Wards Congresses in Adamawa,  r Gebon Kataps,  has described the exercise as peaceful, transparent and orderly. Kataps, who is the Secretary to the  Government of the State  (SGS) in  Taraba, stated this  in Girei when he led  the monitoring team to the  local government area yesterday. He expressed […]

The Association of Radiation Oncologists of Nigeria (ARCON) has called on the federal government to establish more cancer treatment centres across the country to curb the growing prevalence of the disease. President of ARCON, Dr Nwamaka Lasebikan, made the appeal at the opening ceremony of the association’s 8th Annual Scientific Conference and General Meeting, held […]

Over 500 households have been displaced following a heavy flood that wreaked havoc in Kigo Road Extension, Kaduna North local government area on Thursday. LEADERSHIP gathered that the flood which struck early hours of Thursday,swept through homes and forced residents out of their homes. One of the victims, Mrs. Khadijatu Jatau, a mother of nine, […]

The minister of works, Engr David Umahi, has revealed that he has a healing balm in seeing good infrastructure, saying that when he is sick but sees good infrastructure, he would get well even without visiting the hospital. He stated this yesterday in Makurdi, Benue State, when he visited the state to inspect some ongoing […]

A rights group, Global Rights, has condemned what it described as the persistent and unlawful weaponisation of the Cybercrime (Prohibition, Prevention, etc.) Act 2015 against journalists and civic society personalities in Nigeria. In an open letter addressed to the Inspector General of Police Kayode Egbetokun signed by its executive director, Abiodun Baiyewu, the rights group […]

Stakeholders in the digital sector have called for the creation of specialised courts in the country to handle cases of digital threats and violations. The country director, Avocats Sans Frontieres (ASF) France, Angela Uzoma-Iwuchukwu, said this was part of the resolutions at the E-Rights Second Situation Room programme in Abuja yesterday. The event, organised by […]

Troops of 12 Brigade Nigerian Army under Operation ACCORD III, in conjunction with Other Hybrid Forces (OHF), have killed a notorious bandit leader in Kogi State identified as Babangida Kachala. The acting assistant director, Army Public Relations,12 Brigade Nigerian Army, Lieutenant Hassan Abdullahi, disclosed this in a statement yesterday. Abdullahi said on September 11, following […]

The National Association of Scrap and Waste Dealers Employers of Nigeria (NASWDEN) has condemned criminal elements who engage in  vandalism of public and private facilities under the guise of scrap business. President of the association, Engr. Ogbu Luke Uchechukwu, said at a press briefing yesterday to usher in its new National Executive Committee in Abuja […]

The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has successfully overseen the conversion of Petroleum Prospecting Licence (PPL) 202 to Petroleum Mining Lease (PML) 66, an achievement that reinforces Nigeria’s standing as a prime destination for both local and international oil and gas investors. This milestone signifies the successful transition of a key asset and highlights […]