The Yobe State Government has confirmed the outbreak of cholera in five local government areas and the death of nine patients. Commissioner of Health and Human Services Dr. Muhammad Lawan Gana confirmed in a statement made available to newsmen on Thursday. He listed the five affected local governments as Gubja, Fune, Machina, Nangere and Nguru. “A total of 132 cholera cases were recorded as of September 25, 2024; unfortunately, we lost nine patients, which is a case fatality rate of 6.8%, mainly due to delays in reporting to the health facilities for lifesaving treatment. “There were 11 cases on admission…
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The National Christian Elders Forum, NCEF, has urged the Federal Government to, as a matter of urgency, reverse the recent petrol price increase, warning that failure to do so could lead to dire consequences. This is coming as Nigeria struggles with increasing poverty rates, estimated to have reached 38.9 per cent in 2023. The group, in a communiqué on Thursday after its meeting, attributed the current economic hardship in Nigeria to the petrol price hike, which has increased the costs of food and other essential commodities. In the communiqué signed by its chairman, Samuel Gani, the group emphasised the urgent…
Members of the Ebonyi State House of Assembly have concluded the 2024 third-quarter budget performance hearing for priority MDAs with a pledge to ensure improved budgetary allocation and oversight in 2025. The hearing organised by USAID State Accountability, Transparency, and Effectiveness (State2State) Activity at Golden Royale Hotels Enugu held from September 23 to 25, 2024. The quarterly engagement allowed the state lawmakers to review the performances of the state budget implementation, especially in the education and health sectors as well as the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene, WASH sector. Declaring the hearing open, the Speaker of Ebonyi State House of Assembly,…
The Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, has announced the appointment of Justin Madugu as interim head coach of the Super Falcons. Madugu will be in charge of the nine-time African champions pending the appointment of a substantive head coach. The NFF took the decision following the departure of the former handler of the team, Randy Waldrum. Waldrum announced his resignation from the post earlier this month. Madugu was one of the assistants to the American. He will work together with other technical crew members. The Super Falcons’ next big engagement is the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations finals, taking place in…
The Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, has confirmed Augustine Eguavoen will continue his role as Super Eagles interim head coach. The executive committee of the NFF approved the recommendation of its Technical and Development Sub-Committee to retain the services of the former international. Eguavoen will now take charge of the team in next month’s 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying matches against Libya. The 58-year-old steered the three-time African champions to a 3-0 defeat of Benin Republic and scoreless draw with Rwanda in Matchdays 1 and 2 earlier this month. The former defender will also continue working with Fidelis Ilechukwu, Daniel…
Oyo State governor, Seyi Makinde, has called on Nigerians to give their best to the country if they want to see a better nation. Makinde made the call in Ibadan on Thursday during the Independence Day Walk, held in commemoration of Nigeria’s independence. The Independence Day Walk, a walk over 2.5 kilometres, took off from the Government House Arcade at Agodi, passed through Total Garden Roundabout and terminated at the front area of the Governor’s Office at the State Secretariat in Agodi, Ibadan. Represented by the Secretary to the State Government, SSG, Prof. Olanike Adeyemo, the governor urged Nigerians to…
The Rivers State Executive Council has approved the framework for the Ministry of Budget and Economic Planning to begin preparations for the state’s 2025 budget. The approval was granted during the State Executive Council meeting, chaired by Governor Siminalayi Fubara, with Deputy Governor Ngozi Odu and other council members in attendance at the Executive Council Chambers, Government House, Port Harcourt, on Thursday. This decision follows the ministry’s submission of the updated 2025-2027 Rivers State Medium Term Expenditure Framework, MTEF, for review. According to a statement issued by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Nelson Chukwudi, the Commissioner for Budget…
Malian songstress Rokia Traore will be extradited from Italy to Belgium following an outstanding two-year prison sentence. DAILY POST recalls that Traore was initially detained in France in 2020 on a Belgian arrest warrant due to her failure to obey a court order to hand over her daughter to her Belgian father. A few months after the singer was conditionally released, she flew on a private flight to Mali, defying a ban from leaving France until her extradition to Belgium. In October 2023, Traore was sentenced in absentia for two years in prison by a court in Belgium over charges…
Niger State Commissioner of Police Shawulu Ebenezer Danmamman has decorated five senior officers of the command who were newly promoted to the rank of Chief Superintendent of Police, CSP. Decorating the officers during the end-of-month conference at the Police Officers’ Mess, Minna, on Thursday, he said the move followed the recent promotion released by the Police Service Commission this month. Officers in the state promoted from the rank of Superintendent of Police, SP include CSP Eyeku Kashim, DPO Tafa; CSP Mamman Isah, DPO Kutigi; CSP Sani Garba, DPO Ibbi; CSP Felix Onyeachu, DPO K/Eregi; and CSP Ojetunde Timothy, Area Command…
The Federal Government has suspended the officers in charge of the Maximum and Minimum Custodial Centres, Kirikiri, Lagos State. This is coming amid an audio leak indicating that crossdresser, Idris Okuneye, aka Bobrisky, who was convicted of a crime and sentenced to six months in jail, was given an apartment outside the custodial centre. This is contained in a statement by the Secretary of the Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services Board, CDCFIB, Ja’afaru Ahmed, on Thursday in Abuja. DAILY POST reports that the Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, had on Wednesday initiated a probe of the allegations.…