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#RevolutionNow convener, Omoyele Sowore has lambasted the National Assembly over its failure to rescue a university student unlawfully detained by the Department of Secret Services (DSS) since 2014. Isa Umar was a 300-level student of Library and Information Science at Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, when he was detained by the secret police.

Protracted conflict and natural disasters have forced millions of Nigerians to flee their homes. In displacement camps, mothers face significant risks as they try to bring forth life. 

A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, on Thursday, sentenced four foreigners to six years imprisonment for wildlife trafficking. The convicts are three Vietnamese – Phan Viet Chi, Phan Hong Quan and Duong Van Thang – and a Cameroonian, Mory Berrette. Justice Yelim Bogoro convicted the four following their plea of “guilty” to an amended…

Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers stormed Shika village in Giwa Local Government area of Kaduna State, abducted the wife of a staff member of Nuhu Bamalli

He was picked up by unidentified soldiers at his family’s compound and handed over to the DSS.

The Kogi State Government has said that over 102,000 residents have received the first dose of COVID-19 vaccines during the initial rounds of vaccination

Kogi State Government flags off massive vaccination for COVID-19, says about 102,000 residents have received first dose of the vaccine

Malaria Eradication: NGOs donate free malaria-urine test kits to IDPs On By Fortune Eromosele, Abuja In a bid to combine efforts and eradicate malaria from Nigeria and the African continent, Non-Governmental Organisations, (NGOs), donated free malaria-urine test kits, to the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camp in Abuja. Speaking to journalists, Founder, Barr. Sam Otoboeze Foundation (BSOF), Mr. Sam Otoboeze said the gesture aims at eradicating malaria and reducing rates of deaths caused b...

World Malaria Day: Groups donate malaria test kits to FCT IDPs The World Malaria Day is celebrated globally every April 25, to highlight the need for continued investment and sustained political commitment for malaria prevention and control. ADVERTISEMENT Some Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) , on Sunday, donated free urine malaria test kits to Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camp in the FCT, in commemoration of the World malaria day. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the W...

By Shedrack Frank Yenagao, Dec. 21, 2020 A 41 year-old former casual staff of Bayelsa Government House identified as Yinkere Goodman, has been arrested for allegedly stealing solar batteries from Creek Haven, the Bayelsa State Government House. Goodman, was among 15 suspects paraded by the Bayelsa Commissioner of Police, Mike Okoli, at the State Police Command Headquarters, in Yenagoa on Monday. Naija247news reports that Okoli, said that the other suspects were arrested for various economic cri...