Criminals plan return to 2015 era of bomb attacks, says DSS
The Department of State Services has raised the alarm that some criminal elements are planning to bomb critical government infrastructure, markets, religious and relaxation centres among others. The service said the criminal elements had joined forces to recreate the bombings that rocked many parts of the country before 2015. The alert was contained in a […]
Elon Musk buys Twitter for $44bn
Twitter on Monday confirmed it is selling the platform to billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk in a deal valued at $44 billion. The sale was a dramatic shift for the board, which had originally maneuvered to block Musk from taking the social media network private. “Free speech is the bedrock of a functioning democracy, and Twitter […]
NDLEA arrests drug baron behind N3bn Tramadol linked to Abba Kyari’s team
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has arrested a suspected billionaire drug baron behind the N3bn Tramadol deal allegedly involving the embattled suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari-led Intelligence Response Team, Chief Afam Mallinson Emmanuel Ukatu. The anti-narcotic agency said Ukatu’s arrest followed months of surveillance and evasion of arrest. Ukatu, who is Chairman […]
Kaduna State Govt. designs youth-focused social protection programme
THE Kaduna State Steering Committee on Social Investment on Monday started a four-day workshop to design a youth-focused graduation social protection programme. Mrs Saude Atoyebi, the Focal Person, Kaduna State Social Investment Office, said at the workshop in Zaria, that the goal was to address the challenge of unemployment and build youths’ resilience to socio-economic […]
Save the Children International Nigeria calls upon federal, state and local governments, stakeholders to end childhood death from vaccine-preventable diseases
Immunization prevents diseases, disabilities, and deaths from vaccine-preventable diseases (VPDs) such as diphtheria, hepatitis B, measles, and pneumonia. Vaccines are among the greatest advances in global health and development. For over 200 years, vaccines have protected us against diseases, allowing generations of people to grow and thrive. Vaccines help eradicate childhood diseases and save millions […]
Why Christians celebrate Mothering Sunday – Catholic priest
A Catholic Priest, Reverend Longinus Ugonwa, has said that Mothering Sunday provides an opportunity for Christians to appreciate the exceptional role mothers play in families. Ugonwa, who is the Parish Priest of Christ the King Parish, GRA, Enugu, said this in a sermon on Sunday to mark this year’s Mothering Sunday celebration. He said that […]
Alaafin Of Oyo’s 18 Wives Are Now Available For Suitors – Oyo Chief
The 18 wives of Oba Lamidi Adeyemi III, the 45th Alaafin of Oyo, may now be available to suitors without undergoing cleansing rituals after the demise of the renowned monarch. Oba Adeyemi, 83, passed on late Friday after receiving treatments at the Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti and is expected to be buried according to Islamic […]
Alaafin dies at 83, buried amidst eulogies by Buhari, Obj, Jonathan, Wike, Tinubu, others
Eminent Nigerians, including the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.); former Presidents Olusegun Obasanjo and Goodluck Jonathan; state governors and monarchs from different parts of the country, on Saturday, paid tribute to the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi III, who died on Friday at the Afe Babalola University, Teaching Hospital, Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, after […]
First aid panacea for Accident Victims as 41,709 die in Accident recently-MD St. Gerald Hospital
By Nicholas Dekera The Medical Director St. Gerald’s Catholic Hospital Kaduna Dr. Shurkuk Clestus Bako has fingered timely and effective first aid administering on accident victims as Panacea for accident deaths in Nigeria. Delivering a talk on First Aid for Accident Victims on Saturday in Kaduna at the Media Health Day organised by Catholic Media […]
578 Million People Might Become Daibetic By 2030, Medical Expert Raises Alarm
By Nicholas Dekera No fewer than 578 million people worldwide might become diabetic by the year 2023 if necessary measures are not taken to control the rising rate of diabetic patients. Chief Medical Director National Eye Centre represented by Dr. Murtala Umar, a senior Consultant and Eye expert from the National Eye centre stated this […]