Author: Samuel Akpenpuun

The Kwara State Government has placed healthcare on Outbreak Response Mode after confirmation of four deaths in the Eruda community, as a result of food poisoning from Amala and one death from Gastroenteritis. Dr. Amina El-Imam, the Kwara Commissioner for Health disclosed this during a news conference on Tuesday in Ilorin. According to her, the entire health team of the Ministry visited the community after report of a family who lost a number of their relatives, after consumption of Lafun-Amala. “On getting there, the claim was that there was an instance of food poisoning where the 70-year-old woman fell ill…

Nigeria sprint sensation, Samuel Ogazi, will compete at the final of the men’s 400m at the ongoing Olympic Games in Paris, France. Ogazi, 19, running in the third semi-final, clinched third place with an impressive time of 44.41 seconds, earning him a spot in the final and setting a new personal best. The semi-final race was dominated by Matthew Hudson-Smith of Great Britain, who won with a time of 44.07 seconds, while Michael Norman of the USA secured second place with a time of 44.26 seconds. The University of Alabama undergraduate already the 200m and 400m titles at the 2023…

A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has ordered the state government to take all necessary steps to ensure an investigation into the death of Pelumi Onifade, a 20-year-old reporter with an online television channel, Gboah TV. Justice Olayinka Faji also ordered the Lagos State Government to conduct a coroner’s inquest to ascertain the cause of the death of Onifade as well as identify and prosecute those responsible. A press statement by the Communications Officer of the Media Rights Agenda Idowu Adewale says the court made these orders while delivering judgment in a suit filed by the non-governmental organisation over…

The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has said the police, military and other security agencies did not use excessive force on the #EndBadGovernance protesters. Speaking at a meeting of security agencies heads on Tuesday in Abuja, the IGP said there were attacks on security operatives deployed to manage the protests. According to the police boss, the military and police did not use live ammunition during the protests. “The police and the military, indeed no other security agency involved in the management of this protest has deployed excessive use of force. Instead, what we had were attacks on security agents during…

The former Senate Chief Whip, Senator Ali Ndume on Tuesday, August 6, apologised to the leadership of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) for not consulting the party before publicly accusing President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration. The Bornu South representative in the upper chamber of the National Assembly, however, said that he stands by his words, insisting that “whatever I said or whatever I did was out of patriotism.” Ndume was removed and replaced by Senator Mohammed Monguno following a letter by the ruling party to sanction the lawmaker for his hurtful and unguarded statement against the president. In the…

The US Vice President, Kamala Harris, announced Minnesota Governor, Tim Walz, as her running mate on Tuesday. This is as the VP prepares to take on Republican Donald Trump in November’s US election. Walz brings a rural Midwestern perspective to the Democrat’s campaign while also having notched liberal policy goals such as cannabis legalisation and increasing worker protections.

Nigeria’s Ese Brume, Ruth Usoro and Prestina Ochonogor made history on Tuesday by reaching the women’s long jump final at the Paris 2024 Olympics. That is the first time three Nigerians have made the event’s final at the Olympics. Brume leapt 6.7m to seal an automatic qualification for the final of women’s long jump event at the Games. While she was in danger of not reaching the final after struggling initially – was 9th – the Nigerian came up big in her last jump to make the final. Her compatriots Usoro jumped (6.76m) while Ochonogor leapt 6.65m) to make the…

The Comptroller-General of Customs, Bashir Adeniyi, has expressed hope that the suspension of duties and taxes on imported food items over some time would help reduce food prices. Adeniyi stated that his service is dedicated to implementing the policy as outlined by the government. He spoke at the security heads’ meeting in Abuja on Tuesday. Adeniyi said, “The protest was premised on a number of things, one of them being to end hunger. We discovered that a significant amount of food consumed in Nigeria is imported. Importation takes some time. So one of the things the president has done to…

In Abuja, the atmosphere is gradually returning to normal as protests have significantly diminished. On Tuesday, the Moshood Abiola Stadium was the focal point of the ongoing #EndBadGovernance protests, with only two prominent activists, Ene Obi and Hauwa Mustapha, seen holding a sit-out. This marked the sixth day of nationwide demonstrations aimed at addressing issues of hunger and hardship. Security forces have restricted protest activities, enforcing a court order that confines demonstrators to the stadium. Journalists covering the event were also prohibited from remaining outside the stadium, as part of the enforcement of this order. Obi and Mustapha have pledged…

The Governor of Imo State, Senator Hope Uzodimma has unveiled a renowned football administrator and tactician, Mr. Emmanuel Amuneke as the Technical Manager of Heartland Football Club Owerri, Imo State. He did at the New Executive Council Chambers, Government House Owerri on Monday (August 5, 2024), where he said that the idea was to “reposition the Heartland Football Club for a brighter future to the happiness of Imo people and football enthusiasts in particular.” The Governor recalled that on assumption of office in 2020 his administration met a Heartland Football Club that was relegated and that he made frantic efforts…