The World Health Organization (WHO) on Saturday declared that the international monkeypox virus outbreak constitutes a global emergency. While the United Nations (UN) health agency had previously debated the matter,…
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Gunmen in the early hours of Friday reportedly kidnapped 50 residents in an attack on Kuchi village in Munya LGA of Niger state. In a statement on Friday, Yusuf Kokki,…
Read More Gunmen invade Niger village, kidnap 50 residents
By our reporter| A federal high court in Abuja on Friday ordered that a former Accountant General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris, and three other defendants be remanded in the…
Read More N80bn Fraud: Court orders remand of former AGF Idris in Kuje prison
Ahmed Idris, the suspended accountant-general of the federation, will be arraigned on Friday, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) said On Thursday. Idris was arrested in Kano after he…
Read More EFCC to arraign Idris, suspended accountant-general, on Friday over N109bn fraud
By our reporter| The National Security Council is considering a nationwide ban on motorcycles and mining activities in the country as part of its strategy to curb terrorist activities, checkmate…
Read More FG mulling nationwide ban on motorcycles, mining activities