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Oyo State government has disclosed that over 5 million residents would benefit from the 2024 mass deworming campaign and mass administration of medicines against river blindness and lymphatic filariasis in the state. Commissioner for Health in the state, Dr. Oluwaserimi Adetumobi who disclosed this at a press conference to flag off the exercise, urged communities and residents to fully participate in the free health exercise which would be safely administered from house to house. Ajetumobi also explained that the free deworming exercise has been scheduled to end on November 30, 2024, as over 700 trained health workers along with over…

Over 20 passengers are missing, while a toddler and seven others lost their lives during a tragic boat accident at Beneth Island in Gbaramatu Kingdom, Warri South-West local government area of Delta State over the weekend. The lifeless body of the one-year-old child was discovered hours later floating along the creek. The boat accident occurred when the speedboat carrying passengers who were returning from a burial ceremony collided with a submerged log, causing it to capsize. The resultant collision threw many passengers overboard into the water, many of whom were unable to swim and were not equipped with life jackets.…

Some residents have urged the former Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Akinwumi Ambode to join the race for the 2027 governorship race, saying he has the Midas touch to transform the state if given the second chance to complete the good job he started. It would be recalled that Ambode who governed the state from 2015 – 2019 lost the ticket of his party, the All Progressives Congress (APC) under controversial circumstances during the primary election, a development that denied him a second term in office. However, residents of the nation’s commercial nerve centre under the aegis of Lagos Residents…

Kaduna State Police Command has paraded a total of 523 suspects arrested for their alleged involvement in various criminal activities across the state. A statement by the state’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), ASP Munsir Hassan, disclosed that among these, 26 were arrested for kidnapping, 12 for cattle rustling, 97 suspects were apprehended for phone snatching, 17 for car snatching while 10 persons were accused of rape, amongst others. This is also as the command disclosed that efforts have been intensified to tackle crime across the state while black spots known for criminal activities were raided, leading to the arrest…

Hundreds of Women of Effium and Ezza-Effium community in Ohaukwu local government area of Ebonyi State have staged a peaceful protest calling for the immediate release of their husbands and children languishing in prisons over the lingering communal crisis between the two neighbouring communities. The women alleged that hundreds of people from the two communities were arrested, and remanded in prisons as a result of the communal crisis that broke out since 2021. The women also alleged that a total of 262 persons are currently in the prison custody awaiting trial, adding that out of the number, 177 are from…

The Joint Border Patrol Team Sector 2, South-West Zone of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) on Monday announced the seizure of 20,050 litres of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), also known as petrol on the verge of being smuggled out of the country to Benin Republic. Speaking to newsmen, the Officer-in-Charge of the JBT, Deputy Controller Mohammed Shuaibu disclosed that the PMS concealed in 802 Jerry cans were intercepted at Idiroko and Imeko areas of the state. According to Shuaibu, other seizures made by the unit include 285 bales of used clothes, 61 jumbo sacks of used shoes, 674kg of Cannabis…

Fear gripped lecturers of Taraba State University (TSU) Jalingo as three lecturers serving with the institution, a professor, PhD holder and a lecturer, died within 48 hours. Prof. Akporido Samuel, former head of department (HoD) of the Department of Chemical Sciences, slumped and died in his office on Thursday. Dr. Kiliobas Sha’a, former HoD Biological Sciences, died in the early hours of yesterday, within the same hours as Ibrahim Saleh Bali, a lecturer with the Department of Educational Foundation. LEADERSHIP gathered that apart from Prof. Samuel who slumped and died in his office, Dr. Sha’a died in the night in…

Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew by 3.46% (year-on-year) in real terms in the third quarter of 2024, latest data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has shown. The growth rate is higher than the 2.54% recorded in the third quarter of 2023 and higher than the second quarter of 2024 growth of 3.19%. According to NBS, the performance of the GDP in the third quarter of 2024 was driven mainly by the services sector, which recorded a growth of 5.19% and contributed 53.58% to the aggregate GDP. The agriculture sector grew by 1.14%, from the growth of 1.30%…

Nigerian Air Force (NAF) airstrikes have destroyed terrorists’ food depot and killed scores of the criminals in the Lake Chad Basin. A statement by the NAF spokesman, Air Cdre Olusola Akinboyewa, said the airstrikes were executed by the Air Component of Operation Hadin Kai (AC OPHK) on Saturday, November 23, 2024, and delivered a crushing blow to terrorist elements in Jubillaram, a notorious enclave in the Tumbuns area of the Lake Chad Basin. He said the strategic location, which was identified through meticulous intelligence efforts, served as a critical food storage site and a sanctuary for terrorist commanders and fighters.…

Pump Price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) also called petrol is set to reduce soon as Dangote Refinery has announced reduction of price sold to marketers. The refinery said it has adjusted its price from N990 a litre to N970. This is following the reduction in the landing cost of imported petrol to N971 per litre. LEADERSHIP checks reveal that the landing cost of petrol to the country has dropped to approximately N971 per litre. This marks a significant decrease from previous months, influenced by fluctuations in the Naira-dollar exchange rate and global crude oil prices. In spite of this…