archiveJuly 2019

  Dr Nubwa Medugu, Consultant Pathologist, National Hospital, Abuja, has called for regular practice of hand washing to prevent the spread of infections that can result in diseases and death. She made the call in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Abuja. According to her,...

The Squirrels of Benin Republic advance to the quarter-finals of AFCON 2019, their best-ever success, after a 4-1 defeat of the Atlas Lions of Morocco in the competition’s first Round of 16 match. Both sides had finished 1-1 after 120 minutes of play for the Squirrels to emerge winner via...

General Secretary of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN), Apostle Nuhu Kure, has warned that there could be a revolution in the country if issues affecting the people are not handled dispassionately Specifically, Kure cautioned that the Fulani herdsmen saga currently assailing the nation, could jeopardize the existence of the...

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has expressed shock over the Supreme Court judgment which validated the election of Governor Gboyega Oyetola of Osun State. The party disclosed this in a statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Mr Kola Ologbondiyan, on Friday in Abuja. Ologbondiyan said the fact that the...

  The week-long bearish trend persisted on Friday with the All-Share Index of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) declining further by 0.1 per cent, due to profit taking even as the index which opened at 29,300.09 and closed lower at 29,270.95. Also, the market capitalisation lost N33 billion or 0.1...

The Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN) has suspended its three-day strike indefinitely to enable government stakeholders intervene. The President of MWUN, Mr Adewale Adeyanju, made this known in a statement in Lagos on Friday. According to him, the suspension is due to the intervention of the Permanent Secretaries in...

President Muhammadu Buhari has reappointed Boss Mustapha as the Secretary to the Government of the Federation and Mr Abba Kyari as his Chief of Staff. This was contained in a statement by presidential spokesperson, Garba Shehu, on Friday. “President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the re-appointment of Mr Boss Mustapha as...

  President Muhammadu Buhari has  been queried by the Human Rights Committee of the United Nations (UN) for his inability to stem the high level of corruption, killings, and human rights violations among others in the country. The accusations were contained in a report released at the conclusion of its...

The ECOWAS Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECREEE) has said that more than 58 per cent or 172 million West Africans lacked electricity. The Executive Director of the centre, Mr Mahamah Kappiah, said this in his presentation during an oversight visit by members of the ECOWAS Parliament to...

Nnia Nwodo, president-general of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, a socio-cultural organization of Igbo in Nigeria has called on his people to get ready to defend themselves against the threat by a northern group to forcibly evict them. The group made its position known while reacting to the 30-day ultimatum the Coalition of...