Ephemeral News

By Fatima Mohammed-Lawal Prof. Kolawole Wahab, the Head of Stroke Unit of the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH), has warned that the high burden of stroke in Nigeria was taking an epidemic proportion. Wahab stated this while speaking on the sidelines of the free screening, consultation and treatment of hypertensive patients to mark the…

By Veronica Dariya Nigerians have continued to express concern over the endless surge in the prices of foodstuff and other edibles daily, especially with the yuletide approaching. Some residents of Abuja, who spoke in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday, said that prices of most food items are unaffordable for…

By Thompson Yamput All Progressives Congress (APC) Stalwart Isaac Onuh and a former Ambassador to Botwana has faulted the trial of former Kogi Gov. Yahaya Bello over corruption charges. In a news conference on Friday in Lokoja, Onuh described Bello’s trial as an “unfortunate witchhunt”. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has, on Thursday,…

By Peter Amine The Chairman, Gwer West Local Government Area of Benue, Mr Torsar Ormin, has decried the security challenges and humanitarian crises in the area. Ormin stated this when he, in the company of Commissioner for Humanitarian Affairs, Mr Aondowase Kunde, and some humanitarian international partners visited some Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camps in…

By Admin The senator representing Delta North senatorial district in the Nigerian Senate, Ned Nwoko, has insisted that no economic policy would work in the country as long as Nigeria continues to allow use of different currencies. The lawmaker stated this during Wednesday’s edition of Channels Television’s Politics Today, noting that the economy is currently…

By Admin President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday announced the appointment of Maj. Gen. Olufemi Olatubosun-Oluyede as the acting Chief of Army Staff (COAS). Tinubu, in a statement signed and issued by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Mr Bayo Onanuga, said Olatubosun-Oluyede will act in the position pending the return of the indisposed substantive…

By Abujah Racheal The Federal Government is advancing its commitment to ensure a self-sustaining healthcare system by collaborating with pharmaceutical giant, GSK, to bolster local drug production in Nigeria. The Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Pate, shared on his official X account on Wednesday in Abuja. He said that the collaboration was part…

By Peter Amine The Benue Government, in collaboration with local and international partners, has concluded the development of a durable solutions action plan to return and rehabilitate the IDPs in their ancestral homes. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that durable solutions are to provide lasting solutions to the plight of IDPs instead of…