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It was alleged that the military invasion followed the recent killing of 11 soldiers who were deployed to the area on a peacekeeping operation following renewed hostilities between Bonta village of Mbator in Shangev-Tiev of Konshisha LGA and Okpute-Ainu in Oju LGA of the state. However, the Nigerian Army on Friday, described as “laughable’’, the claim by the residents that at least 70 innocent persons were killed during an invasion by soldiers. Daily Trust reports that the latest alleged ...

Assault: Groups, activists demand prosecution, removal of CCT chairman The various groups intensified their demand for the prosecution and removal of the CCT chairman for assaulting a security guard in Abuja on March 29. 4 min read Demand by activists and civil society groups for an independent probe, prosecution, and removal of the chairman, Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT), Danladi Umar, for assault, intensified on Tuesday. PREMIUM TIMES had reported how Mr Umar was caught on ca...

Health Security: Why Nigeria should invest, prepare ahead of disease outbreaks Two years before the COVID-19 arrived in Nigeria and four years after the Ebola outbreak, Nigerian authorities began developing the NAPHS. 4 min read The COVID-19 pandemic took the world by surprise, revealing a global failure to invest in pandemic preparedness and thus teaching the global health community a lot of health security lessons. While Nigeria, like most African countries, has not suffered f...

ANALYSIS: One year after, five gaps in Nigeria’s management of COVID-19 Nigeria recorded its first case of COVID-19 a year ago. 7 min read It is exactly 12 months since medics were summoned to what became the first confirmed case of COVID-19 in Nigeria. Since then, over 155,000 infections have led to more than 1,900 deaths. While Nigeria, like most African countries, has not suffered from the worst effect of the pandemic, unlike its European and American counterparts, the Nige...

ON THE GO There are links between drug trafficking and terrorism, says Marwa Buba Marwa, chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has called for international cooperation to address the links between drug trafficking and terrorist activities. Advertisement Speaking on Monday... Gbaja: Local government autonomy not for n’assembly alone to decide  Femi Gbajabiamila, speaker of the house of representatives, says the national assembly alone cannot decide fu...

ADVERTISEMENT How COVID-19 has affected cancer treatment in Nigeria Treating cancer is expensive and for many years even before COVID-19, cancer patients and their families in Nigeria were left to pay with their life savings or sell properties. 7 min read As Nigeria and the rest of the world grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic, health experts and advocates say the virus has led to less attention being paid to other ailments such as cancer. While cancer patients are disproportiona...

English By Ifiok Ettang Share on Facebook Print this page Sorry, but your browser cannot support embedded video of this type, you can download this video to view it offline. Download File JOS, NIGERIA    - A girls’ education rights group, the Malala Fund, says most of Nigerias out-of-school children during the pandemic are girls, and that the gap with boys is widening.     Joy Pam, 13, has had to wash the plates, cook th...

The CODE’s Legal Counsel, Nnanna Oketa, said in a release in Abuja that in 2017, Babayemi transitioned from a five-year day-to-day role in the organisation to spend more time to support the governing board for CODE. Oketa said that Mr. Oludotun believes in the progression of CODE and the quest to be a renowned global movement reputable for holding the government to account, advocating participatory governance and mobilizing young people for social change. Speaking on the development, CODE’s...

ON THE GO Kashimawo Laloko, ex-NFF director, dies at 76 Kashimawo Laloko, former technical director of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), is dead.Advertisement The 76-year-old was said to have died at Sacred Hearts catholic hospital in Abeokuta on Sunday, after... Resident doctors threaten fresh strike over unpaid salaries The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has threatened to embark on an indefinite strike on April 1, if members owed salaries and allowances...

ON THE GO Kashimawo Laloko, ex-NFF director, dies at 76 Kashimawo Laloko, former technical director of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), is dead.Advertisement The 76-year-old was said to have died at Sacred Hearts catholic hospital in Abeokuta on Sunday, after... Resident doctors threaten fresh strike over unpaid salaries The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has threatened to embark on an indefinite strike on April 1, if members owed salaries and allowances...