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PRESS STATEMENT  ON THE RECENT CONFIRMATION OF MONKEY POX DISEASE RESURGENCE IN HUMANS Following the recent confirmation of Monkey Pox (MP) resurgence in Nigeria on the 29th of May, 2022 involving 21 persons by the Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC), where it was said to have led to the death of one person with co-morbidity. 2.     The Federal Ministry of Agriculture & Rural Development (FMARD) through the Department of Veterinary & Pest Control Services is actively collaborating with the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) and other stakeholders in the One Health Team to ensure the situation is contained and brought under control. 3.     In view of the above, The FMARD is hereby giving the following advice:      i.         People must avoid contact with persons suspected to be infected with Monkey Pox at home and at work places.    ii.        Hunters and dealers of “Bushmeat” must desist from the practice forthwith to prevent any possibility of “SPILLOVER” of the

PRESS RELEASE FG THANKS POLYTECHNIC LECTURERS FOR RESUMING WORK   The Federal Government has thanked the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) for resuming duties after its warning strike.   The Government also commended the union for acknowledging the efforts of the Federal Government towards the resolution of the challenges facing polytechnic education in the country.   In a statement released in Abuja today, the Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige said it was heartwarming that the polytechnic lecturers acknowledged the unrelenting efforts of the Government towards repositioning higher education in the country.   "ASUP has made a remarkable difference at a time the usual practice is for striking unions to deny that government has moved a needle in implementing agreements reached at negotiations.    "This union did not only acknowledge the efforts of the federal government, it painstakingly also listed the demands which government has met, while expr

"President Buhari meets with King of Spain His Majesty, King Filipe VI at the Zarzuela Palace, Madrid on 1st June 2022 Spanish King 3: President Buhari with L-R: Ambassador of Nigeria to Spain Amb. Demola Seriki, Minister of Foreign Affairs Geoffrey Onyeama, King of Spain His Majesty King Filipe VI, Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr. José Manuel Albares and Ambassador of Spain to Nigeria Amb. Juan Sell at the Zarzuela Palace, Madrid on 1st June 2022". "President Buhari in audience with Spanish President H.E. Pedro Sanchez in Madrid on 1st June 2022 Spanish President 8: President Buhari with Spanish President H.E. Pedro Sanchez observes the signing of MOUs by Minister of Sports Sunday Dare, Minister of Culture and Tourism Lai Mohammed, Minister of Trade and Investment Otunba Niyi Adebayo, Minister of Foreign Affairs Geoffrey Onyeama, and Agreement by Minister of Justice and Attorney General Abubakar Malam all during his bilateral meeting with the Spanish President in

"The love and unity shown by Governors of our great party, the PDP, my worthy co-aspirants, the NWC, our leaders past and present, stakeholders and party faithful and supporters at the collection of my Certificate of Return as the PDP presidential candidate gives me and assurance of a better tomorrow. Now, the real work begins. -AA". More photos below. 

Nigerian Court Jails Chinese Two Years For Tearing Country’s Currency, Naira Notes Into Pieces. Oga next time when you see our currency, you will line it up well in your wallet.  More details later.  

Nigerian Police Arrest 26 Cult Members Terrorising Enugu, Recover Five Guns, Other Firearms. The Enugu Command of the Nigeria Police Force, on Wednesday, said it has arrested 26 suspects for various offences ranging from conspiracy, unlawful possession of firearms, ammunition and cultism. A statement by the command's spokesman, ASP Daniel Ndukwe, said that the suspects were arrested between May 28 and May 29, 2022 during a routine stop and search operation within the state capital.  

PRESS RELEASE NATIONAL SECURITY: IGP CALLS FOR HIGHER LEVEL OF LOYALTY, COURAGE, INCORRUPTIBLE DISPOSITION, PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE       •       AS 9 AIGs, 23 CPs Get Decorated with New Ranks The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, psc (+), NPM, fdc, today, Wednesday, 1st June, 2022, called on officers to exhibit a higher level of loyalty, courage, incorruptible disposition, and professional competence in the discharge of policing services. The IGP made the call during the decoration of nine (9) newly promoted Assistant Inspectors-General of Police (AIGs) and twenty-three (23) newly promoted Commissioners of Police at the Force Headquarters, Abuja. The decoration marked the first phase in the decoration exercise of a total of fourteen thousand, three hundred and seven (14,307) Senior Police Officers recently approved by the Police Service Commission following their recommendation by the IGP.   The IGP noted that since his appointment as the 21st Indigenous Inspector-Ge

West Ham Defender, Kurt Zouma Sentenced To 180 Hours of Community Service For Kicking His Cat He was also banned from keeping cats for five years. More details later.  

