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“However, some of the students who manifested symptoms have been isolated, taken to LUTH for diagnosis and results awaited.” Parents of students in King’s College, Lagos (KCL), are worried over reports of a suspected Diphtheria outbreak in the school that led to the hospitalisation of some students. The parents who spoke in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria …

If you had asked Canadians a few months ago who would win the country’s next general election, most would have predicted a decisive victory for the Conservative Party. That outcome does not look so certain now. Justin Trudeau’s resignation and the emergence of Mark Carney as the front-runner to replace him amid Donald Trump’s tariffs has reversed the Liberals’ fortunes. …

Eighteen days after the public presentation of former Military President, General Ibrahim Babangida’s memoir, A Journey in Service, the immediate family of the late military dictator, General Sani Abacha has formally reacted to the publication. Recall that General Babangida who was the military president when June 12, 1993 presidential election, won by the late business mogul and presidential candidate of …

Despite his wealth, Kalu has repeatedly failed to meet his tax obligations on these properties, raising new questions about Nigerian politicians’ hidden assets abroad.  A fresh investigation has revealed that Orji Uzor Kalu, a former governor of Abia State and now a senator in Nigeria’s National Assembly, owes $118,282 (N179 million) in unpaid property taxes in the United States.  Documents …

Former Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki has described as “cheap politics and trivialising of a serious issue” the claim by incumbent Senate President, Godswill Akpabio that the call on him to ensure that transparent and open process is instituted to investigate the accusation levelled against him by one of his colleagues, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan is an attempt to remove a …

Syria’s interim leader has appealed for unity, as violence and revenge killings continued in areas loyal to ousted former leader Bashar al-Assad on Sunday. Hundreds of people have reportedly fled their homes in the coastal provinces of Latakia and Tartus – strongholds of Assad support. Funerals have been held for some of the hundreds killed Local residents have described scenes …

By Idahosa Musa Edo State Government has intensified its crackdown on individuals aiding kidnappers, as the state’s task force on Friday demolished another property linked to criminal activities. The latest demolition took place in Eshioriri-Erah, Owan East Local Government Area in the state, targeting the home of a septuagenarian accused of acting as an informant for kidnappers operating in the …

•Yakassai, AZ Sani, Suleiman, Lukman, Fagge, Sufi, Kwankwaso, others speak Although, the February 20, 2027 presidential election is exactly 715 days away, the polity is already aflutter with posturing and permutations. Potential aspirants and their foot soldiers are already consulting and networking in search of votes-delivering alignments and re-alignments. Mid-last month, Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje, the National Chairman of the ruling …

•Reasons behind escalation of crisis revealed Former Nigerian President, Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan made an iconic quote that has since gone intothe political lexicon of the country’s history: “My political ambition is not worth the blood of any Nigerian”. It presupposes that Jonathan would rather not pursue his ambition if such would lead to any violence. In the heat of …

The Chief Judge of the Federal High Court in Abuja, John Tsoho, has finally reassigned Nnamdi Kanu’s trial to another judge after months of intense pressure. Aloy Ejimakor, the special counsel to Mr Kanu, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday. Mr Kanu, who is facing terrorism charges at the Federal High Court in Abuja, is the leader of the …