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On April 28, 2024, SaharaReporters reported how at least 42 children had been reportedly killed in an outbreak of measles in the northeast Nigerian state. The Adamawa State Government on Monday shut down primary and secondary schools following confirmation of a measles outbreak that killed 42 children. On April 28, 2024, SaharaReporters reported how at least 42 children had been …

• Insist FG’s Policies Are Anti-people• Gauge The Mood Of Nigerians And Act Wisely, President Advised Despite the salary increment of between 25 per cent and 35 per cent for workers on the Federal Government’s pay roll, some civil servants in the country have come down hard on the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, describing it as “lacking in …

Leader of the Yoruba self-determination Movement, Ilana Omo Oodua, Prof Banji Akintoye shares his thoughts on the group’s letter to President Bola Tinubu for the establishment of a negotiation committee for the Yoruba nation, among other issues In a letter to President Bola Tinubu recently, your group asked for a peaceful breakaway of Yoruba people from Nigeria. What informed this decision? …

The Edo State Government has issued a 7-day ultimatum to illegal gold miners in Egbetua Autonomous Community in Ososo, Akoko-Edo Local Area of the state, to vacate the sites or face the wrath of the law. The Commissioner for Mining and Energy, Enaholo Ojiefoh, gave the ultimatum on behalf the State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, when he led a team …

JERUSALEM — The latest round of Gaza cease-fire talks ended in Cairo after “in-depth and serious discussions,” the Hamas militant group said Sunday, reiterating key demands that Israel again rejected. After earlier signs of progress, the outlook appeared to dim as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to resist international pressure to halt the war. Israel closed its main crossing point for delivering badly …

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against Nigeria’s governors and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, Mr Nyesom Wike “over their failure to account for N5.9 trillion and $4.6 billion loans obtained by their states and the FCT, and to publish copies of the loan agreements, including details and locations of projects executed with …

• Says youths being recruited for as low as N500 • Kebbi gov vows to sign death warrant of convicted informants • Gunmen kill 24 in Katsina; three farmers in Benue Katsina State Governor Dikko Radda claims some security personnel and government officials are aiding gunmen, thus turning banditry into a business venture. Radda, whose state is one of the worst hit by …

The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), has said Benin City at the weekend that there would be power outage in its Amukpe substation for two weeks. In a statement, the General Manager, Public Affairs TCN Ndidi Mbah said that the disruption would begin on 4 May and last till 17 May. The outage according to TCN, is to enable contractors …

Minimum wage: How we arrived at N615,000 — NLC While Nigerians desperately seek succour following the asphyxiating socioeconomic situation prevalent across the country, the authorities and the organised labour are locked in a hide and seek over the appropriate amount that should constitute a new minimum wage May 1 has come and gone and the raging psychological battle between the …

The Ikwerre people of Rivers State yesterday rejected their classification as Igbo by the Ohanaeze Ndigbo and its President, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu. The Ikwerre socio-cultural group, Iwhnurohna Progressive Organisation (IPO), dismissed the Ohanaeze claim as not only offensive and insulting but also shameful, disgusting, insensitive, careless, uncivilized and unfounded. Speaking on behalf of IPO in Port Harcourt, Dr. Okahchukwu Dibia, …