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CONCERN AS NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES CLAIM 684,000 NIGERIANS The recent report that over 684,000 Nigerians die from non communicable diseases, NCDs, annually, is a source of concern.Non communicable diseases are diseases that are not contagious. Most Nigerians have been battling with communicable or infectious diseases like cholera, Human Immuno Virus, HIV, tuberculosis among others. Such diseases have, however, attracted public attention …

SIX MILLION NIGERIANS FACE EXISTENTIAL THREAT AS COST OF DIABETES CARE SKYROCKETS The Diabetes Association of Nigeria, DAN, has warned that six million Nigerians with diabetes are facing existential threat, following the skyrocketing cost of healthcare. National President, DAN, Dr. Ejiofor Ugwu, in a statement to mark the United Nationsal World Diabetes Day slated for November 14, added that 30,000 …

WHY CORRUPTION PERSISTS IN NIGERIA – OBASANJO Former president Olusegun Obasanjo has said that a society that does not believe in the consequences of bad behaviours will be riddled with corruption. He stressed that there was corruption at a high level of government because of the lack of free and fair elections. Obasanjo was speaking at a youth dialogue on …

TRUMP VOWS TO HELP RESTORE ELECTORAL INTEGRITY IN NIGERIA – RESPONSE TO GOODLUCK JONATHAN Following his victory as the 47th President of the United States, Donald Trump received a congratulatory message from former Nigerian President, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan. The message, which expressed goodwill and hope for global peace, was acknowledged by Trump on his official X account, marking a moment …

ATIKU HAS NO CHANCE IN PDP IN 2027 – WIKE Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Barrister Nyesom Wike, has said there will be no chance for the 2023 Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), former Vice President Abubakar Atiku, to secure the party’s ticket in 2027. The minister disclosed this during a live media parley in his office …

ENUGU DISCO VOWS TO END ESTIMATED ELECTRICITY BILLING Mainpower Electricity Distribution Limited (MEDL), a subsidiary of Enugu Electricity Distribution Company, has vowed to eliminate estimated billing with the roll-out of comprehensive metering for all customers in Enugu State. The Managing Director of the company, Ernest Mupwaya, made this known on Wednesday during a stakeholders engagement in Enugu to outline the …

OVER 971 NIGERIANS ABDUCTED IN OCTOBER 2024 – REPORT No fewer than 971 Nigerians were abducted across the country in October 2024.The revelation is coming amid the emergence of a new terror group, ‘Lakurawa’ in the northwestern part of the country.The data is contained in the ‘October 2024 Nigeria Security Report’ by Beacon Security and Intelligence Limited, BSIL, a security …

TINUBU,, CIA ASSET, YOU CAN’T ACCESS HIS RECORDS – US GOVT TELLS COURT United States’ law enforcement agencies have insisted Nigerians “have no right” to unfiltered access to President Bola Tinubu’s past records. The position was stated in a memorandum filed by the Central Intelligence Agency, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the Drug Enforcement Administration before the United States …

SENATOR’S WIFE ORDERS POLICE CONVOY TO ARREST, TORTURE SKIT MAKER FOR CRITICIZING HUSBAND Personnel of the Taraba State police command acting on the orders of Hajia Fatima Lau, wife of the Senator representing Taraba North senatorial district, Shuaibu Isa Lau, arrested and detained a skit maker, Nafiu Hassan, for several days, SaharaReporters has gathered.Lau is a member of the Peoples …

OSHIOMHOLE NEVER AN ACTIVIST, MET OBASANJO SECRETLY TO INCREASE FUEL PRICES – SOWORE Nigerian human rights activist and convener of #RevolutionNow movement, Omoyele Sowore, has described former governor of Edo State and former National President of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), Adams Oshiomhole, as “Agaracha” labour leader who was never and has never been an activist as he makes Nigerians …