The insurance industry has recorded 61 per cent year-on-year increase in third quarter (Q3) of 2024, reaching N1.2 trillion.

Mr Kunle Ahmed, Chairman of Nigerian Insurance Association (NIA) disclosed this during a quarterly news conference on the performance of the industry by the association in Lagos.Ahmed said this growth was largly driven by the non-life insurance sector.He said, “The 2024 performance of the insurance industry revealed a complex landscape marked by significant growth in certain areas alongside persistent and emerging challenges.

“While specific data for the entire year of 2024 is still being consolidated, the trends and available reports offer valuable insights.

“Available data up to the end of the third quarter of 2024 indicated robust growth in gross premiums.

“The report from our regulator noted a 61 per cent year-on-year increase in the third quarter 2024, reaching N1.2 trillion.

“This growth was largely driven by the non-life insurance sector, which constituted approximately 69 per cent of the total premium income.”

Ahmed noted that within the non-life business, fire, oil and gas insurance were significant contributors to the increased revenue.

The chairman explained that all non-life business products showed robust quarter-on-quarter growth.

He said the life insurance business also experienced substantial growth, with the report indicating a 45 per quarter-on-quarter increase within the period under review.

He noted that the Group Life emerged as the largest premium-generating component within the life segment.

“In spite a rise in the net loss ratio in the second quarter of 2024 compared to the first quarter of 2024, the Nigerian insurance market remained profitable overall.

“The total assets reached N3.9 trillion by the end of September 2024, demonstrating a healthy expansion,” he added.

On the impact of the police enforcement on third-party motor insurance, Ahmed said the enforcement process had generated significant effects on the insurance industry and policyholders in Nigeria.

He said that the most immediate and significant impact was the substantial increase in the purchase of third-party motor insurance policies.

He explained that the surge in demand directly translated to higher premium income and overall revenue growth for insurance companies.

According to him, available reports indicate a significant increase in the uptake, as the trend is expected to be amplified by continued enforcement in 2025 and beyond.

“The increase in uptake implies increase in the volume of claims and overall potential liabilities of insurance companies.

“This will necessitate that insurance companies enhance their claims processing efficiency and customer service capabilities to handle the increased workload and ensure policyholder satisfaction.

“Stricter checks by the police make the use of fake or invalid insurance certificates riskier. This enforcement, coupled with the use of the Nigeria Insurance Industry Database (NIID), is expected to reduce the prevalence of fraudulent policies.

“Overall, the stricter enforcement of third-party motor insurance in Nigeria is a crucial step towards ensuring financial protection for road accident victims and improving legal compliance,” Ahmed said.

The chairman noted that policyholders needed to be well informed about the scope and benefits of their third-party insurance policies and how to verify their authenticity to avoid purchasing fake policies.

He said the National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) had always advised the populace on verifying insurers on their websites

The Vice Chairman of Agege Local Government and a leading aspirant in the July 12 council election, Mr Oluwagbenga Abiola, has welcomed his party’s decision to field Abdulganiyu Obasa as the APC’s flagbearer in the upcoming local government poll.

Abiola is a political protégé of the Speaker, Lagos State House of Assembly and APC leader in Agege, Mr Mudashiru Obasa.

Speaking to the News Agency of Nigeria on Wednesday in Lagos, Abiola affirmed his loyalty to the party and to Obasa.

NAN recalls that on Monday, Agege stakeholders urged Obasa to allow his son, Abdulganiyu, to contest the council chairmanship.According to them, this would reward the Speaker’s years of humanitarian service and political impact in Agege.

Reacting to claims that he faced pressure to withdraw, Abiola said he remained deeply grateful to Obasa for shaping his political journey.

He pledged total support for the Speaker’s leadership and said he would never oppose the party’s direction or Obasa’s guidance.Abiola stated: “Let me make it clear — I will never go against my leader, Mudashiru Ajayi Obasa. This is the man who made me. He appointed me Special Assistant on Media when he became Speaker in 2015. In 2016, I was appointed Sole Administrator of Agege LG, thanks to his recommendation to the governor. That appointment made me the youngest council boss in Lagos State at the time. Health 360: Sickle Cell Disease

According to them, this would reward the Speaker’s years of humanitarian service and political impact in Agege.

