Two suspected monkeypox victims recovering—UPTH
Chukwudi Akasike The Management of the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital has said the two persons suspected to have contracted monkeypox are recovering. The Chief Medical Director of UPIH,...
View ArticleBREAKING: Abducted Zoo Manager, Ehanire regains freedom
The Executive Director of Ogba Zoo and Nature Park in Benin, Edo State, Dr. Andy Ehanire, who was abducted by gunmen from the premises of the zoo has regained freedom. Details later.
View ArticleTrump speech violated Iran nuclear deal – Zarif
US President Donald Trump’s speech outlining an aggressive new strategy against Iran violated Tehran’s nuclear agreement with world powers, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said. Trump’s virulent...
View ArticleGunmen kill three NDLEA operatives in Kogi, stole their guns.
Gbenga Odogun, Lokoja Gunmen in Okene Local government area of Kogi on Friday evening ambushed officers of National Drug and Law Enforcement Agent on duty killing three on the spot. The attack occurred...
View ArticleTrump and the dismantling of Obama’s legacy
Brick by brick, the demolition job has begun: since taking office less than a year ago, Donald Trump has launched an all-out assault on the legacy of Barack Obama. Climate, free trade, health care,...
View ArticleSix killed, several houses burnt in fresh Plateau attack
Friday Olokor, Jos Barely 24 hours after the imposition of a curfew by Governor Simon Lalong, gunmen suspected to be Fulani herdsmen have killed over six people in Bassa Local Government Area, with...
View ArticleSocial Democrats beat Merkel’s party in German state poll
Germany’s Social Democrats beat Angela Merkel’s conservatives in a closely-watched state poll Sunday, dealing a blow to the chancellor as she heads into thorny coalition talks to form a national...
View ArticleNNPC didn’t award $25bn contracts, says Presidency
Olalekan Adetayo, Abuja The Presidency on Sunday said there was no truth in the media reports that the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation awarded contracts worth $25bn or that the same amount is...
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PHOTOS: Ambode unveils Fela’s statue in Lagos
Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode on Sunday unveiled the Liberation Statue in honour of late Afrobeat legend and freedom fighter, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, at Allen Roundabout in Ikeja, Lagos. See...
View ArticleTraffic violations: FRSC refers 4,000 offenders for mental evaluation
Federal Road Safety Corps on Sunday said it apprehended and referred 4,000 traffic offenders for psychological evaluation in the last three months to enforce sanity on FCT roads. The new Sector...
View ArticleFela used music to fight for liberation of the masses – Ambode
Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode on Sunday eulogized the virtues of late Afrobeat legend and freedom fighter, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti describing him as an enigmatic artiste who used the platform...
View ArticleGroup attacks Okorocha for erecting Zuma’s statue in Imo
Oladimeji Ramon A civil society organisation, Civil Society Network Against Corruption, on Sunday berated the Governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha, for playing host to the President of South Africa,...
View ArticleUPDATED: Liberia’s Weah, Boakai face presidential runoff in November
Former international footballer George Weah and Liberia’s Vice President Joseph Boakai will face a runoff for the country’s presidency on November 7, the national election commission announced Sunday....
View ArticleBuhari condoles NITDA boss over mother’s death
Olalekan Adetayo, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday commiserated with the family of the Director-General of the National Information Technology Development Agency, Dr. Ali Pantami, over the...
View ArticleFrance to strip Weinstein of Legion d’Honneur – Macron
France will strip disgraced Hollywood movie mogul Harvey Weinstein of the prestigious Legion d’Honneur, President Emmanuel Macron said Sunday. “I have taken steps to revoke the Legion d’Honneur...
View ArticleUS Congressman offers his brain for research
US Congressman David Cicilline, has pledged to donate his brain to research into a degenerative brain disease detected in former football players. Cicilline, a Democratic Rep. from Rhode Island, played...
View ArticleRare north Atlantic hurricane heads for Ireland, UK
Britain and Ireland braced Sunday for a lashing from Ophelia, the largest hurricane ever recorded so far east in the Atlantic Ocean, after it dumped heavy rains on Portugal’s Azores islands. As the...
View ArticleNASS working on legislation to end poverty in Nigeria – Dogara
The Speaker of House of Representatives, Mr Yakubu Dogara, says that the legislature is in the process of passing laws to tackle poverty in Nigeria. He made this known on Sunday in his remarks at a...
View ArticleGod has plans for Nigeria – Osinbajo
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo said God had a purpose for the Nigeria with the kind of persons He put in positions of authority in the country at this time. He stated this at the Kingdom Summit 2017 of...
View ArticleOkeho’s centenary celebration
The Oyo State Governor, Abiola Ajimobi and the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi, are set to grace the centenary celebration of the return of Okeho to its original site. According to the planning...
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