Dr Uchendu Onyedika, a Neuropsychiatrist with the University of Abuja Teaching Hospital, says though more women tend to attempt suicide; men are however, more likely to succeed in ending their lives. Onyedika, who said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), in Abuja on Saturday, defined suicide as an act of […]
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The federal government of Nigeria has revealed that Leah Sharibu, a secondary school student kidnapped in Dapchi, Yobe state, by Boko Haram insurgents, is still alive. Garba Shehu, senior special assistant to President Buhari on media and publicity, told journalists in Abuja on Saturday that the government is not giving up on negotiations for her […]
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The Ogun Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) on Friday said six persons died while 24 others sustained injuries in an accident involving two commercial buses at Isara area of Ogere on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway. Clement Oladele, the Ogun Sector Commander of FRSC, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ota, Ogun […]
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The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted thunderstorms and rains over most parts of the country on Saturday. NiMet’s weather outlook on Friday in Abuja envisaged some cloudy conditions over the eastern parts of the country partiiculaly. According to it, thunderstorms are anticipated over Sokoto, Kano, Kebbi and Katsina axis of northern States with cloudy […]
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Former Barcelona manager, Luis Enrique has lost his nine-year-old daughter to osteosarcoma, a type of cancer that affects the bone. Enrique, 49, confirmed his daughter Xana’s death on Thursday afternoon, saying she had fought osteosarcoma – or bone cancer – for “five intense months”. Enrique wrote on his twitter page: “Our daughter Xana passed away […]
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Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi on Thursday emerged as the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the Nov. 16 Governorship election. Bello emerged winner of the governorship ticket by polling 3,369 votes to beat eight other aspirants who contested the governorship primaries conducted by the party in Lokoja. Gov. Abubakar Badaru of Jigawa, […]
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The Bayelsa High Court on Wednesday granted an order restraining the National Executive Committee(NEC) of All Progressives Congress (APC) from adopting direct primary in selecting the party’s flag-bearer for Nov.16 governorship elections in the state. According to the order of interim injunction made by Justice E.G Umokoro , the party’s NEC should refrain from applying […]
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The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted chances of thunderstorms and rains across the country on Wednesday. NiMet’s Weather Outlook on Tuesday in Abuja predicted thunderstorms over Maiduguri, Yobe, Dutse,Katsina, and Bauchi of northern states in the morning hours. It further predicted prospects of thunderstorms over few places in the region as the day progressed […]
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The United States Embassy in Nigeria has announced an increase in the price of visa for Nigerians with effect from Thursday in retaliation to increased cost of obtaining Nigeria’s by its citizens. This is coming few days after 77 Nigerians were named as suspects in a fraud syndicate that swindled many Americans of millions of […]
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The Chairman of the Ekiti State Chapter of the NLC, Mr Kolapo Olatunde, announced on Monday that the Federal Government would commence payment of the long-awaited new wage from next month. Olatunde made the disclosure in an interview with the Labour Correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ado-Ekiti on Monday. “I speak […]
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