Reacting to claims that he faced pressure to withdraw, Abiola said he remained deeply grateful to Obasa for shaping his political journey.

He pledged total support for the Speaker’s leadership and said he would never oppose the party’s direction or Obasa’s guidance.

Abiola stated: “Let me make it clear — I will never go against my leader, Mudashiru Ajayi Obasa. This is the man who made me. He appointed me Special Assistant on Media when he became Speaker in 2015. In 2016, I was appointed Sole Administrator of Agege LG, thanks to his recommendation to the governor. That appointment made me the youngest council boss in Lagos State at the time.

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“In 2017, I became Secretary to the Local Government, and in 2021, Vice Chairman — all through the party’s and Speaker’s support. So tell me, why would I oppose a man who built me politically and helped me grow in experience and influence?”

He admitted his ambition to become Chairman, but insisted he must submit to the party’s collective decision.

“Yes, I aspired. Every Vice Chairman dreams of becoming Chairman. But the party has spoken, and I fully agree. Leaders and stakeholders have united. They’ve asked the Speaker to allow his son to contest. I respect and support that. I stand with Obasa, with APC Agege, and with all decisions taken by the party and stakeholders,” he added.

Abiola noted that service to people was his true goal and believed more opportunities would come in the future.

“I trust my leader. He knows what’s best and can recommend me for even greater responsibilities when the time is right. I’m still young and full of energy. I’ll work for the party and ensure we achieve victory,” he said.

He added that he had instructed members of his Obasa Youth Alliance to fully support the party’s decision.

Benue Governor, Reverend Father Hyacinth Alia, has said that the state needs help amid the killings by bandits, not a state of emergency declaration.

Alia, who was featured as a guest on Arise Television’s ‘The Morning Show’ on Wednesday, clarified that while the insecurity in Benue was not too much for him to handle, the federal government’s intervention was also needed to tackle the crisis.

While expressing his administration’s ability to halt the killings, Alia added that he needs additional support to drive killer herders out of the state.

“What we need is emergency help for now. We need absolute support. The federal government is supported. They sent two armoured tanks that came in.

“Our situation had changed. We had a better narrative, but what we need to do is to get our people back home, to drive out the invaders, the armed invaders who have brought in people who do not even speak the Nigerian languages we speak.

“Let them move back to wherever they came from and allow us farmers to go back to our ancestral land. Calling for any emergency does not occur here,” Alia said.

SRINAGAR, India, April 23 (Reuters) – Twenty-six men were killed and 17 were injured when suspected militants opened fire at tourists in India’s Jammu and Kashmir territory, police said on Wednesday, the worst such attack in the country in nearly two decades.
It was the worst attack on civilians in India since the 2008 Mumbai shootings, and shattered the relative calm in Kashmir, where tourism has boomed as an anti-India insurgency, opens new tab has waned in recent years.The attack took place on Tuesday in the Baisaran valley in the Pahalgam area of the scenic, Himalayan federal territory and the dead included 25 Indians and one Nepalese national, police said.
The attack is seen as a setback to what Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party have projected as a major achievement in revoking the semi-autonomous status Jammu and Kashmir enjoyed and bringing peace and development to the long-troubled Muslim-majority region.Modi cut short his two-day visit to Saudi Arabia and returned to New Delhi on Wednesday morning. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman was also cutting short her visit to the United States and Peru “to be with our people in this difficult and tragic time”, her ministry said.
Modi held a meeting with the national security adviser, the foreign minister and other senior officials at the airport and a special security cabinet meeting had been called for 1230 GMT, a defence ministry official said.”It was not a typical tourist group but rather an undercover agency tasked with research,” it said and added that the attack should “serve as a wake-up call not only for Delhi but also for those who support Delhi’s questionable strategies”.
“Resistance fighters plan to intensify their strategic attacks to ensure that those involved in undermining … (the) resistance struggle face appropriate consequences,” it warned.

