Sodiq Lawal Chocomilo

Lawal Sodiq Adewale aka CHOCOMILO is an award winning journalist. Mail me at Chocomilo@withinnigeria.com. See full profile on Within Nigeria's TEAM PAGE
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Benue State: 12 Things You Need To Know About Mpox Outbreak

The Benue State Ministry of Health and Human Services has disclosed that it is investigating a suspected Mpox case…

July 27 in Nigerian History: Ex-Bayelsa Governor, Alamieyeseigha Jailed for 2 Years Over Corruption

On July 27, 2007, a Federal High Court in Abuja sentenced former Bayelsa State Governor, Chief Diepreye Alamieyeseigha,…

July 26 in Nigerian History: How Female Suicide Bomber Struck Market, Killed 22 in Damaturu

On July 26, 2015, a female suicide bomber detonated an explosive device in Damaturu, Yobe State which claimed…

July 25 in Nigerian History: FG initiates $40 Billion Legal Battle Against Three Major Tobacco Companies

On July 25, 2007, the Federal Government filed suit against three of the nation’s leading tobacco companies on…

10 Key Things to Know About the Borno Cholera Outbreak

Médecins Sans Frontières, also known as Doctors Without Borders, has raised the alarm over a worsening cholera outbreak…

July 24 in Nigerian History: Yar’Adua Orders Release of Seized Lagos Funds

On July 24, 2007, President Umar Musa Yar’Adua ordered the immediate release of funds belonging to the Lagos…

July 23 in Nigerian History: Warri Pipeline Fire Kills 40, Lagos Building Collapse Kills 6

On July 23, 2000, a pipeline fire near the port of Warri in Delta State killed 40 people.…

12 Things To Know About ICPC’s Alleged Discovery of 907 Ghost Workers in the Federal Civil Service

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) on Wednesday, July 22 disclosed that it has…

July 22 in Nigerian History: Anthony Enahoro, anti-colonial leader, was born

On July 22, 1923, Chief Anthony Eronsele Enahoro was born in Uromi, in present-day Edo State.   Born into…

July 21 in Nigerian History: Buchi Emecheta, Author of Second Class Citizen, Was Born in Yaba

On July 21, 1944, Buchi Emecheta, one of Nigeria’s most celebrated novelists, was born to Igbo parents in…

Emefiele’s Assets: 10 Things You Should Know About the Supreme Court Decision

The Supreme Court on Friday, July 17, affirmed the permanent forfeiture of seven properties, over $2 million, and…

July 20 in Nigerian History: Lagos Records First Ebola Case

On July 20, 2014, an acutely ill air traveler from Liberia was confirmed to have Ebola virus disease…

July 19 in Nigerian History: Lagos Building Collapse Claims 24

On July 19, 2006, at least 24 people died after a four-storey block of flats collapsed overnight. It…

July 18 in Nigerian History: FG Lifts State of Emergency in Four States 

On July 18, 2012, the federal government lifted the state of emergency imposed in parts of four states…

12 Key Things to Know About President Tinubu’s $3.05bn Poverty Reduction Fund

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Thursday, July 16, unveiled five coordinated social and development programmes worth approximately $3.05…