The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ola Olukoyede, has defended the commission’s ongoing crackdown on internet fraudsters, popularly known as Yahoo Yahoo boys, despite criticisms from some quarters.
Speaking on Thursday while receiving the management of The PUNCH at the EFCC’s corporate headquarters in Abuja, Olukoyede stated that the country lost
Parts of Nigeria have been thrown into darkness as the national grid experienced a collapse again on Wednesday, marking the second time in the year.
According to data obtained from the Nigerian System Operator’s portal (niggrid.org), the collapse occurred around 11:30 am on Wednesday.
The cause of this grid disturbance is yet to be disclosed by the Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN.
Abuja Electricity Distribution Company, AEDC, confirmed that the grid disturbance happened around 11:30 am on Wednesday.
“We regret to inform you that a system disturbance occurred on the national grid at 11:34 am today (Wednesday), causing a power outage across our franchise areas.
“While gradual restoration of power supply has commenced, please be assured that we are working closely with relevant stakeholders to fully restore electricity as soon as the grid is stabilised,” AEDC said in a statement on X on Wednesday.
Similarly, a popular Nigeria National Grid account on X wrote on Wednesday, “There was a “GRID DISTURBANCE” before noon today (Wednesday). Parts of the country experienced an outage”.
When DAILY POST correspondent called the spokesperson of TCN, Ndidi Mbah, for comment on the development, she noted that she is in transit and promised to revert.
The grid disturbance comes after the one that occurred on January 11, 2025.
This incident follows a pattern of instability, with the grid suffering about 12 consecutive collapses in 2024.
Thirty-six per cent of pregnant women in Adamawa State, according to the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund, UNICEF, suffer from anaemia, a condition that poses serious risks to both the mothers and their babies.
Nuzhat Rafique, the Chief of Field Office at UNICEF Bauchi, made the disclosure in Yola, explaining, “Adamawa State’s malnutrition crisis is further worsened by alarming child nutrition statistics: 48.6% of children are stunted, 7% are wasted, and over 80% experience child food poverty.”
She said to combat this crisis, UNICEF has provided 4,290 cartons of Small Quantity Lipid-Based Nutrient Supplements (SQ-LNS) to the Adamawa State government, assuring that the supplements will benefit approximately 85,000 children, helping to prevent malnutrition and improve child survival, growth, and development.
Addressing issues such as stunting, wasting, and anaemia, procured through the Child Nutrition Fund (CNF) mechanism, SQ-LNS contains 23 essential vitamins and minerals, as well as protein and energy.
According to her, Adamawa was among the first states in Nigeria to adopt the CNF, contributing N100 million in 2023, which was matched by UNICEF.
Felix Tangwami, Adamawa State’s Commissioner for Health and Human Resources, attributed the high malnutrition rates to insecurity, which has limited farmers’ access to their lands and reduced food availability.
Dr. Bashir Sulaiman, the Executive Chairman of the Adamawa State Primary Healthcare Development Agency, expressed optimism that the N300 million matching fund would significantly improve child health in the state.
He lauded Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri for prioritizing the social services sector, particularly healthcare, and highlighted the state’s investment of N100 million in 2023 for food supplements, which has been increased to N300 million this year.
With UNICEF’s contribution, this will translate into N600 million worth of supplements, ensuring better nutrition and well-being for thousands of children.
The Police Command in Enugu State has detained six armed robbery suspects and recovered firearms and other exhibits in Nsukka. This is contained in a statement by the Command’s
Spokesman, SP. Daniel Ndukwe on Wednesday in Enugu. Ndukwe said that the police operatives attached to the Nsukka Area Command in synergy with Neighborhood Watch Group,
The Anambra State Police Command has confirmed the abduction of two Catholic nuns at Ogboji in Orumba-North local government area of the state.
Police also disclosed that its operatives have been deployed for possible rescue of the two kidnapped nuns.
They were kidnapped on Tuesday night while returning from a vocational service meeting at Ogboji in Orumba-North local government area of the state.