Hundreds of security forces rushed to the Pahalgam area soon after the attack and a massive combing operation was launched in the forests there, two security sources told Reuters. About 100 people suspected to have been militant sympathisers in the past were called to police stations and questioned, they added.
Police also released sketches of three of the four suspected
attackers.
The attackers were dressed in traditional long shirts and loose trousers and one of them was wearing a bodycam, one security source said, adding that there were about 1,000 tourists and about 300 local service providers and workers when the attack took place.
They opened fire at three spots in Baisaran valley which is popular among tourists for its lush meadows and pristine landscape surrounded by dense pine forests on all sides.
Visitors have to trek or hire ponies to reach the spot where there are adventure sports facilities such as ziplining and zorbing.
Indian security agencies say Kashmir Resistance is a front for Pakistan-based militant organisations such as Lashkar-e-Taiba and Hizbul Mujahideen. Pakistan has said it only provides moral and diplomatic support to the insurgency in Kashmir.
“We are concerned at the loss of tourists’ lives,” Pakistani foreign ministry spokesman Shafqat Ali Khan said in a statement. “We extend our condolences to the near ones of the deceased and wish the injured a speedy recovery

A 23 year old student of the Federal Nursing Science college Calabar, Ms Elizabeth Awhobiwom Ukah, has been found dead in a drainage ditch five days after flood swept her away on Easter Friday.

Eyewitnesses stated the state and position of the deceased indicated she was carried away by flood.

The flood resulted from the heavy rainfall on Friday evening while the deceased was returning home from Good Friday Mass of the Cross at Holy Family Catholic Church Big-Qua Town by Eastern Secondary School, close to Marian Market, Calabar, the Cross River State capital.The body was found on Tuesday and has been deposited in an undisclosed mortuary.

It was gathered the late student was a native of Ohong community in Obudu local government area of northern Cross River State.

The police in Lagos on Tuesday arraigned two men before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court for allegedly stealing their employer’s building materials valued at N7.1 million.Building materials
The police in Lagos on Tuesday arraigned two men before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court for allegedly stealing their employer’s building materials valued at N7.1 million.The defendants Yusuf Jimoh, 41, iron bender and Ayodeji Temilade, 46, bricklayer, are tried for conspiracy and stealing.

The Prosecutor, Inspector Funmilola Akinleye told the court that the offences were committed between September 1 to September 17, 2024, at 2 Niran Akinloye Avenue, Ajegunle Alakuko, Lagos.

Mr Akinleye said that the defendants stole galvanised pipes, iron rods, 200 bags of cement, all valued, N7.165,000 from the site of Israel Akinola.

The offences according to the prosecutor contravened Sections 287 and 411 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.

The defendants, however, pleaded not guilty to the charges.

The Magistrate, Seyi Omodara, granted the defendants bail of N350,000 each with two sureties in like sum.

Mr Omodara adjourned the case until May 12 for mention.

The police command in Rivers State has said its officers killed four notorious kidnappers, allegedly involved in a series of abductions within the state and environs.The command’s spokesperson, SP Grace Iringe-Koko, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday in Port Harcourt, identifying the deceased suspects as responsible for the abduction and murder of one Hope Georgewill.

Ms Iringe-Koko stated that Chief Executive Officer of HMG Attitude Limited, Georgewill and two others were kidnapped along the Cotton Channel, Bakana River, on March 26.

She noted that the abduction was carried out by a group of sea pirates led by one Preye Ngian-Ngian, a native of Degema Local Government Area of Rivers State.

She stated, “After the abduction, a ransom of N2 million was paid to secure Georgewill’s release. However, the victim was ultimately killed, and his body was later recovered and deposited at the mortuary.’’

Following Mr Georgewill’s death, Ms Iringe-Koko reported that the police launched an intelligence-led investigation, which led to the arrest of two suspects.

She said that the suspects subsequently led operatives from the command’s Anti-Cultism Unit to the gang’s hideout in a creek, off the Bonny waterways.

According to her, upon arrival at the location, the police operatives came under heavy gunfire from the suspects.

“Our operatives responded with decisive force, and in the ensuing exchange of gunfire, two of the suspects were fatally wounded, while others fled the scene with injuries,” Ms Iringe-Koko stated

She further stated that the two arrested suspects, who had earlier guided the operatives to the location, attempted to escape amid the chaos but were apprehended with gunshot wounds.

“All four injured suspects were immediately transported to the Police Clinic for medical treatment but were confirmed dead on arrival by the attending medical personnel,” she added.

Items recovered from the hideout include an operational speedboat, 80 horsepower and 70 horsepower outboard engines, the mobile phone belonging to the late Georgewill, one live cartridge, and various food items.