Tobacco Use Keep Increasing In Africa Despite Bans -WHO World Health Organization, WHO estimates that one in every 10 African adolescent uses tobacco even though 24 African countries have instituted bans on smoking in public places, and 35 banned tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship.  In a message to commemorate the World No Tobacco Day 2022, WHO Regional Director for Africa, Dr Matshidiso Moeti, said the emergence of new products, such as electronic nicotine and tobacco products, are making them attractive to youths, thereby, compounding the concerns. "With 44 of WHO African Region’s 47 countries having ratified the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, which commits them to adopting effective and evidence-based measures to curb tobacco consumption, the need to address related environmental damage has seen WHO redouble its efforts to counter the overall threat." According to her, the environmental impacts of tobacco farming include massive use of water, whic

Our Kidnappers Were Fulanis, Not IPOB. They Said They Will Use The Ransom Money To Buy Weapons With Which To Attack Igbo Land And Take Over The Land As It Belongs To Them…Methodist Prelate, Uche By Gabriel Olawale And Steve Oko The Prelate, Methodist Church of Nigeria, Dr Samuel Uche, yesterday, narrated how their kidnappers settled for One hundred million Naira ransom, which they asked be packaged in five Ghana-Must-Go bags for their release. It will be recalled that Uche was kidnapped on Sunday, 29th May, 2022, along the Enugu-Port Harcourt Expressway in Umunneochi Local Government Area of Abia State with Methodist Bishop of Owerri, Rt. Rev. Dennis Mark and the Prelate’s Chaplain. Speaking about his ugly experience in the hands of the kidnappers, Uche said the whole thing happened like a film and took him much time before he adjusted to reality. He said: “On our way to the airport to catch a flight back to Lagos after a church function in Abia State, a group of young boys, the oldest

YOUR BIRTH IS JUST AN EVENT- REV FUNKE ADEJUMO. There has been so many event in your life, so your birth was just an event. You did not just start existing the day you were born. Your birth only announced your existence in this realm so it was only an event that took place in your life , you did not start living the day you were born. You have existed before you were born. Everything is created two times, the first creation took place as a thought, you thought about what you want to create and the second creation took place as a thing. Let me use a dress as an example, the dress first existed in the mind of the designer before it was made. There are three human beings in the world, the historians, the reporters and the futurist, which one are you. Historians tells stories, my dear stop repeating history, stop bringing up the past, my dear your background does not mean that your back should be on the ground, so stop using your background as an excuse. Christianity is more than clapping

How my 5-year-old son died in Port Harcourt stampede Samuel Orji, the father of five-year-old Delight who was killed in the recent church stampede in Rivers State has narrated the circumstance leading to the boy’s death. At least 31 persons were confirmed dead during a stampede at the venue of an outreach programme put together by a church – Kings Assembly – in Port Harcourt on Saturday morning. Three days after the incident, Orji spoke to Channels Television where he recounted how a friend invited him to the church for a programme. Noting that he hasn’t visited the church before, the father of three said the incident happened about 6:30 am on Saturday. “This is my first time attending it. At about 6:30 am, this incident occurred. Before then, we were at the gate and there was not much crowd,” the distraught father said. “All of a sudden, people started coming more and more. They had to open the smaller gate. People started forcing themselves in through the small gate. “As they were fo

Jim Ike Announces He Quiting Christianity, concerts To Islam. Enugwu-Agidi, Anambra state born Ikechukwu Esomugha, popularly known as Jim Iyke has made the announcement following a rumour that seemed unpopular, although has it that the Nollywood actor was dating and about to marry a Muslim lady.. A lot of talking and reactions have since been going on across social media platforms following the actor's announcement of converting to a different faith.  

Man arrested over importation of fake ani-malaria drugs A businessman named Obinna Igbo has been arrested by the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) for alleged importation and sale of fake Amanta Forte, an unregistered anti-malarial drug. The 32-year-old businessman has been arraigned before a Federal High Court on four counts of unlawful importation, possession, sale, and distribution of fake Amanta Forte soft gel (Artemether 80mg + Lumefantrine 480mg Capsules) drug at Head Bridge Market Onitsha, Anambra State. A statement by the Resident Media Consultant to NAFDAC, Sayo Akintola, in Lagos, said the defendant sold the fake drugs at Shop E200, Freedom Line, Onitsha Head Bridge Market after importing the consignment into the country. Director-General of NAFDAC, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye said that officials of the Investigation and Enforcement Directorate of the Agency raided three pharmaceutical outlets at Head bridge market Onitsha; namely Triphon Point

Port Harcourt Court Sends Man to Jail for Impersonation Justice P. M. Ayuba of the Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State has convicted and sentenced Nzebechi Precious Nnadi, to six months imprisonment for impersonation and obtaining by false pretence. He was convicted in Port Harcourt on Tuesday, May 31, 2022, after pleading ‘guilty’ to one-count charge raised against him by the Port Harcourt Zonal Command of the EFCC.

