President Muhammadu Buhari and his wife, Aisha, on Saturday joined hundreds of other voters to exercise their civic rights at polling unit 003 Kofar Baru III, Gidan Niyam, Daura, Katsina State The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the president accompanied by his wife arrived the polling unit at about 8.00a.m, where both of […]
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All electoral materials for Mbalom ward in Gwer East Local Government Area of Benue, were in the early hours of Saturday, burnt by armed hoodlums. According to a witness, the hoodlums on arrival fired shots in the air before setting on fire the RCM Primary School Aya, housing the materials. Mrs Ngunan Yongo, the Electoral […]
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After months of internal party primaries and intense campaign across the nooks and crannies of various states by political parties, the stage is set as Nigeria’s governorship election holds today (Saturday). The governorship election, which takes place simultaneously with the state House of Assembly elections, holds a week after its initial scheduled date of March […]
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A new study conducted by the American College of Cardiology has linked a low-carbohydrate diet to an increased risk of developing atrial fibrillation. People getting a low proportion of calories from carbohydrates such as grains, fruits and starchy vegetables are significantly likely to develop atrial fibrillation, the study claims. Atrial fibrillation is a rapid and irregular […]
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested Sulaiman Ishola, accountant-general of Kwara state, for allegedly setting aside N1.5 billion for vote buying. In a report, the commission listed Nurudeen Banu, commissioner for finance, and Yusuf Abdulkadir, commissioner for water resources, alongside some top officials of the state government that were rested. “Those arrested and […]
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An Abuja based medical practitioner, Dr Chioma Ofoekii, has warned that excess heat could cause an underlying health danger to pregnant women if not properly managed. Ofoekii made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Friday in Abuja. “In pregnancy, there are natural physiological changes that alter the normal regulation […]
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Argentina’s 1986 World Cup soccer winning captain, Diego Maradona, has three children in Cuba and will travel to the country to legally recognise them, his lawyer told Argentine media. Maradona, 58, now a technical director at Mexican club Dorados de Sinaloa, has five children from other relationships with different women. Lawyer Matias Morla said that […]
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The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted cloudy, sunny and hazy weather conditions with chances of thunderstorms and rainfall over parts of the country on Saturday. NiMet’s Weather Outlook released on Friday in Abuja, predicted partly cloudy to cloudy conditions over the central region in the morning hours. It also predicted thundery activities over Abuja, […]
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (lNEC) said it has replaced and reconfigured the 198 Smart Card Readers that were on Friday burnt in its office in lbesikpo Asutan Local Government, Area of Akwa lbom State. Festus Okoye, INEC National Commissioner and Chair, Information and Voter Education Committee (IVEC), in a statement issued on Friday in […]
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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to stop “gloating” as Atiku Abubakar, its candidate in the presidential election, will soon reclaim his “stolen mandate” at the tribunal. In a statement on Friday, Kola Ologbondiyan, PDP spokesman, said it is Buhari that has some explanations to give concerning how some monies were […]
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