Police Public Relations Officer of the Command, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, said in a statement late on Wednesday that the state Commissioner of Police, CP Nnaghe Itam, alongside the Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of Operations, visited the scene of the kidnapping for on-the-spot assessment of the incident.
“Police-led Joint Operation is already ongoing for the possible rescue of two catholic nuns allegedly kidnapped along Ufuma Road, Orumba North Local Government.
“The sad incident occurred in the evening of yesterday, 7/1/2025, when the nuns were returning from a Vocational service meeting in Ogboji,” Ikenga said.
He stated that the Command is already working with some clues for the possible arrest of the suspects and rescue of the victims.
The statement added that the Command is making an effort to rescue the member representing Onitsha North 1 constituency in the state House of Assembly, Hon. Justice Azuka.
Azuka was kidnapped on Christmas Eve while returning home for the Christmas celebrations somewhere at Ugwunakpamkpa, Inland Town, Onitsha by a gang of hoodlums.
The Command said that its operatives have already recovered the lawmaker’s vehicle which he was driving in when he was kidnapped.
No fewer than twelve (12) persons have lost their lives out of 112 confirmed cases of deadly Lassa fever in Ondo State.
Acting Statistician-General in the state, Olusola Ajayi made the revelation in Akure, the Ondo State capital while addressing workers of the state’s waste management authority.
Ajayi described the 112 confirmed cases and deaths of 12 persons as alarming development.
The ASG, however, called on the workers of Ondo State Waste Management Authority to brace up and collaborate with other stakeholders in the health sector towards ensuring a healthy environment as part of ways to reduce the menace.
According to him, “We are together in that business. We have to act fast now because of this data that I’m going to give you. In Ondo State today, there are 353 reported cases of Lassa fever, 112 have been confirmed, 12 bodies have died. So, if we want to act, the time is now.”
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention had confirmed 143, out of 484 suspected cases of Lassa fever from December 30, 2024 to January 12, 2025, in seven (7) states across 32 local government areas.
The Centre also reported 22 deaths with a case fatality rate of 15.4 per cent.
Similarly, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health, Dr Adeniran Ikuomola last week said Ondo State recorded close to 400 suspected cases of Lassa fever since its recent outbreak.
“We have 400 suspected cases and confirmed 100. I would have loved to give you a specific number of deaths. We have recorded some deaths,” Dr Ikuomola earlier said.
The naira fell for the third straight time against the dollar at the foreign exchange in 2025.
This comes as the naira dipped to N1,541.70 per dollar on Wednesday from N1,537.03 traded on Tuesday, according to FMDQ data.
This indicated that the naira dropped by N4.67 on the official market.
Meanwhile, on the black market, the naira gained N5, closing at N1660 on Wednesday from N1665, which was exchanged on Tuesday.
DAILY POST reports that since the week began on Monday, the naira has continued to depreciate against the dollar at the official market. However, in the parallel market, the naira has remained stable at N1665 per dollar except today.
One Mrs Stella Nwadigo, a teacher at Christ-Mitots School in Ikorodu, Lagos State, has been arrested over the alleged physical abuse of a three-year-old child, Abayomi Micheal.
DAILY POST reports that a video clip capturing Stella hitting the little boy during a lesson in class went viral on social media on Wednesday.
The video, which attracted condemnation from several citizens, was shared on X (formerly Twitter) and Facebook.
Hours after the video surfaced on the internet, the Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, issued a statement confirming that the suspect had been arrested.
According to the Adejobi: “One Stella Nwadigo, aged 45, the teacher who physically abused the 3-year-old Abayomi Micheal of Christ-Mitots School in Ikorodu, has been arrested by the police. She was arrested today, Tuesday, January 8, 2025, immediately after the criminal act. Justice must be served.”
A yet-to-be- identified driver of Lagos Intra-City bus died in an early morning accident on Wednesday, 8th January, 2025. According to a statement made available to LEADERSHIP by the Director, Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department, Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), Adebayo Taofiq, the accident happened near the state Secretariat inward Otedola Bridge.
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