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Ordinarily, the large deposits of lead in Enyigba community in Abakaliki Local Government Area and Ameka community in Ezza South Local Government Area of Ebonyi State should be a thing of joy, happiness and a source of wealth to the people.But from every indication, it is not so because of the side effects of the mineral on the lives of the people.The presence of the mineral is rather a mixture of blessing...

Military retirees on Tuesday staged a protest at the Ministry of Finance in Abuja, barricading the entrance with canopies and chairs as they demanded full payment of their long-overdue entitlements.This demonstration follows a similar protest in December, during which retirees shut down the ministry over the government’s failure to settle their claims.The protesters alleged they were owed a 20% to 28...

The Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, in the 2023 election, Mr Peter Obi, has raised the alarm that he, his family and those around him have been receiving threats over his New Year message on President Bola Tinubu.His supporters, under the auspices of Obidient Movement, also yesterday implored Nigerians to take note of the open threat issued by the All Progressives Congress, APC, against their principal....

The Albinism Association of Nigeria has raised the alarm over the growing prevalence of skin cancer within the albinism community, revealing that at least 40 of its members are currently battling various stages of the deadly disease.The association also lamented that 16 of its members died as a result of skin cancer in 2024.The national president of the association, Dr Bisi Bamishe in a statement made avai...

The Ogun State Police Command has paraded 25 individuals suspected of various criminal activities, including kidnapping, murder, and cultism. The arrests, made over the past three weeks, were highlighted by Commissioner of Police Lanre Ogunlowo during a briefing at the command’s headquarters in Eleweran, Abeokuta.Among those paraded was Afeez Ayeteru, who is accused of brutally beheading an 80-year-old woman, Aduke, in the Ado-Odo Ota area. Ayeteru allegedly entered the victi...

A notorious bandit leader, Dantsito, has given communities in the Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara State two weeks to raise and pay him a levy of N200m, failing which he would attack the communities and burn houses.According to an indigene of the area, Mohammed Rabo, who spoke to residents of the communities are in fear, with some already fleeing.Rabo said Dantsito demanded the levy be paid either in...

Full-time Higher National Diploma graduates who previously completed part-time National Diploma programs have voiced strong opposition to the proposed exclusion of such graduates from the National Youth Service Corps scheme.This protest comes as the registration for the second stream of Batch C mobilisation began on Monday, January 6.The affected graduates gathered at the NYSC secretariat in Lagos early Mo...

The Lagos State House of Assembly on Monday approved a total sum of N3,366,815,224,144 as the total budget of the state for 2025.The approval followed the presentation of a report on the budget by the Chairman of the Joint Committee on Appropriation and Finance, Sa’ad Olumoh, and the subsequent submissions by lawmakers at a sitting presided over by the Speaker, Mudashiru Obasa.The approved budget is ...

Amid calls for leniency for suspects facing trial for their roles in the stampede that led to the death of 35 children at Islamic High School, Bashorun, Ibadan, venue of the aborted funfair party for children, Governor Seyi Makinde said those involved, no matter how highly placed, must face trial.He said many of those reaching out to him had been saying there was also stampede in Anambra State and the Federal Capital Territ...

 The Federal Government has said it would activate surveillance measures for inbound passengers from China following the current surge of a respiratory virus.Experts demand proactive steps as new virus surges in China, ravages childrenReports indicate that the virus has led to overcrowded hospitals, emergency measures and public concerns in China....