Borno
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says Nigeria is currently facing a second wave of the diphtheria outbreak. The health organization disclosed this in a statement on Thursday stating that there has been an increase in Nigeria’s affected population with a rise in the number of confirmed cases and related deaths. Diphtheria is a bacterial […]
Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi has revealed that the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has refused their party to inspect election materials used on the February 25th President and National Assembly elections. Obi, who said he will be heading to court today (Wednesday) with his legal team to challenge INEC over their […]
The Australian government, on Wednesday, warned its citizens to desist from travelling to Nigeria over the recent flooding that has ravaged some parts of the country. This was contained in a travel advisory issued to Australians on the consulate’s website and obtained by The PUNCH, it read, “There have been significant casualties and […]
Lucky Irabor, chief of defence staff, says 137 out of about 261 borders in the north-east and north-west regions of the country are unguarded. He said this on Thursday while delivering a lecture on “security, defence & development in Nigeria” at the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs (NIIA) in Lagos. Irabor said the […]
Legal luminary, Femi Falana (SAN), on Wednesday said the general elections in 2023 may be postponed if the current climate of insecurity persists. Falana was speaking on Channels Tv Sunrise Daily programme, monitored by our correspondents. “2015, the Goodluck Jonathan administration was compelled to postpone the election because the terrorists were occupying some […]
The UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, has urged the international community to support humanitarian action in Borno, currently recovering from insurgency. Gutteres made the call on Tuesday in Maiduguri while rounding off his visit to the state where he interacted with displaced persons, repentant Boko-Haram members and government officials led by Gov. Babagana Zulum. “I […]
…the 12 senior officers and 89 soldiers deserted the war front after Insurgents attacked Marte and Dikwa The Nigerian Army has declared a total of 12 officers and 89 soldiers wanted for deserting the war front in Borno State. The army authorities have also frozen the bank accounts of the affected personnel. Military […]
Dr. Obadiah Mailafia,the former governor of Central Bank of Nigeria has asked the Nigerian Army to stop making ‘reassuring noises’ and do everything possible to secure the release of the schoolboys abducted last Friday from the Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, Katsina State. Speaking in an interview on Monday, the former CBN deputy governor described […]
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