By Abimbola Ogunnaike No fewer than six people, mainly children, have died with 12 others hospitalised following the outbreak of diphtheria disease at Kafanchan in Jema’a Local Government Area (LGA) of Kaduna State. The Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mohammed Shehu, confirmed the development in a statement issued on Thursday, 20 July, 2023. According to Shehu, the diphtheria disease occurred in three wards of the LGA: Takau, Kafanchan A and Kafanchan B wards. He explained that the disease broke out two weeks ago after some residents started exhibiting symptoms such as difficulty breathing, high fever, cough, general body weakness,…
Author: Olamide Obayemi
By Abimbola Ogunnaike Scientists at the National Horticultural Research Institute (NIHORT) have detected a new virus disease attacking okro farms across the country. According to a statement by the management of the institute, reports were being received from farmers across the country concerning the new and uncommon virus-like symptoms on okra farms leading to rapid disease outbreaks resulting in more than 70% loss of okra plants. Okro is a common vegetable extensively cultivated in Nigeria for its high economic and nutritive value. It is grown in most parts of the country on both large and subsistent scales creating income for…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike The National Economic Council (NEC) on Thursday, 20 July, 2023, has announced that subsidy palliative would be disbursed using state-generated social registers. Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State announced this during the NEC meeting presided over by Vice President Kashim Shettima at the Council Chambers of the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The meeting had in attendance governors of the 36 states of the Federation, the Director General of the Nigerian Governors’ Forum, as well as stakeholders from the World Bank and other agencies of government. Nigerians had earlier roundly rejected the proposed sharing of N8,000 to select citizens…
By Abimbola Ogunnaiike Sensational Nigerian singer, Divine Ikubor, famously known as Rema, has achieved another milestone his music career as his hit song ‘Calm Down’ becomes the most streamed Afrobeats song in the United States of America, USA, history. ‘Calm Down’ displaced CKay’s ‘Love Nwantiti’ to achieve the feat. American music data compilation website, Chart Data disclosed made this disclosure On Friday, 21 July, 2023. “@heisrema’s ‘Calm Down’ is now the #1 most streamed Afrobeats song in US history, surpassing @ckay_yo’s ‘love nwantiti’,” the statistics firm tweeted Both versions of the song have surpassed half a billion streams on Spotify…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike Al-Nassr prized asset, Cristiano Ronaldo, has breached his contract with Nike by wearing Adidas shin pads during his club’s latest friendly game against Celta Vigo, SportsBible reports. The Spanish side had beaten Al-Alamy 5-0 in the game. The 38-year-old Portugal captain played the first half of the match only and the game was goalless after the first 45 minutes. The camera as well as many fans spotted that Ronaldo wore Adidas shin pads during the game. This prompted controversy regarding whether the Portugal captain breached his contract with Nike in the process. Cristiano Ronaldo has been a…
By Abimbola Ogunnaiike Bauchi State Government on Friday, 21 July. 2023, through the Local Government Service Commission, approved the dismissal of six traditional rulers for “involvement in partisan politics and other misconduct”. The affected monarchs are from Bauchi and Katagum Emirate Councils. The sack of the traditional rrulers is contained in a statement signed by the Acting Permanent Secretary Nasiru Ibrahim in the Local Government Service Commission on behalf of the Chairman of the Commission and made available to newsmen in Bauchi. “The Local Government Service Commission has approved the dismissal of six traditional rulers in Bauchi and Katagum emirate.…
Female Senators and Members of the House of Representatives have paid a courtesy visit to the First Lady of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, reports thegazellenews.com. The First Lady while expressing her delight at the visit, especially as she served at the Senate in the last 12 years, advised the female National Assembly Members that they should remain faithful to their constituents. Senator Tinubu in her said, “you are the women here at the National Assembly for the masses and you should not take this for granted. “As a former Lawmaker, I advise you to please work…
You will agree with me that it has become part of the culture of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration to constantly dialogue with Nigerians who voted him into office. The President covenanted with Nigerians that their welfare and security will be topmost in the Renewed Hope Agenda of his government. In the last few days, the conventional and new media platforms have become awash with stories of the government intending to embark on conditional cash transfer to vulnerable households mostly affected by the painful but necessary decision to remove subsidy from petrol. The story has been widely reported that the…