Tag: blood
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Plateau bloodbath: Angry women set ablaze palace of Bokkos District head+Photos
…as youths protest human rights abuse by soldiers on rescue mission Apparently disturbed by the Christmas bloodbath on Christmas Eve, Bokkos women stormed the palace of their district head, Saf Adanchin and set it ablaze after registering their displeasure at the police DPO’s office. The women had visited the STF command and the DPO of…
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49-year-old man caught while bathing with blood
Ogun state Police Command arrested a 49-year-old man identified as Ganiyu Shina on Thursday for bathing with blood at a community river in Kotopo area of Odeda local government in Ogun State. The suspect was
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Cultists abduct man in Ogun, gives him blood to drink in forceful initiation process
Three members of a cult group have been arrested in Ogun State for forcing an unwilling person to join their cult group. The suspects according to a statement signed Saturday by the spokesperson, Ogun State Police Command Abimbola Oyeyemi were arrested on Thursday, July 8, following a report lodged at Igbesa divisional headquarters. Celestine Oyebuchi…
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Insecurity: Nigerian leaders heartless, no blood in their veins – Bishop Kukah
Bishop Matthew Kukah apparently peeved with the escalating state of insecurity in Nigeria has said Nigerian leaders have no blood flowing in their veins. Kukah said this in his homily at the burial of late Rev Fr. Alphosus Yasshim Bello at Our Lady of Apostles Catholic Church, Independence Way, Kaduna. Fr. Alphonsus Yashim Bello was…
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AstraZeneca: Lagos investigating two cases of suspected blood clot
The Lagos State Government has said it is investigating two cases of suspected blood clot following vaccination with AstraZenca vaccine in the state. Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi disclosed this in a statement while giving update on COVID-19 vaccination in the state. According to Abayomi, so far, following the administration of the first dose…
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Bloodletting in Shasha Ibadan must stop now – Atiku
Nigeria’s former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar on Monday said the bloodletting in Shasha area of Ibadan, Oyo State must stop now. Several people lost their lives after a clash triggered by the fatal stabbing of a cobbler by a cart pusher in Shasha market, Ibadan, Oyo State, degenerated into an ethnic conflict. Within hours, the…
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Blood not enough in Nigeria, says Consultant
A consultant of haematology at the Federal Ministry of Health, Dr Uche Nwokwu, says Nigeria is yet to meet its blood needs in the country. He made this known in an interview in Abuja on Sunday to commemorate the World Blood Donor Day (WBDD). WBDD is celebrated annually on June 14 to raise awareness on…
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KILLINGS: End Wanton innocent blood shedding now or Nigeria risks God’s anger – Pastor Adeboye warns
Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye, General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) has said many people do not know that when the ground of a nation becomes saturated with the blood of the innocent, the ground responds by producing a plague. TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports the General Overseer popularly referred to as Daddy GO…
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Building collapse: Red Cross, others appeal for blood for victims
The Nigerian Red Cross (NRC) has appealed for blood donations for victims of the collapsed building on Lagos Island. Mr Olakunle Lasisi, Secretary of NRC, Lagos made the appeal in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Lagos. Publication trending on social media to appeal to the public for blood…
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The Dollar is thicker than blood – Owei Lakemfa
By Owei Lakemfa. As we struggle to survive raging floods, the White House was this week busy, not with helping humans fight them, but employing intercontinental ballistic missiles to shoot down the United Nations Report that humans are a major contributory factor. The UN Report written by ninety-one authors and review editors from 40 countries,…