NCDC records rise in Lassa Fever cases as death toll hits 229 The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention has reported an increase in confirmed Lassa fever cases in epidemiological week 28 after a decline in week 27. This is with cumulative confirmed infections rising to 963 and deaths reaching 229 in 2026. According…
Police arrest four officers over alleged extortion in Ondo The Ondo State Police Command says it has arrested four police officers seen in a viral video allegedly engaging in unprofessional conduct during a stop-and-search along the Lagos-Benin Expressway. Spokesperson of the command, Abayomi Jimoh, disclosed this while briefing journalists in Akure, the state capital, on…
Return home, Tinubu pleads with diaspora health workers President Bola Tinubu has urged Nigerian medical professionals practising outside the country to return home and contribute their quota to national development. Tinubu made the appeal at the State House on Friday when he received members of the Nigerian Diaspora Medical Associations. The Director-General of the Nigerians…
Gov Mbah reacts to Enugu Air runway incident in Benin Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State has sympathised with passengers of the Enugu Air airplane which suffered a runway excursion in Benin City, Edo State. Join the Premium Times WhatsApp Community For Quick Access To News and Happenings Around You.Open in WhatsAppPREMIUM TIMES earlier reported…
‘I’ve never seen N1bn cash, let alone N5bn’, says Ndume, denies ransom allegations Senator representing Borno South, Ali Ndume, has dismissed allegations that he received ransom money or served as a go-between in negotiations between kidnappers and the government, insisting he has never handled N1 billion in cash. Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today, on…
.Says no region’ll be left behind under Tinubu’s industrialisation agenda .Assures FG will replicate Benin Republic’s Glo Djigbe industrial zone model in Nigeria History Deji Elumoye in Abuja Vice President Kashim Shettima yesterday declared that the time is nigh for African nations to take their rightful place in the control of global resources and trade…
Uganda to Begin Mandatory Monthly Community Clean-Up. Uganda has announced that all eligible citizens will be required to participate in a nationwide community clean-up on the last Saturday of every month or face legal action. The first National Cleaning Day will take place on Saturday from 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. local time, with security…
More than 160,000 flee out-of-control wildfires in France, Spain France and Spain evacuated more than 160,000 people as unprecedented forest fires ravaged areas on Saturday near Madrid and Bordeaux, a French city flanked by tourist havens and world-renowned vineyards. French President Emmanuel Macron asked the army on Friday to mobilise to help contain the worst…
Peter Obi seeks probe of Enugu Air runway incident The presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, Peter Obi, has expressed relief following the runway excursion of an Enugu Air aircraft during landing at Benin Airport, describing the safe evacuation of all passengers and crew as a cause for gratitude and calling for a comprehensive…
Multiple crashes on the Kara Bridge section of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway have caused gridlock, leaving motorists stranded. One person was said to have died and two others injured in the accidents that occurred in the early hours of Friday. The Federal Road Safety Corps has advised motorists to use alternative routes following the crashes. The…
