Author: Tobi Oluwaseun Adesanya

Jigawa Government, 65,000 girls in the state have been immunized against the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV). Dr. Kabir Ibrahim, the Permanent Secretary of the Jigawa State Primary Healthcare Development Agency, revealed this on Friday. The immunization, according to Ibrahim, is intended to protect young girls aged nine to fourteen years against cervical cancer. He explained that the exercise was conducted simultaneously across the 27 local government areas of the state between Tuesday and Friday. The permanent secretary added that mop up would be conducted to reach those that missed the vaccine during the four-day exercise. THESPECTATOR reports that the Federal…

Governor Ademola Adeleke has congratulated President Bola Tinubu on the Supreme Court’s confirmation of his victory, saying the moment has come to unify Nigeria. The Supreme Court dismissed the petitions of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Labour Party (LP), and its presidential candidates, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi, on Thursday. The appellants had disputed President Bola Tinubu’s win in the February 25 election and sought to reverse the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) decision. The Supreme Court, on the other hand, rejected the appeal, ruling that fresh evidence could not be submitted at the appeal stage. Adeleke remarked in…

Four people have reportedly lost their lives following an attack by bandits in Maru, located within the Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara State. An indigene of the town, Mohammed Bawa, told TheSPECTATOR that the Emir of Maru, Abubakar Maigari, managed to escape when the bandits invaded his palace, but one of his guards was killed on the spot while others were injured. According to Bawa, the emir’s vehicles were also damaged due to several gunshots. He explained that the bandits also returned to the town on Thursday looking for the Emir, and when they could not see him, they…

Nigerians, according to Minister of the FCT Nyesom Wike, must unify behind President Bola Tinubu because if the president fails, everyone fails. Wike made the suggestion on Wednesday during a visit to Abuja by members of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) and the Committee of FCT Imams Initiative (CFII). The CAN executive members were headed by Daniel Okoh, its national president, while the CFII executive members were led by Tajudeen Adigun, its chairman. Wike also warned religious organizations to be aware of ambitious politicians in separate discussions with them. He said politicians that are desperate for power could do…

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command announced the arrest of three individuals in Abuja for falsely reporting the disappearance of a male organ. Mr Garba Haruna, the Commissioner of Police in charge of the FCT, stated this to reporters on Wednesday in Abuja. He stated that the culprits were apprehended on Oct. 15 after receiving a distress call reporting that Alhaji Tijani Yakubu of Kabusa village was being killed by enraged youths. According to Haruna, Yakubu is being lynched on suspicion of causing the loss of Emmanuel Danladi’s male organ. According to him, police operatives from Kabusa Division swung…

President Bola Tinubu asked the Senate on Wednesday to examine and confirm Musa Aliyu’s nomination as head of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission. Aliyu is a lawyer and the Attorney-General of Jigawa State. The President also requested that Saka Bolaji Suleiman and Prof Gaji Dantata be confirmed as members of the Federal Judicial Service Commission by the Red Chamber. The requests of the President were contained in two separate letters addressed to Senate President Godswill Akpabio and read at plenary by Deputy Senate President Jibrin Barau, who presided. Tinubu said, “In compliance with the provision of…

Chevron reported plans to obtain oil and gas organization Hess for $53 billion in stock. Under about fourteen days earlier, Exxon Mobil declared it is procuring oil organization Trailblazer Normal Assets for $59.5 billion in stock. On Tuesday, the Global Energy Organization delivered its yearly world energy viewpoint report that projects worldwide interest for coal, oil and gaseous petrol will hit an unsurpassed high by 2030, an expectation the IEA’s chief Fatih Birol had broadcast in September. “The progress to clean energy is occurring overall and it’s relentless. It’s anything but an issue of ‘if,’ it’s simply a question of…

As indicated by a report by THESPECTATOR, Adenuga’s total assets has dove by $300 million, dropping from $3.6 billion only three months prior to the ongoing assessment of $3.3 billion. The report ascribes this difficulty to the exhibition of his Conoil possessions and the persevering cheapening of the Nigerian naira against the U.S. dollar. Adenuga, known as Nigeria’s third-most extravagant individual, has created his financial stability through media communications and oil creation adventures. Globacom, Adenuga’s cell phone organization, remains as Nigeria’s third-biggest administrator, bragging millions supporters. Moreover, his oil investigation organization, Conoil Delivering, oversees six oil blocks in the Niger…

The Nigerian Army has informed citizens of Abuja that a combat simulation exercise would be held on Tuesday and Wednesday, October 25 and 26, 2023. The drill, which will include real-time warfare simulations and activities, will take place at the 7 Guards Battalion Obstacle Course in Lungi Barracks, Maitama. Njideka Agwu, Acting Deputy Director of Army Public Relations, said in a statement on Monday that the drill is part of the Inter Formation Combat Platoon Obstacle Crossing Competition 2023. “Hence, there would be large battle sounds that would be heard during the exercise, which are in line with the training…

A gathering, Catholic Social Discussion, CSF, under the aegis Catholic Common people Chamber of Nigeria, Owerri Ministerial Region, Imo State has excoriated the predominant security challenges in the state. Lawmakers and residents of the state were likewise encouraged to forgo politicizing security issues and backing endeavors pointed toward improving the general prosperity of the residents. The gathering settled on the decision at a public interview held at Asumpta Church building, Owerri. Talking, the Organizer, Sir Ambrose Obioha said the call became fundamental to advance and support harmony, security and progress of the state. Obioha said, “Imo State, in the same…