Tag: Adamawa

Tinubu Seeks Senate’s Approval to Sack INEC RECs

Aliyu Aliyu

President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday sought the approval of the Senate to sack the suspended Resident Electoral Commissioners of the Independent National Electoral Commission for Abia, Adamawa, and Sokoto States. Platforms Africa reports that the request of President Tinubu was contained in a letter he addressed to the President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio. The RECs suspended, who Tinubu is seeking to sack, are Ike Uzochukwu (Abia), Hudu Yunusa-Ari (Adamawa), and Nura Ali (Sokoto). 200-level Unilorin Student Commits Suicide Over Hardship Tinubu Declines Assent To Adamawa Varsity Bill, Cites…

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Avoid Trips To Nigeria, Australia Warns Citizens

Ganiyu Amodu

The Australian government has warned its citizens to avoid travelling to Nigeria over the recent flooding that has ravaged some parts of the country. According to its travel advisory on the consulate’s website on Wednesday, over 20 states including Abuja, the nation’s capital were listed for Australians to avoid. The country also listed terrorism, kidnapping and other criminal activities as reasons for its nationals to reconsider making trips to the most African populous country. READ ALSO: Ukraine Removes Ambassador To Kazakhstan After Row With Moscow 45,000 litre Fuel Tanker Explodes…

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Panic As 15 Monkeypox Cases Confirmed In Lagos, Adamawa, 5 Others

Abibat Babalola

The United Kingdom has earlier disclosed how an individual diagnosed with monkeypox had a travel history from Nigeria Lagos and Adamawa states have the highest figures of three each as Nigeria recorded 15 confirmed cases of monkeypox in seven states between January 1 and April 30, 2022. The confirmed cases were from the 46 suspected cases recorded during the period. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control disclosed this in its latest Monkeypox situation report made available to our correspondent in Abuja on Tuesday. Monkeypox, which is a rare disease that…

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3-day Thunderstorms, hazy weather To Rock Lagos, Abuja, Others – NiMet

Dawud Rabiu

Vital weather information about your state and 35 other Nigerian states in the next three days, according to NiMet   The Nigerian Meteorological Agency, NiMet, outlook, released on Saturday in Abuja, has predicted sunny and hazy atmosphere from Sunday to Tuesday across the country. “Except southern parts of Adamawa, southern Kaduna and Taraba state where isolated thunderstorm are expected during the afternoon and evening hours, cloudy skies with intervals of sunshine should prevail over the North central states during the morning. “Later in the day, isolated thunderstorms are anticipated over…

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