The National Orientation Agency, NOA, in Jigawa State has urged residents to remain calm and observe necessary preventive measures following reports of a confirmed Ebola virus case in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory, FCT.The state director of the agency, Mallam Ahmed Tijjani Ibrahim, made the call while addressing growing concerns over the reported outbreak and possible spread of the disease.According to him, public awareness, early reporting of suspected cases and adherence to health guidelines are essential to preventing the spread of the virus.Ibrahim recalled how Nigeria successfully contained the Ebola outbreak in 2014, expressing confidence in the country’s ability to…
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“Just let me tell you, yesterday, with the support from the President of Kenya, we bought 25 per cent of the pipeline network for the distribution of petroleum products,” he said.The Group, he explained, was also developing a distribution corridor linking Djibouti with Addis Ababa, the Ethiopian capital, including tank farms designed to support the storage and movement of petroleum products.He added that another project in Cameroon was nearing completion, while Namibia had been identified as a major strategic location for the Group’s expansion into Southern Africa.Dangote said Namibia would play a particularly important role because of its relatively short…
The Turkish Super Lig champions claimed a 4-2 victory over his former club at the Stade Pierre-Mauroy on Tuesday night.Osimhen scored Galatasaray’s fourth goal in the keenly contested encounter.The Nigeria international, who was named Man of the Match, was pleased with the outcome of the game.”I love this stadium. The fans are incredible. We had a tough match. I’m very happy for our team; we won. I also wish Lille good luck in their next matches,” Osimhen was quoted as saying by Galatasaray’s official website.”Lille players are very tough. They even took the lead. We managed to win the match…
The Gunners arrived in Germany with an unbeaten record and having not conceded a single goal in the competition.Eberechi Eze opened the scoring with a fierce low drive past Manuel Neuer in the first half.Declan Rice burst into the area to slam in the equaliser for Arsenal, to ensure that the Premier League champions left Munich with a point.In the other matches played on the night, Real Madrid thrashed RB Leipzig 4-1, Galatasaray won 4-2 at Lille and Como beat Manchester United 4-1.Real Betis edged Feyenoord 1-0, LASK stunned Sporting 3-2 and Aston Villa thrashed Viking 3-1 at Villa Park.
Lookman featured as goals from Jamie Leweling and Julian Alvarez ensured both teams drew in Germany.The Super Eagles star made an impact, providing the assist for Alvarez to level the match in the second half.”We kept pushing, but unfortunately, we went down to 10 men,” he said.
The call comes after MC Alger’s CAF Champions League second preliminary round match against Nigerian champions, Rangers in Abeokuta, where the supporters of the Algerian club were allegedly involved in unruly behavior.Kahal said the incident in Nigeria is the latest in a series of violations recorded in Côte d’Ivoire, South Africa and Rwanda during MC Alger’s continental matches.MC Alger, which lost 2-0 to Rangers in the first leg, is set to host Rangers in the return leg on Friday.
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, Federal Capital Territory Command, has arrested four suspects in connection with the alleged vandalism of electrical installations in parts of Abuja.According to the commandant, “the suspects were apprehended during separate intelligence-led operations in Abaji, Jahi and Bwari, with operatives recovering armoured cables, electrical installations and other materials suspected to have been stolen.”The FCT Commandant of the NSCDC, Olusola Odumosu, disclosed the arrests, noting that the command had recorded several operational successes in recent weeks.He reiterated the corps’ commitment to safeguarding public infrastructure across the FCT and neighbouring communities, warning that the command…
A 45-year-old man, Abubakar Musa, alias Daddy, has been condemned to death by hanging by Yobe State High Court 1 in Damaturu for the killing of his wife, Ammi Mamman.The High Court delivered the verdict on Wednesday, about two years after the crime was committed.Musa was apprehended on January 4, 2024, by operatives of the Yobe State Police Command over the killing of his wife at New Bra-Bra Housing Estate, Damaturu, and was arraigned for culpable homicide.In a judgement, the court dismissed the not-guilty plea entered by the defendant, holding that it could not stand in the face of credible…
The ruling Allied Peoples Movement, APM, in Bauchi State is facing an internal crisis following the suspension of its chairman, Auwal Isah, by a faction of the party’s executives.The faction, led by the party’s secretary, Mohammed Nasir Yahaya, announced the suspension at a press conference on Wednesday.Yahaya said the decision was based on alleged lack of financial accountability, poor record-keeping, failure to operate an official party bank account and violation of the party’s constitution.He said the faction had appointed Hon. Nasiru Nuru Marafa as interim chairman following an emergency meeting of the executives.RecommendedYahaya linked the crisis to the defection of…
A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Segun Sowunmi, has slammed the National Chairman of the Peoples Redemption Party, PRP, Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, for describing President Bola Tinubu as a failure.Baba-Ahmed on Tuesday during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today, said Tinubu inherited a poor country with weak institutions, poverty and insecurity, but has failed to deliver after three and a half years in office.Speaking, however, on Vanguard’s Politics Hub on Wednesday, Sowunmi faulted Baba-Ahmed’s comments and described him as a Northern kid.”That’s a Northern kid. What did I say? He’s a Northern kid. When you behave like a…