A pastor in Anambra State, Prosper Obum Igboke, has committed suicide in Nnewi after being reportedly jilted by his lover. The late Igboke, who was a pastor in one of the Pentecostal churches in the state reportedly jumped down from a two storey-building. A source, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the man had […]

Civic technology organisation, Orodata Science and Open Cities Lab have concluded plans to empower journalists in Transformative Healthcare Reporting. The training for journalists is part of a data collection project in six selected states across Nigeria by Orodata Science. The organisations said this in a statement on Friday in Abuja. They noted that by collaborating […]

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) is closely monitoring the emergence of new subvariants of the Omicron variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. The Director-General, NCDC, Dr Ifedayo Adetifa, gave the assurance in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Abuja. These subvariants, named EG.5 and BA.2.86, have […]

The Jos Electricity Distribution (JED) has said that its customers in Plateau, Bauchi and Gombe states would experience power outage from August 28 to September 2. The planned outage will last from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. within the period. The organisation made the announcement in a statement issued by its Head, Corporate Communications, Dr […]

Some yet-to-be-identified gunmen on Friday night shot dead a police inspector on excort duty at a popular hotel at DLine, Port Harcourt area of Rivers State. According to eyewitnesses, the policeman was excorting a very important personality (VIP) when he was intercepted by the gunmen said to be riding in a Toyota Corolla. It was […]