Alleged N6.2bn Fraud: EFCC Closes Case against Ex-Plateau Gov Jang  The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, May 31, 2022, closed its case against a former governor of Plateau State, Jonah David Jang and a former cashier in the Office of the Secretary to the State Government (OSSG), Yusuf Pam before Justice C. L. Dabup of Plateau State High Court sitting in Jos. The case was closed after the Commission presented fourteen witnesses and tendered several exhibits. Jang and Pam are facing trial for alleged criminal breach of trust and misappropriation of Plateau State funds to the tune of N6.3 billion. At the last sitting, the EFCC had presented its fourteenth witness (PW14), a Chief Superintendent of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offence Commission (ICPC), Taiwo Oloronyomi, who testified against the defendants. But while tendering the statement in evidence, the second defendant’s counsel, S. Olawale, raised objection, arguing that the stat

EFCC Arrests Seven Suspected Internet Fraudsters in Abuja Operatives of the EFCC on Tuesday, May 31, 2022, arrested seven suspected internet fraudsters in Gwagwalada and Lugbe areas of Abuja. The suspects: Endurance Oziegbe Eraikhuemen, Ugochukwu Teddy Ezenwa, Godsgift Oghenekome Odheyibo, Micheal Ariyo, Lawal Waliyu, Evan Abu and Sunday Mba were arrested based on credible intelligence worked upon by the EFCC. Items recovered from them are different brands of mobile phones and computer devices.

LRMT RED LINE PROJECT: LASG ANNOUNCES EXTENSION OF TRAFFIC DIVERSION AT MURITALA MOHAMMED WAY In furtherance of the ongoing Phase I of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit project, the Lagos State Government has announced the extension of traffic diversion on Muritala Mohammed Way from Wednesday, 1st June 2022 to 30th September, 2022. A statement signed by the Commissioner for Transportation, Dr. Frederic Oladeinde, said there will be total lane closure to allow the contractor work without any inhibition during the construction, adding that the traffic on Muritala Mohammed Way will, therefore, be diverted to Ojuelegba-Tejuoso slip road in order to link Murtala Muhammed Way. The Commissioner assured that the site will be cordoned off for the safety of citizens, stressing that emergency vehicles will be provided to tow broken-down vehicles along the axis. He also stated that signage will be placed on the access roads while officers of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) are stat

LASG ANNOUNCES TRAFFIC DIVERSION PLAN FOR OPEBI-OJOTA LINK BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION The Lagos State Government has announced a traffic diversion plan to aid the construction of Opebi-Ojota Link Bridge earlier inaugurated in the year by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu. A statement signed by the Commissioner for Transportation, Dr. Frederic Oladeinde, said the construction will be in two phases, running for a duration of 16 months, while the traffic diversion plans were designed to encompass each phase of the construction period. Explaining the diversion plan, Oladeinde advised residents on Opebi to use Opebi Link Road to access Tunde Osilaja Street and, subsequently, connect Salvation inbound Ajanaku Street to link Opebi Road, through Thomas Ajufo, onto their desired destinations. He also revealed that a portion had been created at the Sheraton-Opebi Link Bridge to enable motorists make a U-turn into Opebi Road. Alternately, the Commissioner stated that motorists can use Toyin Street via Mobolaj

PRESS RELEASE GROSSLY UNGUARDED VIDEO COMMENTS: NPF CONDEMNS ACT, DISSOCIATES SELF FROM ASPERSIONS ON SECURITY AGENCIES As IGP Restates Unalloyed Commitment to Fostering Synergy with Military, Others.       The attention of the Nigeria Police Force has been drawn to a video making the rounds in some sections of the media where a Chief Superintendent of Police of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS), attached to the Abia State Police Command, while on special duty at Umunneochi L.G.A of the state following the kidnap of some members of the community on Sunday 29th May, 2022, was seen addressing a crowd in an unapproved and unprofessional manner by attacking a particular ethnic group and casting aspersions on other security agencies. It is pertinent to state that the officer was at the location to carry out a rescue operation led by an Assistant Commissioner of Police. He had no locus standi to address the press or any group of persons, as such is the sole responsibility of the Commissioner of