Author: Safiu Kehinde

Safiu Kehinde The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has held free medical checkup for the victims of Maiduguri flood while also distributing relief items to victims in other parts of the country. This was disclosed in a post on the Agency’s official X handle on Wednesday. According to the post, the Agency’s North East Emergency Medical Response Team conducted medical outreach at internally displaced persons camp for the flood victims in Maiduguri. Meanwhile, the agency’s Abuja Operations Office (AOO) in collaboration with the Kogi SEMA carried out a direct distribution of Approved Federal Government Relief materials to persons affected by…

Safiu Kehinde  In an effort to relief flood victims across northern states, the North East Development Commission (NEDC), has released 200,000 bags of rice for victims of flood in Adamawa, Yobe, Borno, Gombe, Bauchi, and Taraba. The grains, alongside other items, were presented the grains to the states on Wednesday by the Commission’s Managing Director, Mr Mohammed Alkali, in Maiduguri. Alkali listed other items to include 150,000 cartons of macaroni/spaghetti, 250,000 gallons of vegetable oil, mats, blankets, mosquito nets and clothing materials for adults and children. Having just concluded a tour of some states affected by flood, Alkali said the…

Safiu Kehinde  The Federal Government has raised alarm over an impending surge in cases of Lassa fever in the country. This was disclosed by Dr Jide Idris, Director General, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), at a news conference in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital city, on Wednesday. While noting that the country has experienced a decline in cases of various diseases, Idris, however, expressed concern as we approach the Lassa fever season, which typically occurs annually. “Given the seasonal nature of Lassa fever, we anticipate a potential increase in cases over the next few months. “As such, we are…

The UN agency for Palestinian refugees says six of its employees have been killed in an Israeli air strike on one of the schools it runs in central Gaza. Gaza’s Civil Defence spokesperson Mahmud Bassal said 18 people were killed in the strike on al-Jaouni school in Nuseirat refugee camp, which is being used as a shelter by thousands of displaced Palestinians. Israel’s military says it carried out a “precise strike on terrorists” planning attacks from the school, and that it had taken measures to avoid harm to civilians. UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said the attack amounted to “dramatic…

Safiu Kehinde  Nigerian automobile manufacturing giant, Innoson motors, has set history following the launch of the first locally made electric car. The feat was, on Wednesday, shared on Facebook by the company’s Head of Communications and Corporate Affairs, Cornel Osigwe. The electric vehicle, according to Osigwe, was manufactured at IVM’s state-of-the-art production facility in Nnewi, Anambra State, marking a significant advancement in the country’s automotive sector. He said, “I just test-drove the first Innoson vehicle Electric vehicle produced in Nnewi. We are just starting.” Osigwe further disclosed that this is IVM’s inaugural foray into electric vehicle production but the details…

Safiu Kehinde The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), has recorded witnessed a significant rise of 128 per cent in cholera cases in Nigeria. This was disclosed on the Commission’s official website in a report which identified Lagos state as the epi-centre of the outbreak with 60 per cent of all cases. As contained in the report, Lagos Island stood as the most affected Locsl Government Area (LGA). The NCDC further revealed that for the epidemiological week 35, the death toll had also increased by 106 per cent with 204 fatalities in 2024. It reported 7,056 suspected cases…

Agency Report  A digital technology product-led company says it has launched a digital product, ‘AE Learning’, to promote Nigerian languages and culture with a mix of German language as an extra. The United Kingdom-based company, Afro-European Business Services Limited, disclosed this during a virtual forum monitored by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ibadan on Wednesday. The company’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Oluseun Durowoju, says AE Learning is to aid multicultural integration through the teaching of mainly native Nigerian and African languages. According to him, the learning is meant for anyone who wants to start from scratch or have…

Safiu Kehinde  Local Security Agency, Community Watch Corps, has intercepted a vehicle loaded with 610 rounds of ammunition in Batsari Local Government Area of the Katsina. This was disclosed in a statement issued by the Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Dr Nasir Muazu, on Wednesday in Katsina. Being among the frontline local government areas bedevilled by insecurity in Katsina, the state-owned security outfit embarked on check point inspection which led to the discovery of the concealed ammunition. “A significant security operation was carried out by our men on Sept. 10, 2024, at approximately 7:30 p.m., in Batsari town.…

Agency Report A 25-year-old woman, Zainab Musa, on Wednesday, returned the N100,000 dowry she received from her husband, Musa Sani, in exchange for a divorce at Rigasa Shari’a Court, Kaduna. The woman had earlier prayed that the court should dissolve her two-year-old marriage through the Khul’i (redemption), an Islamic ruling that gives a woman the right to redeem herself from marriage. Mr M.S Aliyu, who stood as neutral counsel to the parties, said all efforts to reconcile the couple through their parents proved abortive. He said “the parents of the couple have agreed that the N100,000 dowry paid during the…

Safiu Kehinde A Federal High Court in Abuja has, on Wednesday, granted N10 million bail each with one surety each for the 10 #EndBadGovernance protesters charged with treason. Justice Emeka Nwite, in a ruling on their bail applications, agreed with the submissions of the counsel for the defendants. The jury ordered that each of the defendants’ sureties must own a landed property in Abuja and submit the documents of the property to the registrar of the court. Recall that the Federal Government had, on Sept. 2, arraigned the protesters on counts bordering on treason, intent to destabilise Nigeria, conspiracy to…