Cross River court restrains Secondus from resuming as PDP chair
The wrangling within the Peoples Democratic Party is assuming a new dimension with multiple court orders which apparently frustrate the peace-making move by some elders within the party. The party’s...
View ArticlePresidency replies Ortom, says Buhari didn’t accept invite to be terrorists’...
The Presidency on Saturday said the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), did not accept any invitation to be the negotiator of terrorist group Boko Haram in 2012. Senior Special Assistant...
View ArticleIPOB/ESN leader killed in Imo, Police claim
The Imo State Police Command says that it has killed leader of the Eastern Security Network, the paramilitary organisation of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, a pro-Biafra separatist...
View ArticleBREAKING: Secondus asks Akinwomi to preside over PDP NEC
National Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party, Uche Secondus, on Saturday asked the Deputy National Chairman (South), Yemi Akinwomi, to preside over the National Executive Committee meeting of the...
View Article‘Gulf of Guinea accounts for 95% global kidnappings at sea’
Former Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, Dakuku Peterside has lamented that the illegal and unreported activities carried out at the Gulf of Guinea has made...
View ArticleUK evacuates last civilians from Kabul
Britain said it will run its last evacuation flights from Kabul on Saturday before pulling out its troops, leaving several hundred Afghans otherwise eligible to fly to the UK behind. The UK is winding...
View ArticleBBNaija S6: Queen states requirements for future husband
Big Brother Naija Shine Ya Eye housemate, Queen, has stated some requirements for her future husband. She made this known on Saturday, day 35 of the show, while cutting off the back of yam and potatoes...
View ArticleUN moves to help seven million drought-hit Afghan farmers
The United Nations issued an urgent appeal Saturday for aid for some seven million Afghan farmers in the war-ravaged nation facing the threat of severe drought. Covid-19 has further squeezed...
View ArticleNine-month-old baby girl rescued from riverside in Ebonyi
The Ebonyi Command of the Nigerian Police Force says it has rescued an abandoned nine-month-old baby in the state. The baby, a female, was abandoned by the riverside at Ezzilo community, in the Ishielu...
View ArticleNathaniel Bassey, Akwa Ibom export to global Christian community, says Gov...
Akwa Ibom Governor, Udom Emmanuel, has described gospel singer Nathaniel Bassey as the state’s export to the music world. The governor spoke in a congratulatory message to the singer on his 40th...
View ArticlePalestinian boy wounded by Israeli army in Gaza dies
A 12-year-old Palestinian boy shot last week by Israeli soldiers during clashes along the border with Gaza has died of his injuries, the territory’s health ministry said Saturday. Omar Hassan Abu...
View ArticleCOVID-19 vaccination centres opened in major Enugu markets, malls
Enugu State Government says it has opened additional COVID-19 vaccination centres in major markets, shopping malls and public places. These are additional to the more than 100 conventional vaccination...
View ArticleMalami inaugurates N3.2bn loan disbursements to 5,889 Kebbi residents
A total of 5,889 people across the 21 Local Government areas of Kebbi state have begun receiving N550,000 Federal Government’s COVID-19 Targeted Credit Facility Loan, as the state marks the 30th...
View ArticleI joined APC to form alternative platform capable of kicking out PDP -Oshiomhole
Former National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress, Mr. Adams Oshiomhole, says he is still an active member of the party. Oshiomhole said this when he spoke with newsmen on the sideline...
View ArticleExcessive itching on hands, feet in pregnancy could be symptoms of liver...
Medical experts say excessive itching during pregnancy, especially on the face, hands and feet, could be a symptom of liver disease, noting that it should be investigated to prevent complications in...
View ArticleOne dies as tanker rams into three vehicles in Anambra
A freak accident involving three vehicles has claimed the life of one adult male at the Immigration Junction on Awka-Enugu expressway, Anambra, on Saturday. This was disclosed by the state Commander of...
View ArticleCandidates seeking Merkel’s job in first major TV debate
The three candidates seeking Chancellor Angela Merkel’s job face their first major prime-time TV debate on Sunday, with her party’s choice to succeed her desperately seeking to reverse a losing trend...
View ArticleFG resumes conditional cash transfer in Akwa Ibom
The Federal Government on Saturday resumed payment of stipends to over 4,000 beneficiaries in Akwa Ibom under the Household Uplifting Programme-Conditional Cash Transfer. The HUP-CCT is managed by the...
View ArticlePoorly managed cognitive impairment in older people can progress to dementia...
Neurologists have called for early diagnosis and proper treatment of mild cognitive impairment in the elderly. While noting that mild cognitive impairment (MIC) can be reversed if detected early, they...
View ArticleOur frustration with Nigeria’s system made us abandon residency programme for...
Amidst the ongoing strike action by the National Association of Resident Doctors and reports of more doctors leaving the country for greener pastures, some resident doctors are also abandoning the...
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