Kano Govt, Dangote Sign MoU On Malnutrition Among Children
Aliko Dangote Foundation Integrated Nutrition (ADFIN) Project on Thursday put pen to paper on a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Kano State Government to check the prevalence of malnutrition in the state. The event was held at ECA Unit of Abdullahi Wase Hospital in Kano yesterday. Speaking before the official signing of the MoU, Managing […]
Over 13,000 Illegal Motorcycle Riders Arrested In Aug. – FRSC
The Federal Road Safety Corp (FRSC) has announced that it arrested no fewer than 13,000 illegal motorcycle riders and impounded about 20,000 motorcycles across the country in the month of August which just ended. While speaking to reporters in an interview yesterday in Abuja on the preparation for accident free operations in the ember months, […]
Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant: Inspection By Un Experts Continue
The Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia power facility in Ukraine on Thursday experienced its first inspection by UN nuclear officials, who will continue to be stationed there to look further into the case of one of the rival nations shelling close to the nuclear facility. Rafael Grossi who is the International Atomic Energy Agency chief of the organisation […]
Groups Clash At APC Secretariat Over Plot To Rig NANS Election
An unexpected commotion broke out yesterday at the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Secretariat over the election of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) as a result of an altercation between the two opposing parties contending for the association’s leadership. Turmoil erupted following the security personnel attempting to prevent NANS members from joining the […]
Why Yoruba Can’t Abandon NBA – SAN Shares Insight
According to Isiaka Olagunju who is a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) and Chairman of the Yoruba Leaders Forum (Egbe Amofin Oodua), the Yoruba tribe can’t abandon the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) for any reason. Olagunju made this statement in response to remarks made by the deputy leader of the YLF, Niyi Akintola, SAN, on […]
How God Healed Me Of Paralysis, Tim Godfrey Recounts
Popular Nigerian gospel singer, Tim Godfrey, has recounted his battle with an illness which almost left him paralysed. In a post on his Instagram page on Thursday, Godfrey disclosed that he was diagnosed with an unnamed ailment, which according to doctors, made his bones ’20 years older’ than his body. Sharing a picture of himself […]
PDP: Those Calling For My Resignation Are Noisemakers – Ayu
The national chairman of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Iyiochia Ayu on Wednesday described those calling for his resignation as noise makers, insisting that the proponents of his removal from office are children who were nowhere to be found when the party was founded. Senator Ayu who spoke on a BBC Hausa Service […]
How I Settled 4 Months ASUU Strike During My Tenure – GEJ
Former president of Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan, has provided insight into how he was able to resolve a four-month strike during his administration in one night. Jonathan made this disclosure while speaking during the 70th birthday celebration of the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Most Revd (Dr) Matthew Hassan Kukah in Abuja, yesterday. ‘Now we are talking […]
Palestinian Convict Ends Hunger Strike After Fresh Deal
Khalil Awawdeh, a Palestinian prisoner ended a hunger strike lasting more than 170 days on Wednesday after Israel agreed to his release in October, his lawyer and the PLO’s commission for prisoners affairs have disclosed. Awawdeh, 40 undertook a hunger strike soon after she was imprisoned in Israel in December 2021 in protest of ‘administrative […]
Presidency Tackles Ortom, Over Claims Against Security Forces
The presidency of Nigeria has debunked a claim by Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, that some high-ranking security personnel had personally informed him that President Muhamadu Buhari had ordered security forces not to move against the Fulani herdsmen responsible for recent violence. The Presidency offered this denial through a statement by presidential spokesman, Garba Shehu […]
Four Indian Women Confirmed Dead After Sterilisation
No fewer than four women have reportedly died and nine others are still hospitalised after undergoing sterilisation at a government-run medical camp in India, an official confirmed on Thursday. Africa Today News, New York reports that India has been running sterilisation programmes for nearly seven decades to control its expanding population, however, the family planning […]
EU-Russia Tension: Visa Regulation Tightens
The suspension of a visa deal with Moscow by the European Union (EU)’s foreign ministers would necessitate a more difficult process for Russian nationals to access the union. While France and Germany have continued to oppose the idea, Ukraine and some other members had advocated for a total ban. Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine […]