Felix Duru Mbah

*Govt Warns Of Certain Signs In Infected Dogs By Sylvia Kodilichukwu, Enugu An outbreak of rabies has been reported in Igbo Etiti Local Government Area (LGA) of Enugu State. The State Ministry of Agriculture and Agro-Industrialization has confirmed the development. State Commissioner for Agriculture and Agro-Industrialisation, Dr Patrick Ubru, in a statement on Tuesday in Enugu, notified the general public of the outbreak, urging residents to take immediate precautions to prevent the spread of the disease. He explained that rabies was a highly fatal viral disease that affects both animals and humans, disclosing that it is primarily transmitted through the…

*Nasarawa, Kogi, Niger Also Impacted A major blackout looms in Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and three states as Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) today shut down the offices of Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) in Abuja, Kogi, Nasarawa, and Niger over the mass sacking of over 900 employees. Reports said the disco’s headquarters in Abuja, some parts of the nation’s capital and other offices in Kogi, Minna, Niger, and Nasarawa States were closed this morning This comes a day after the NLC, led by its President, Joe Ajaero, picketed AEDC’s headquarters over the controversial disengagement of the workers. Explaining the crisis,…

By Sam Tyav, Makurdi Barely 72 hours after the Benue State Government distributed farm inputs to residents of Yelwata community in Guma Local Government Area (LGA) of the state, gunmen suspected to be Fulani herders on Sunday shot two residents of the community. Yelwata town in June last year was the scene of attacks by herdsmen during which over 200 people were reportedly massacred with thousands of survivors displaced. The massacre attracted outrage locally and internationally. President Bola Tinubu, alongside some of the nation's chiefs, consequently paid a visit to the state, where he sympathized with some survivors in hospital…

By Felix Durumbah, Abuja The fortunes of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Oyo State dipped badly on Monday with the resignation of a pillar of the party and former Minister of State, Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Oloye Olajumoke Akinjide. She served as Minister of State alongside Sen. Bala Mohammed, who was FCT Minister. Mohammed is now Governor of Bauchi State. Both served during the President Goodluck Jonathan administration. In a letter to the Chairman, Ward 1, Ona Ara Local Government (LG), Ibadan, Oyo State, dated Monday, 30 March, 2026, and personally signed by her, Akinjide stated that she was resigning…

*State Govt Imposes Curfew *Protest Breaks Out In Jos Over Latest Massacre “The #PalmSunday massacre of Christians in #JosNigeria (by Islamists) underscores the urgency of creating a ‘sovereign safe zone’ for Christians in Nigeria. "This is the only permanent & sensible solution to the unbridled carnage/terror that has convulsed Nigeria to no end & martyred thousands of Christians." Legal consultant to the leader of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Barrister Aloy Ejimakor, disclosed these while reacting to the reported massacre in Jos, Plateau State, of over 40 residents on Palm Sunday (yesterday). The Middle Belt state, convulsed for years in…

By Emmanuel Ogoigbe,Warri Prominent traditional ruler in Delta State, His Royal Majesty King Obukohwo Monday Whiskey, Udurhie I, Ovie of Idjerhe Kingdom, has strongly advised President Bola Tinubu to urgently investigate the faceless group of persons advocating for the termination of vital projects awarded to renowned oil pipelines security firm, Tantita, so as to know what their true motive is. He made the call at his palace in Otorho Idjerhe at an event featuring the Host Communities of Nigeria Producing Oil and Gas (HOSCON). The monarch said: "As a critical stakeholder in the Niger Delta, we are very much aware…