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Food and animal experts have stated that the consumption of animal blood as meat, especially from diseased animals, could lead to another outbreak of anthrax, among other zoonotic diseases. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention in July 2023, confirmed the Anthrax outbreak in a mixed livestock farm in Niger State. Anthrax is a zoonotic disease caused by bacteria and can affect both humans and animals. It can be transmitted through the consumption of raw, undercooked meat and other products of the affected animals. Zoonosis, according to the World Health Organisation, is an infectious disease that is transmitted, from…

The police in Ogun have held a woman who allegedly attempted to drown her child in a river at about 5pm yesterday. According to a statement from Ogun State police spokesperson, SP Omolola Odutola, the 30-year-old woman identified as Oluwabunmi Ajayi has been held for attempted murder after she was sighted dumping her baby in the river. Odutola stated that the 5-month-old child identified as Imole Anifowose was rescued by a passer-by who witnessed the crime and reported to the police, who moved swiftly and arrested the mother. Celebrating the rescue efforts as heroic, Odutola stated that the child is…

The Federal High Court, Abuja on Monday nullified the N800bn 2024 budget signed into law by the Rivers State Governor, Simi Fubara. In December, the governor had presented an N800bn 2024 Appropriation Bill to a faction of the state House of Assembly, comprising four lawmakers. Following the passage of the budget by the lawmakers, Fubara subsequently signed the budget into law. The Rivers Assembly became factionalised following a move by 27 lawmakers loyal to ex-governor Nyesom Wike to impeach Fubara The presiding judge, James Omotosho, held that everything done by the four lawmakers was null and void. The court also…

The Lagos State Police Command has narrated a shocking account of how a Nigerian seeking asylum abroad asked the police to declare him wanted. The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) had in December 2023 said no fewer than 260,000 Nigerians approached the IOM for assistance to leave the country in 2023. Analysts said that the current rise in migration is not unrelated with the living cost crisis Nigeria is going through. But in an X post, the Spokesperson of the Lagos State Police Command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, said he was stupefied when a Nigeria asked that the police declare him…

Foremost industrialist, Chief Rasak Okoya, turned 84 on January 12, 2024. The Aare of Lagos, who is the founder of Eleganza Group of Companies and RAO Investment Properties, in this interview in commemoration of his birthday, speaks on how Nigeria can solve the problem of wealth creation. Using his vast experience as someone who made wealth through hard work and consistency, Okoya speaks on alternatives available to youths across the country. At 84, you are still active. What is the secret? Consistency, perseverance, hard work commitment, passion and integrity are the only vehicles that can drive you to success and…

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), on Wednesday, said that the man captured in a viral video making the rounds on social media allegedly attempting to “traffic drugs” through a passenger is not a staff of the agency. According to a statement issued by FAAN’s Director of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection, Obiageli Orah, the agency affirmed that the incident occurred at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport on Tuesday at about 2:30 p.m. “The Authority wishes to set the records straight by stating that the officer being manhandled in the video is not a staff of FAAN,” the statement…

The Police Command in Nasarawa State says it has arrested 38 protesters in Lafia, the state capital, for alleged public disturbance over the recent Supreme Court judgement which upheld the election of Governor Abdullahi Sule. The suspects were immediately charged in court and remanded at the Lafia Custodial Centre. They were charged at the Chief Magistrates’ Court 3 Lafia for the offence. When the matter was mentioned for hearing by the prosecuting counsel, Danjuma Allu, the chief magistrate, Mohammed Abdullahi Lanze, fixed Monday for ruling on their bail application. Earlier, Illiya Ashokpa, defence counsel, applied that the court should grant…

The National Judicial Council (NJC) is the body set-up by law to among other things discipline erring Nigerian judges. This was probably to prevent different agencies from harassing judges thereby boosting judicial autonomy. One would therefore have expected that the body would be up and doing in ensuring sanity in the Nigerian judiciary thereby giving no room for outsiders to pry into its internal matters. But this has not been so. Instead, the NJC has for long shown that it is incapable of effectively performing the function. Many judges who have openly misbehaved to the chagrin of other sectors of…

Human rights lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana has urged the Supreme Court to review some of its decisions on political cases, stressing that it was only then that Nigerians could begin to celebrate the new electoral jurisprudence promoted by the apex court. He also urged the National Assembly to study the decisions of the tribunals and the Appellate Courts on the 2023 general elections with a view to amending the Electoral Act and the relevant provisions of the constitution to ensure that election results are determined by voters and not by Judges. Falana in a statement titled, “Supreme Court And New…

Japan, on Saturday, became the fifth nation to achieve a soft lunar landing but said its “Moon Sniper” spacecraft was running out of power due to a solar battery problem. After a nail-biting 20-minute descent, space agency JAXA said its Smart Lander for Investigating the Moon (SLIM) had touched down. And communication was established. But without the solar cells functioning, JAXA official Hitoshi Kuninaka said the craft would only have power for “several hours”. The spacecraft is dubbed the “Moon Sniper” for its precision technology. SLIM is one of several new lunar missions launched by governments and private firms, 50…