The police spokesperson noted that investigations were ongoing to apprehend the remaining fleeing members of the gang.

“The Rivers State Police Command remains resolutely committed to ensuring the safety and security of all residents and visitors in the state,” Ms Iringe-Koko concluded.

Governor Monday Okpebholo has suspended the Okumagbe of Uwano Kingdom, Agenebode, Etsako East LGA, George Egabor, over recent kidnappings and killings in his domainThe governor’s chief press secretary announced the suspension in a statement.
The suspension is indefinite.

The government said the secretary of the traditional ruler, Peter Omiogbemhi, was arrested following a recent incident that led to the death of a palace chief, John Ikhamate.

Governor Monday Okpebholo has suspended the Okumagbe of Uwano Kingdom, Agenebode, Etsako East LGA, George Egabor, over recent kidnappings and killings in his domainThe governor’s chief press secretary announced the suspension in a statement.
The suspension is indefinite.

The government said the secretary of the traditional ruler, Peter Omiogbemhi, was arrested following a recent incident that led to the death of a palace chief, John Ikhamate.

The Kwara State House of Assembly has praised the emir of Ilorin, Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari’s peaceful and impactful reign as he clocks 85Yakubu Danladi-Salihu, speaker of the House, said this in a congratulatory message signed by his chief press secretary, Sheu Abdulkadir, on Tuesday.

The statement said, “We, at the State House of Assembly, are proud and happy to be associated with the numerous achievements and successes that the Ilorin emirate and the entire Kwara have recorded during his peaceful and impactful reign as the emir of Ilorin and chairman of the State Traditional Council.

”We are also delighted that the Ilorin emirate and Kwara as a whole have continued to witness tremendous infrastructural development during the reign of His Royal Highness. This is especially in the almost six years of the people-oriented administration of the Sardauna of the Ilorin emirate, Mallam AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, the executive governor of Kwara State and chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF).”

It added, ”It is noteworthy and gladdening that the emir of Ilorin had been at the vanguard of promotion of peace, harmony and development, not only in the Ilorin emirate but Kwara and Nigeria at large, even before ascending the exalted throne of his forefathers some 30 years ago.”

The head of the Central Committee of German Catholics has voiced hope that the next pope will continue on the legacy of openness pursued by Pope Francis ZdK warned that the election of a conservative figure could pose challenges for the church in Germany.

ZdK president Irme Stetter-Karp told dpa that the church required leadership capable of meeting the demands of the 21st century.

She said the election of a conservative pope would likely pose a significant challenge for the Catholic Church in Germany.

She acknowledged the presence of forces within the Catholic Church that wished to maintain clerical power and viewed too much freedom for the faithful as a threat to church unity.

“This risk exists, and it is not small,” she said. “The ZdK represents the Catholic laity, the non-clergy in local parishes.

She added, “Together with the German Bishops’ Conference, the ZdK initiated a reform process in 2019, the Synodal Path.

“This focused on reforms within the church concerning lay preaching and same-sex couples, moves that infuriated conservatives, prompting some to speak of a schism and heresy.”

Surveys have repeatedly shown that the majority of German Catholics support liberalising reforms, including more rights for women and a shift in the church’s stance on sexual morality.

The chief executive of the pharmaceutical giant, Thomas Schinecker, disclosed this on Tuesday.

Mr Schinecker said that the commitment includes new state-of-the-art research and development sites and new and expanded manufacturing facilities in Indiana, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts and California.

He also said that the investments were expected to create more than 12,000 new jobs, including nearly 6,500 construction jobs and 1,000 jobs at new and expanded facilities.

He explained that the added capacity would allow the company to export more medicines from the U.S. than it imports.

”The investments underscore our long-standing commitment to research, development and manufacturing in the U.S.,” Mr Schinecker said.

Roche is a Swiss company with a strong heritage in more than 130 countries globally.

The Philadelphia Chapter of the Black Students Union has launched a $25,000 fundraising campaign to assist with the burial expenses of Olatunji Bolaji, a 77-year-old Nigerian-born Uber driver who was tragically shot and killed in Centre City, Philadelphia.

Naija premium gist had earlier reported that Bolaji was killed in an ambush while attempting to pick up a passenger outside a hookah lounge. The incident occurred just before 2 a.m. on Wednesday, April 15.

