Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State on Monday said the Ford Foundation had provided $600,000 for the architectural design of the proposed Lagos Museum to be sited at the old Presidential Lodge, Marina, Lagos. Mr. Ambode made this known when he received the Executive Vice-President of Ford Foundation, Hillary Peninington, and other top executives of […]
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Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State said he has invited President Muhammadu Buhari to console the people of Benue over the killings and destruction of their property but the president did not honour the invitation. The governor went on to state that the people issuing press release for the herdsmen “are living in Abuja, they […]
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In two new heats held at the Pyeongchang Games on Sunday, Nigeria’s bobsled team of Seun Adigun and Akuoma Omeoga are still to rev up their game, clocking the worst times at the two sessions and ending up as the 20th out of 20 teams. Adigun was the pilot at the two sessions of Training […]
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Manchester United will host Brighton, whilst Chelsea will visit Leicester, according to the quarter-final pairings announced today. Remarkably, four of the top Premier League’s top five were kept apart in Saturday’s draw. Tottenham Hotspur face a trip to Sheffield Wednesday or Swansea, who need a replay after Saturday’s 0-0 draw at Hillsborough, should Mauricio Pochettino’s […]
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Bayelsa State Governor, Seriake Dickson, on Saturday called for more oil blocks to be given to the oil-producing areas because they are “the ancestral properties of Niger Delta.” Dickson said this at the foundation laying ceremony of Aziken Petroleum Refinery project at Obunagha Gbarian, Yenagoa, the state capital. Former President Olusegun Obasanjo laid the foundation […]
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Even after one dies, certified by doctors, the body’s cells continue to function. This is the startling finding by scientists, according to a new study published in the journal Nature Communications. According to the scientists, the body’s cells host post-mortem genetic expression for 24 to 48 hours. All of the biological functions that make life […]
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About twenty-four states houses of assemblies have passed the ‘not too young to run’ bill in the country. The latest states to pass the bill are Plateau and Anambra states. The bill, which seeks to reduce the minimum age requirement for elective positions in the country, was first passed by the senate and the house […]
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No fewer than 447 of the 686 foreign trained doctors who wrote the assessment test of Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN) failed. The Federal Government decried the poor performance of the foreign trained medical and dental graduates as only 249 were successful in the examination conducted in November 2017. Prof. Isaac Adewole, Minister […]
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Nigeria’s bobsled team of Seun Adigun, Akuoma Omeoga and Ngozi Onwumere will start their campaign in Pyeongchang, South Korea on Feb. 17 with scheduled training heats. Nigerians can catch a glimpse of the new stars at 4 pm. Nigerian time (10am EST). The team will participate in six training heats between Feb. 17 and Feb. […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated Cyril Ramaphosa on his election as the President of the Republic of South Africa. The President’s congratulatory message is contained in a statement issued by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, in Abuja on Thursday. The President also felicitated with the African […]
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