Against the backdrop of recent figures of missing/stolen crude oil put at 200,000 barrels daily by the NNPC Limited, the Chief of Naval Staff (CNS), Vice Admiral Awwal Gambo late on Monday night disclosed that it is practically impossible for such quantity of crude to be stolen daily, given the …
Read More »How Ikpeazu’s wife rescued widow tortured by youths over alleged witchcraft
Wife of the Governor of Abia state, Deaconess Nkechi Ikpeazu, has rescued a widow identified as Mrs Amarachi Okechi, who has been under torture over alleged witchcraft by the youths of Umueghu Amaegbuato community, Nkpa in Bende council area of the state. Sources told Newsmen that Amarachi was accused of …
Read More »NASS to encourage private enterprises through enabling laws – Omo-Agege
The Deputy Senate President, Ovie Omo-Agege, yesterday disclosed that the National Assembly, NASS, is committed to making laws that encourage private enterprises and further grow the nation’s creative sector. He lamented that despite being a leader in raw content production in Africa, Nigeria is not doing enough to monetize them …
Read More »Monkey pox: People with unexplained rashes should visit medical centres immediately
Mrs Charity Okoye, a Senior Nursing Officer at the Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University Teaching Hospital Awka, (COOUTH), Anambra, has advised residents of the state experiencing unusual rashes on their body to urgently seek medical help. Okoye, who works at the pediatric emergency ward of COOUTH, made the call during a …
Read More »AIDS and Monkeypox Have Common Factors — UNAIDS
The UNAIDS Country Director and Representative in Nigeria, Dr Leo Zekeng, has stated that lessons from the AIDS response are applicable to the Monkeypox response, Zekeng, who spoke in Abuja, said social stigma and global inequality in access to essential medicines, including vaccines were part of the challenges. “Lessons we …
Read More »2023: Plateau APC elders caution against action inimical to peace
Jos – The elders from the 17 local government areas of the Plateau State chapter have appealed to politicians in the State to stop overheating the polity so they don’t upset the fragile peace in the State. The elders on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, APC appealed to …
Read More »Akwa-Ibom gov race: Udofia declares for APC, vows to take over from Udom
An oil magnet and business mogul, Akan Udofia, yesterday, declared to run for the office of Akwa-Ibom State governor on the platform of the ruling of the All Progressives Congress, APC. Udofia, who had earlier pitched tent with the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the state told his supporters shortly …
Read More »2023: Fayemi vows to champion youth inclusion campaign
All Progressives Congress, APC, Presidential aspirant, Dr. Kayode Fayemi has promised to champion the campaign for Youth Inclusion in Governance within the APC for as 2023 general elections gather momentum. Fayemi made the promise when he hosted the members of the High Level Working Committee on Youth Inclusion in the …
Read More »Ondo APC Primary: Oshodi kicks, expresses concerns over delegates’ list
A leading House of Representatives aspirant for Owo/Ose Federal Constituency, Ondo State, Dr. Abiola Oshodi, has raised the alarm over an alleged hijack of the ward delegates election, disenfranchising his supporters. This is coming less than a week to the party’s primary election. A statement signed by Alihyu Hussein Taye, …
Read More »Bayelsa varsity promotes 188 lecturers, enrols 7,600 students
BAYELSA State-owned Niger Delta University, Amassoma, has witnessed an increase in the number of promotions among the academic staff and intake of students, within the last four years, with over 188 promotions of lecturers and increased student enrolment from 3,500 to 7,600. According to existing data, the institution, under the …
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