Some three persons in Guinea have been infected with the Ebola virus. This is as revealed by a senior health official, the development further dampens hopes of an imminent end to the world’s worst recorded outbreak of the disease. Fode Sylla, spokesman for the national centre for the fight against Ebola, said this in Conakry. […]
Continue ReadingNkem Ndem Nigeria is a large country with many tribes and ethnic groups settling in various regions. However, the cities in the Middle belt of the country, although marked by history, are often neglected when popular urban areas around the country are being celebrated. Despite the occasional turbulence in the area, the Niger-Benue Confluence region […]
Continue ReadingThe senate, on Wednesday queried the N63.5 billion approved for the construction of the second Runway for the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, describing it as an attempt to ‘steal and rape’ Nigerians of the country’s common patrimony. The senate however, acknowledged the need for a second runway and and urgent one at the, but […]
Continue ReadingA former minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili, has likened the current economic situation of Nigeria to that of 1982 during the regime of Shehu Shagari. In a speech in Lagos, the former minister stressed that the situation surrounding the economic, social and political sectors is perilous, saying that managing such situations would be really difficult […]
Continue ReadingAdeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, the elected Ooni on Wednesday arrived the ancient town amidst ostentations to begin rites of ascension to the throne. The Ooni arrived with armed security personnel and stopped at the Ife toll gate to greet the chiefs led by the Lowa of Ife. The streets were lined with school children, market women, […]
Continue ReadingA new rating has shown that 20 million of people living in the Sahel go to sleep hungry every night due to unceasing menace of desertification. This estimate was given by the Executive Secretary of UNCCD, Her Excellency, Monique Barbut who was also the special guest of honour during the Great Green Wall side event […]
Continue ReadingColonel Sani Kukasheka Usman, Acting Director Army Public Relations, in a statement said: troops of 28 Task Force Brigade Nigerian Army deployed at Bitta and Pridang carried out a successful raid on suspected Boko Haram terrorists camps at Bulajilin and Manawashe villages along Bita and Damboa road at the fringes of Sambisa forest on Tuesday. […]
Continue ReadingA mobile court sitting in Benin City today (Wednesday), convicted a motorist, Ayo Okundaye for attempting to offer N500 bribe to an official of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC). The Trial Magistrate, Mr. Friday Igbinosa found Mr. Okundaye guilty of a three-count charge of driving without number plate, forged driver’s license and attempt to […]
Continue ReadingThe Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has decried the recent ranking of airports in the world, which rated the Port Harcourt International Airport as the worst airport in the world. In a statement issued on Tuesday in Lagos by Mr Yakubu Dati, FAAN’s General Manager, Corporate Affairs, FAAN said: “Our stand is that the […]
Continue ReadingThe Kano State Hisba Board yesterday (Tuesday) said it had started preparations for the mass wedding of another batch of 2,000 widows and divorcees in the state. The Director-General of the board, Abba Sufi, revealed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Kano. Mr. Sufi said the preparations followed recent […]
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