According to CBS News, the victim, Olatunji W. Bolaji of Norristown, Pennsylvania, had arrived outside Byblos Hookah Bar to collect a rider when he was attacked.

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As a 22-year-old passenger entered Bolaji’s vehicle, two men emerged from a car parked behind and opened fire, Philadelphia Chief Inspector Scott Small told the outlet. The suspects fired “at least four times,” hitting Bolaji in the head and wounding the passenger in the arm, leg, and stomach. Despite being shot, Bolaji managed to drive a short distance before crashing.

In response to the tragedy, BSU Philadelphia Chapter President Alex Morris launched a GoFundMe campaign on behalf of the Bolaji family, aiming to raise $25,000 to support burial and related expenses.

The statement reads, “It is with profound sadness that we share the sudden, senseless loss of Olatunji Bolaji—a 77‑year‑old father, grandfather, husband, and devoted rideshare driver murdered while simply doing his job on April 16, 2025, in Center City Philadelphia.”

Morris noted that BSU has maintained a longstanding relationship with the Bolaji family and is stepping in to support his widow, Charice Bolaji, and their children during this difficult time.

He explained that the $25,000 fundraising goal would help meet urgent needs: $12,000 to cover funeral and memorial service costs, $5,000 for the family’s immediate living expenses, and $3,000 for counseling support for family members.

“Any amount—$5, $50, or $500—eases the family’s burden. Share this campaign in your networks so others can give. And please, keep Ola’s loved ones in your thoughts and prayers.

“Ola drove countless neighbors home safely; it’s our turn to bring his family safely through their darkest hour. Thank you for standing with the Bolajis and honoring a man whose quiet strength never faltered,” the statement added.

Robinson Ewor, the acting chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Rivers, has slammed Nyesom Wike, a former governor of the state and current minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), for plunging the party into an unresolved crisis.Mr Ewor, who spoke on Monday, also accused the FCT minister of causing the crisis in the PDP for his political gains.

He explained that Mr Wike deliberately worked against the party in the 2023 general election because he lost the ticket to Atiku Abubakar.

“Wike wanted to be president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, and he submitted to the primaries of the party, but Atiku won the party’s ticket.

“Thereafter, Wike wanted to be the vice presidential candidate, but because Atiku did not pick him, Wike started the crisis in PDP. He was the genesis of the crisis in PDP because Wike lost the presidential ticket,” he said on Arise TV on Monday.

According to Mr Ewor, the ex-governor formed the “G5 Governors” in the heat of the crisis to destroy the party and narrow Mr Abubakar’s chances of winning the election.

He noted that the opposition party has moved beyond the defeat in the 2023 general election, saying the leaders are on a mission to bring everyone on board.

The Rivers PDP chairman also said Mr Wike is no longer a member of the PDP and has no moral justification to advise leaders of the party.

“How do you advise the party, which you are no longer a member? How do you advise people you’re busy destroying? How do you advise a party that you’re at the forefront of destroying?

“The crisis we fight in PDP today is not because the PDP is in crisis; it is because the FCT minister is on a mission to destroy the party,” he said.

Mr Ewor added, “He has started it in Rivers State. What is the crime or sin of Fubara? He did not commit any crime, but because he wanted to control the structure of the party, the structure of government, the state House of Assembly and every other known structure in the state to enable him to rig the election in 2027 for the APC. This is just the crisis in Rivers State.”

Although he’s yet to publicly renounce his membership of the PDP, Mr Wike has not seized from disparaging the opposition party’s leaders since he was appointed a minister in the APC-led government.

Last week, Mr Wike, who appeared on live TV, said he is ready for a “fight to finish” in the PDP, maintaining that he’s ready to face whatever challenges arise within the opposition party.

The FCT minister had also been accused of being instrumental in the suspension of Governor Siminalayi Fubara from office and the subsequent declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers.

The Gombe State Police Command reported that five people died and eight others were injured when a truck transporting grains coming along Yola Road to Gombe lost control due to brake failure while approaching a gathering of Christian faithful on a procession to celebrate the Easter in Billiri town.Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Buhari Abdullahi, in a statement disclosed this on Monday, indicating that the vehicle veered off the road and tragically ran into the crowd, including some Muslim residents who were observing from the roadside.

