Category: News Update
Soldier, girlfriend caught assisting bandits with military uniforms
The Zamfara State Government Friday revealed how an army officer and his girlfriend were recently arrested while they were assisting bandits with military uniforms. The...
COVID-19: Abuja doctor set record as first recepient of vaccine
A frontline health worker at the National Hospital, Abuja Dr. Cyprian Ngong, became the first Nigerian to receive a dose of the COVID-19 vaccine procured by the Federal...
Northern elders reject Fanikayode as peace maker in regions traders’ dispute
….Says he is a threat to Northern interest The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) has accused the federal government of allowing private citizens “known for supporting...
[3/6, 4:08 AM] Abatan: TRAGEDY: Father watch crocodile swallow up his eight-year-old son Despite the yeoman efforts of his father to rescue him, an eight-year-old boy was killed by a crocodile as he swam in a river in Indonesia’s East Kalimantan province, an official said on Friday. The boy and his little brother were swimming in the river while their father was watching near their house in Kutai Timur district on Wednesday when he was attacked and swallowed by a crocodile, said Oktavianto, an official at the local search and rescue agency. His father jumped to help him but the reptile escaped, Oktavianto said. “He chased the crocodile and hit it with bare hands but he couldn’t keep up,” he said. Locals caught the six-metre-long crocodile on Thursday and found the intact body of the boy inside it. A video posted on YouTube showed rescue workers pulling the body out of the crocodile’s stomach, with his family watching and weeping. The river is known to be a crocodile habitat, Oktavianto said, but added that locals still “went to the river often to bathe and get water for cooking.” Source Whirlwindnews.com.ng [3/6, 4:15 AM] Abatan: COVID-19: Abuja Doctor set record as first recepient of vaccine A frontline health worker at the National Hospital, Abuja Dr. Cyprian Ngong, became the first Nigerian to receive a dose of the COVID-19 vaccine procured by the Federal Government. He was among the first four officials at the hospital to receive the vaccine, which was announced by the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 to be safe and efficacious. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the vaccine, after undergoing assessment by the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) and the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDC), was confirmed to have positive results. Dr. Cyprian Ngon, the Family Physician, National Hospital, Abuja, was the first person to receive the COVID-19 vaccine immunisation, while the second person was Dr. Tahir Yunusa, a Pathologist with University of Abuja Teaching Hospital. Ngon had been the Head of the COVID-19 Isolation Centre at National Hospital Abuja since February 2020 when the virus was first detected in Nigeria. The third person was Dr. Nuru Samudeen, National Hospital Abuja Family Physician at the Accident and Emergency unit. The country was now set to go ahead and use the 3.924 million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine which arrived the country on March 2 through the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. Meanwhile, the Federal Government had launched a website where Nigerians could log on and register for the vaccination. Government, therefore, advised citizens to log on to the website on NPHCDC website. The healthcare development agency said that “to register for the COVID-19 vaccination, visit our website — nphcda.gov.ng — and click on ‘COVID-19 vaccination e-registration.”
Despite the yeoman efforts of his father to rescue him, an eight-year-old boy was killed by a crocodile as he swam in a river in Indonesia’s East...
NNPC, Usmanu Danfodiyo University to Collaborate on Development of Energy Conversion, Storage
Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and the Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, have pledged to collaborate on the development of energy inter-conversion...
Sanwo-Olu inaugurates 1.4km Agege flyover
…Promises more strategic roads and link bridges to ease traffic Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Friday inaugurated the 1.4km Dual Carriageway...
Buhari agrees to pay foodstuff sellers N4.75billion within two weeks
The federal government has reportedly agreed to pay the Amalgamated Union of Foodstuffs and Cattle Dealers in Nigeria (AUFCDN) N4.75billion as the union agreed to...
Why Gombe Gov appointted Danladi as new monarch
After days of several protests, Gombe State Governor, Muhammad Yahaya, on Wednesday, announced the appointment of Malam Danladi Maiyamba, as the new traditional...
Sex-for-grade: Appellate Court dismisses Akindele’s Appeal
In a landmark judgment which touches on the jurisdiction of the Federal High Court to try offences under the Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Act, 2000, the...
Ayade dedicates African Award to Cross Riverians
The Cross River State Governor, Professor Ben Ayade has dedicated the African Migration Legendary award he won at the maiden African Migration Summit held in...
