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A herd of cattle as NCDC dispels rumours that cows from the north are sick By Abujah Racheal The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), on Monday dismissed as absolutely false, social media reports on purported outbreak of bovine tuberculosis in cattle from the northern part of the country. TheContinue Reading

President of the Senate Ahmad Lawan By Julius Toba-Jegede The President of the Senate Dr. Ahmad Lawan on Monday condemned the continuous killings of Nigerians in South Africa, warning that further attacks on Nigerians would no longer be condoned. Lawan expressed concern that about 118 Nigerians had so far lostContinue Reading

Samson Murombo The soldier who is being accused of spying on Zimbabwean First lady Amai Auxillia Mnangagwa and plotting to topple President Emerson Mnangagwa has been identified. The soldier identified as Lieutenant Colonel Samson Murombo is Commanding Officer 1 Presidential Guard Infantry Battalion. The military boss was identified by aContinue Reading

SDGs: Nigerian consul, U.S. senator call for Diaspora engagement By Harrison Arubu The Consul General (CG) of Nigeria in New York, Mr Benaoyagha Okoyen, has called on stakeholders to leverage the economic power of the Diaspora in pursuit of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Okoyen made the call at aContinue Reading

Olakunri’s Death: Leaders must weigh their utterances – Presidency By Ismaila Chafe The Presidency on Monday cautioned leaders in the country to be mindful of their utterances and its potential consequences following the unfortunate killing of the daughter of Afenifere leader, Pa Reuben Fasoranti. Mrs Funke Olakunri was killed onContinue Reading

A Professor of Health Education, Bidemi Idowu says no time is too long or stale to report rape or sexual abuse, as long as there is actually a case to answer . Idowu said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on the sidelines of deliveringContinue Reading

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Parliament said on Tuesday that it would find lasting solutions to the humanitarian crisis in Mali and the entire sub-region. The Speaker of ECOWAS Parliament, Moustapha Cisse Lo, said this when he led a delegation of parliamentarians on a fact-finding mission toContinue Reading

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Niger Command, has arrested 52 suspected drug traffickers across the state with substances suspected to be cannabis sativa and psychotropic drugs. The Commander of the agency in the state, Mrs Sylvia Egwunwoke, told News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Minna on Tuesday, thatContinue Reading

Leaders of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) have called for the collaboration of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in uniting the different religious groups in the country for peaceful resolution of the farmers-herders’ conflicts. The National Secretary of MACBAN, Baba Ngelzarma, made the call in hisContinue Reading