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Ex-UNIBEN Media Officer, Ogochukwu Isioma Denies Fraud Allegations
Benin City, Nigeria – Former Media Officer of the University of Benin (UNIBEN), Ogochukwu Isioma, alias Campus Gist, has denied allegations of fraud leveled against him by the institution’s Public Relations Officer, Benedicta Ehanire. Isioma, who resigned from his position, described the allegations as false and an attempt to tarnish his reputation. In a five-page rejoinder, Isioma refuted claims made...
Kaduna Residents On Alert As NDA Announces Shooting Exercise
Residents of Kaduna State's Afaka, Kauya, and Mando have been cautioned by the Nigerian Defense Academy to avoid the open range during a planned shooting exercise. The academy’s Public Relations Officer, Maj. Muhammad Maidawa, announced in a statement issued to the News Agency of Nigeria on Tuesday in Kaduna. Maidawa said the exercise had been scheduled to take place from February...
Nigeria Requests EU Permission For Non-Harmful Waste Imports
The European Commission on Monday received requests from Nigeria and 23 other non-members of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development countries seeking inclusion in the list of nations eligible to import non-hazardous waste from the European Union. Non-hazardous waste, which accounts for 95.6 percent of solid waste produced in Europe, includes municipal waste such as packaging, clothing, bottles, and...
Ikwuano, Umuahia Leaders Urge FG To Expedite Completion Of Umuahia-Ikwuano-Ikot Ekpene Road (Video)
Leaders from Ikwuano and Umuahia in Abia State have appealed to the Federal Government to ensure the speedy completion of the 51-kilometer Umuahia-Ikwuano-Ikot Ekpene road, a crucial link between Abia and Akwa Ibom States. The call was made during a stakeholders’ meeting in Umuahia, where community leaders emphasized the urgent need for adequate funding to facilitate the road’s completion...
30-Year-Old Farmer Dies From Lassa Fever In Cross River
An outbreak of Lassa fever has been confirmed by the Cross River State government in the Obubra Local Government Area (LGA) after a 30-year-old male farmer from the Unincha community passed away. The State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Henry Egbe Ayuk, announced the outbreak in a public statement yesterday revealing that the deceased succumbed to the disease on February 17...
Naira Marley, Sam Larry Cleared, Nurse Faces Trial Over MohBad’s Death
Popular musician Abdulazeez Fashola, also known as Naira Marley, was cleared by the Magistrate Court in Sabo, Yaba, Lagos State, on Tuesday in connection with the passing of Ilerioluwa Aloba, better known as Mohbad. Channels TV reports that Magistrate Ejiro Kubenje, who read and implemented the legal advice issued by the Directorate of Public Prosecution, Lagos, said that Naira Marley...
Massive Blaze Engulfs Ladipo Market, Millions In Goods Destroyed
Products valued at millions of Naira were destroyed when a fire gutted several stores in the Ladipo market on Tuesday. The Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, Dr. Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, confirmed this in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria on Tuesday. He said that the agency received distress calls through its 767 and 112 emergency toll-free...
Herbalist Sentenced To 14 Years Over Attempted Sexual Assault On Minor
Segun Shina, a herbalist, was sentenced to 14 years in prison by an Ikeja Sexual Offenses and Domestic Violence Court on Tuesday for attempting to sexually assault a 10-year-old girl with epilepsy. Justice Rahman Oshodi sentenced Shina after he pleaded guilty to an amended one-count charge of attempted sexual assault. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Shina had in...
Relief For Abia Traders As NAFDAC Reopens Drug Markets Today
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration (NAFDAC) will reopen all of the Tenant Road, Eziukwu, and Ariaria International markets that were previously closed because of possible involvement in the distribution of expired and counterfeit drugs today, February 26. However, any shop found to be culpable will remain sealed, according to government sources. The decision to unseal the affected markets...
Visa-On-Arrival Policy Enhanced, Not Abolished, Minister Confirms
Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, the interior minister, eased tensions Tuesday regarding the controversy surrounding the alleged cancellation of the Visa-on-Arrival policy by stating that the procedure was improved rather than abandoned as reported. Tunji-Ojo made the clarification after his closed-door meeting with the delegation of the Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council in Abuja. This was disclosed in a statement issued by PEBEC...
