Lassa Fever Kills More Nigerias Than Ebola As Death Toll Hits 101 in 19 States
Statistics from Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) have shown that reported cases of Lassa fever, a hemorrhagic disease, confirmed and suspected, stood at 175 with a total of 101 deaths since August, even as only 8 persons died of…
Rivers Police Apprehend Kidnappers Within Hours, Rescue Victims
The Rivers State Police Command has successfully rescued Mr. Austin Ajah and Mrs. Winifred Frank few hours after they were kidnapped on February 6, 2016 at about 6:19 pm near Siat Palm farm in Ubima, Ikwerre Local Government. The duo were…
NASS To Slash Buhari’s N3.8bn Aso Rock Clinic Budget – Rep
A member, representing Ezeagu/Udi Federal Constituency of Enugu State in Nigeria’s House of Representatives, Hon. Dennis Amadi has hinted that the House will streamline the controversial N3.8bn allocated to State House clinic by President Muhammadu Buhari in the 2016 budget proposal,…
How a Medical Mystery in Brazil Led Doctors to Zika Virus – NYTimes
Something strange was happening last August in the maternity wards of Recife, a seaside city perched on Brazil’s easternmost tip, where the country juts into the Atlantic. “Doctors, pediatricians, neurologists, they started finding this thing we never had seen,” said…
Police in Enugu to Give Govt Arrests Report
To keep proper records, the Enugu State government has directed the state Commissioner of Police to report cases of arrests of persons to its Ministry of Justice on quarterly basis. The Commissioner for Information, Dr Godwin Udeuhele, told newsmen at…
Biafra: Buhari Smuggled Out of London Hotel
President Muhammadu Buhari was allegedly smuggled out of the Kensington Close Hotel, London, through the basement angry Biafra protesters called for the release of director of Radio Biafra and leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mr. Nnamdi Kanu….
APC Asks Court to Reverse Appointment of Caretaker Chairmen for Enugu Councils
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has approached the Enugu State High Court seeking for an order setting aside the recent appointment of caretaker committees to run the affairs of the 17 local government areas of Enugu state by Governor Ifeanyi…
PDP Threatens Erring Kogi Assembly Members
The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) has vowed to sanction any member of the Kogi State House of Assembly that indulges in anti-party activities. The party in a statement also resolved that that the status quo…
See Buhari’s Three Achievements in Seven Months
The Centre for Democracy and Development had claimed recently that President Muhammadu Buhari had only achieved one out of his 222 tracked electoral promises, representing 0.5 per cent of the promises. The CDD had based its report on critical sectors…
Mass Job Lose: Ngige Begs Oil Companies
Following alleged plan by major oil companies to lay off workers due to the dwindling price of crude in the International market, the Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige has called on the operators in the sector to…
Ugwuanyi Reactivates Enugu Water Corporation, Says State Workers Won’t Be Sack
At a time when many state governments as reducing their workforce due to poor revenue, Enugu State Governor, Hon. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi has assured workers in the state that their jobs are intact. He maintained that his administration would not sack…
