ICYMI: 20 killed as three NAF jets crash within three months
Twenty military officers have lost their lives in the last three months in three crashes involving Nigerian Air Force jets, The PUNCH reports. On Sunday, February 21, 2021, seven NAF officers died...
View Article[ICYMI] Tragic! COAS, 10 others dead as plane crashes in Kaduna bad weather
•Pilot forced to divert aircraft from military to civil airport –Sources •COAS died 115 days after appointment, burial holds in Abuja today The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru, died in a...
View ArticleNMA consoles Buhari over COAS, others’ death
The Nigerian Medical Association on Saturday condoled with the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), over the death of the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru, and others who...
View ArticleWhat you should know about hormonal imbalance and infertility
Waiting month after month for a positive pregnancy test could be frustrating but the solution may be simpler than you realise. One of the things that can affect your chances of getting pregnant is an...
View ArticleEx-BBC chief steps down from UK job over Diana probe
A former BBC chief who was criticised for his “woefully ineffective” probe into Martin Bashir’s deception in securing a bombshell interview with Princess Diana on Saturday resigned as chair of...
View ArticleGovernors mourn as Nigeria buries Army Chief, others
The Nigeria Governors Forum on Saturday expressed shock and disbelief over the death of the late Chief of Army Staff, Lt-Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru, who died in a plan crash along with other senior military...
View ArticleIt’s more lucrative soliciting alms in Lagos, Ogun than other places –Family...
PERCY ANI writes about the survival strategies of family beggars in Lagos and Ogun states A young man with a backpack on way to work was surrounded by a group of kids who held his left hand. They...
View ArticleBandits kill eight farmers in Zamfara village
Bandits have shot dead eight farmers in their farmlands in Damaga village of Maradun Local Government Area of Zamfara State. A farmer, Mohammed Sani who narrowly escaped death told The Punch on the...
View ArticleIbrahim Attahiru was determined to end Boko Haram, Zulum mourns COAS
Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, on Saturday, said late Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru, was determined to end the Boko Haram insurgency war in the North-East. Zulum stated this...
View ArticleIt’s sad Buhari went to Paris but didn’t attend Ibrahim Attahiru’s burial...
An ex-aide to former President Goodluck Jonathan, Reno Omokri, says it is sad that the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), travelled to Paris recently but did not attend the burial of...
View ArticleRonaldo ‘still a Juve player,’ says Pirlo
Cristiano Ronaldo remains very much a Juventus player, coach Andrea Pirlo insisted Saturday with the Portuguese star’s future in doubt going into the final game of the season. Juve’s Champions League...
View ArticleNigeria needs new constitution not amendment of existing document —PFN
The Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria has joined the league of those demanding a brand new constitution for the country. The Christian body rejected the review of the country’s constitution currently...
View ArticleNigeria needs law mandating hospitals to accept medical tests done in any...
Medical experts say the Federal and state governments should enact a law that will mandate hospitals to accept medical investigations done on patients in any accredited laboratory facility in the...
View ArticleSurprise! Some health workers don’t know what HPV vaccine is
Some healthcare givers at some primary healthcare centres in Lagos say they do not know what the Human Papilloma Virus vaccine is all about. In other facilities visited by our correspondent, healthcare...
View ArticleGang-raped and battered, 14-year-old Delta girl’s thorny path to justice
TESSY IGOMU writes about the travails of a teenager gang-raped by seven men in Issele-Uku, Delta State Oluchi Okoh is brilliant and smart, and hopes to become a medical doctor in future. The...
View ArticleFinal farewell: Army, family disagreement slightly delays COAS burial
• Late officers’ wife, sister slump at funeral There was a slight disagreement on Saturday between the family of the late Chief of Army Staff, Lt Gen Ibrahim Attahiru, and the Nigerian Army over the...
View ArticleWe got Akeredolu’s support for Yoruba Nation rally in Akure –Sunday Igboho
Peter Dada The Ondo State capital, Akure, was on Saturday agog as hundreds of Yoruba Nation agitators, under the aegis of Ilana Omo Oodua, trooped to the town from neighboring South-West states for a...
View Article21 runners dead as extreme weather hits China ultramarathon
Twenty-one people were killed after hail, freezing rain and high winds hit runners taking part in a 100-kilometre (62-mile) cross-country mountain race in China, state media said Sunday. The extreme...
View ArticlePastor Adeboye hails Kogi Gov’s handling of COVID-19
Pastor Enoch Adeboye, General Overseer, the Redeemed Christian Church of God, has lauded the governance and leadership style of Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State, describing him as a man of faith....
View ArticleAttahiru was on the verge of making Nigeria proud –Buratai
Immediate past Chief of Army Staff and Ambassador-Designate, Retired Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, says the late Chief of Army Staff was on the verge of making the nation proud before his tragic end. Buratai...
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