The Ondo State Government said it has discovered there is a peculiarity in hepatitis infection among hepatitis patients in the state. The Special Adviser to Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa on Health Matters, Prof. Simidele Odimayo, disclosed this in Akure on Saturday after a sensitisation road walk to mark the World Hepatitis Day. The World Health Organisation endorsed July 27 of every year to create awareness about hepatitis and how to eliminate the viral infection globally. The theme for the 2024 edition is: “It’s Time for Action.” Mr Odimayo explained that the state government was, however, trying to know more about the…
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The Police Special Fraud Unit, Lagos State, has detained two suspects, Ikeocha Daniel, 34, and Sylvester Ebeta, 33, over alleged N613 million fraud. The fraud unit’s spokesperson, SP Eyitayo Johnson, confirmed their detention in a statement on Saturday in Lagos. He said, “The suspects were arrested for alleged offences bordering on conspiracy, fraudulent conversion/diversion and stealing of N613,980,200 belonging to a leading Nigerian Financial Technology company. “The alleged offences, which occurred between January 19, 2022 and October 12, 2023, was due to a system/network glitch that led to some Payment Gateway Web Merchants of the firm getting multiple credits for…
Armed terrorists suspected to be members of Boko Haram on Monday invaded Jakana Police station in Konduga Local Government Area of Borno state, killing a police driver and a woman friend. The terrorist’s also set ablaze two patrol vehicles belonging to the police and members of Civilian Joint Task Force and a motorcycle, even as some arms and ammunitions were carted away by the rampaging insurgents. Jakana is about 45kms drive from Maiduguri, located along Damaturu -Maiduguri expressway. Sources confirmed to our Correspondent in Maiduguri that the terrorists stormed the Police Station at about 1am, where they engaged the security…
The Ondo State Government says that it is targeting no fewer than 3,000 residents of the state for free hepatitis screening. The Special Adviser( SA) on Health Matters to Gov. Lucky Aiyedatiwa, Professor Simidele Odimayo, stated this during a free hepatitis screening on Saturday in Akure. There was a road walk campaign and sensitisation on hepatitis infection led by the SA before the commencement of the screening in marking the 2024 World Hepatitis Day. The theme for 2024 edition is: “It’s Time for Action.” Odimayo stated that the state governor was passionate and concerned about well-being of people of the…
Ahead of the planned protest slated for 1st – 10th of August, 2024 tagged ‘End Bad Governance’. and in compliance with the directive of the Inspector General of Police ; IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun PhD,NPM that all organizers of protest to give details of their activity to their Police command for security arrangement before the date of commencement. The command also recognizes the fundamental rights of citizens to protest with a view to ventilate their frustration and also note that no responsible government will allow violent protests that will breach the rights and freedom of other citizens who may not…
Security agencies need to work together, if the country must reduce insecurity to the barest minimum, governor of Ondo state, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has said. Aiyedatiwa stressed this point, while receiving executives of the Ondo state command of Police Community Relations Committee (PCRC) in his office in Akure, on Thursday. The governor, who was represented by his deputy, Olayide Adelami, acknowledged the contributions of PCRC to community policing, especially in the area of intelligence gathering. He said, “Although we are beginning to witness more synergy among security agencies in the country but there is need to do more and shun Inter-agency…
The Nigeria Immigration Service said it intercepted six victims of human trafficking along Kankon-Owode Road, in Badagry, Lagos. The Controller, Seme Command of the NIS, Abdullahi Adamu, disclosed this during a press briefing at the Seme-Krape office, Badagry, Lagos. Mr Adamu said that the suspected victims were intercepted by combined efforts of men of the Nigeria Air Force, 653 Ahanve, Badagry and men of immigration on patrol along the road. According to the controller, they were travelling to Ghana from Badagry at about 1.30.a.m when they were intercepted. “The six victims of human trafficking were intercepted by a combined team…
The Ijaw National Congress (INC) has advised the federal government and security agencies to exercise caution in their responses to the nationwide protest planned to hold Aug.1- Aug.10 Prof. Benjamin Okaba, president, INC, gave the advice in Abuja on Saturday at a news conference tagged “State of the Nation: What the Federal Government Should Do”. Mr Okaba said federal government should guide against inflammatory rhetoric and heavy-handed tactics, which could exacerbate tensions and plunge the nation into chaos. “As our nation teeters on the brink of a proposed protest amidst unprecedented national hardship, the Ijaw National Congress (INC) urges the…
A heavily pregnant woman has d!ed while fighting with her neighbor in Ugep town, Yakurr Local Government Area of Cross River State.Journalist, Agba Jalingo, confirmed the incident in a Facebook post on Friday, July 26, 2024. “The deceased woman’s child was said to have picked a fight with a neighbour’s child, which later degenerated into a fisticuffs between the deceased and her neighbor,” he wrote. “The deceased who was heavily pregnant lost her life in the process. It is not clear if the police have intervened.”
Organisers of the upcoming nationwide #EndBadGovt protest have warned security agencies that there will be consequences if any of the protesters is attacked. According to the protesters, they will demand the resignation of President Bola Tinubu and his entire cabinet, if any of them is attacked in any part of the country. The Nigeria Police Force, Nigerian Army, State Security Service and other security agencies have been threatening protesters against going ahead with the exercise. The security operatives hinged their warning on the deaths and destruction that marred the October 2020 #EndSARS protest, Kenyan uprising, expressing worry that the #EndBadGovt…