“Police operatives from Billiri Division swiftly responded to the distress, providing immediate rescue efforts and conveying the injured victims to the nearest hospital for emergency medical attention.The Command through its spokesperson condemned the act of lawlessness and urged residents to remain calm and allow the law to take its course as investigations are currently ongoing to ascertain the full circumstances surrounding the incident.

The Commissioner of Police, Gombe State Command, CP Bello Yahaya who commiserated with the families of the deceased and prayed for the quick recovery of the injured, also assured the public that adequate security measures have been put in place in the area to forestall any further breakdown of law and order.In an attempt to express their anger, the youths began to throw stones and other dangerous objects at the officers on duty.

“The Divisional Police Officer and several other police personnel sustained varying degrees of injuries during the unrest.

“However, the driver has been rescued, eight (8) suspects arrested for attacking and attempting to burnt down the Billiri Police Division and normalcy has been restored”, he added.

The Presidential Initiative for Unlocking the Healthcare Value Chain has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Empower School of Health (Empower Swiss) Geneva to establish a Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Training Academy in Nigeria.

This strategic partnership aims to bridge the workforce gap in the pharmaceutical sector and support the national goal of producing 70 per cent of pharmaceuticals by 2030 and 60 per cent of vaccines by 2040 in line with the vision set by the Africa Centres for Disease Control.

A post on PVAC’s account sighted by our correspondent on Monday stated that the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof Muhammad Pate, said during the signing event, “Whatever it is you need to manufacture, you also need the talent—and the right talent.”

It said while Nigeria has a strong pool of graduates, many lack hands-on industry experience due to limited local manufacturing.Empower, a global leader in pharmaceutical training, brings experience from over 40 countries to help develop a phased, sustainable, and industry-aligned training academy. The initiative will empower youth, boost local production, and strengthen Nigeria’s healthcare and economic landscape,” it added.In December 2024, Pate noted that over 70 new healthcare manufacturing companies with robust projects are set to execute 22 large-scale initiatives in Nigeria.

He also said more than 10 value chain verticals have been established within the country, highlighting that these milestones align with President Bola Tinubu’s commitment to transforming the health sector from a consumption-driven model to one that creates jobs and enhances economic value.He added that PVAC inspired five development finance institutions to collaborate on dedicated financing platforms to unlock Nigeria’s healthcare value chain.

The Presidential Initiative for Unlocking the Healthcare Value Chain is a strategic initiative launched in October 2023 under the leadership of President Tinubu.

PVAC aims to catalyse the transformation of Nigeria’s healthcare ecosystem through substantial investments and enhanced private-sector participation. The initiative seeks to address critical gaps in local manufacturing of life sciences products and healthcare services.

Chief Love Shimite, the Special Adviser to Delta State Governor Sheriff Oborevwori on Trade and Export, has died.

She passed away in the early hours of Easter Monday after what sources described as a brief illness.

The circumstances surrounding her death remain unclear as of the time of filing this report.

Confirming the incident, the Police Public Relations Officer of the Delta State Command, Mr. Bright Edafe, said Shimite was confirmed dead at the hospital where she was taken.

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Edafe said, “He (the husband) was the one who called to report that his wife died early this morning and that he was receiving threats from her family, who feared he might be attacked. It was on this basis that we went to his house and brought him in for his own safety.”

However, Edafe disclosed that the deceased’s family later lodged a formal complaint with the police, expressing suspicion that the husband may have had a role in her death.

He added: “We are currently investigating. In situations like this, only an autopsy can determine whether the death was natural or due to other causes.”

The police say further updates will follow as investigations progress.

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Tomato farmers in Kano State are facing renewed hardship following the resurgence of Tuta Absoluta, a devastating crop disease that has continued to destroy tomato farms across several parts of the state.Despite years of research and interventions by agricultural institutions such as the Audu Bako college of Agriculture, Dambatta the disease remains a persistent threat to tomato cultivation in the region. International organizations have also attempted to provide support in combating the disease, but their efforts have so far yielded limited results.

The Kano State chapter of the Tomato Growers Association of Nigeria (TOGAN) confirmed the latest outbreak, saying the disease has affected farms in local government areas including Garun Malam, Kura, Bunkure, and Bagwai.Stakeholders say although government agencies and farmers have intensified efforts to address the issue, the impact remains minimal as the disease continues to spread.