Temitope Omogbolagun Nigerians on social media have expressed their displeasure that senators cancelled the Wednesday plenary to visit Senator Dino Melaye at the National Hospital, Abuja. Melaye on Tuesday had escaped from police custody while being taken to Lokoja, Kogi State, and in the process sustained injuries from his scuffle with the officers. He was thereafter […]
Eleven people have been killed in Makurdi, the Benue State government said Wednesday, a day after at least 18 people died in an attack on a church that caused widespread outrage. Rilwanu Adamu, an adviser to the Benue governor Samuel Ortom on Islamic affairs, said the attack happened in the state capital, Makurdi, and targeted […]
England midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain will miss the World Cup after he suffered a knee ligament injury in Liverpool’s Champions League semi-final clash with Roma, the club said on Wednesday. “The extent of the injury means Oxlade-Chamberlain is set to miss the remainder of the campaign for Liverpool, as well as the World Cup finals in […]
The World Health Organisation leads in the celebration of World Malaria Day on Wednesday, April 25th, with the theme, ‘Ready to Beat Malaria’. The theme highlights the collective goal of the global malaria community for a malaria-free world, says GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. With an estimated 216 million cases of malaria occurring […]
By Ify Aniebo Last week, I attended the Multilateral Initiative on Malaria conference in Dakar, Senegal, where researchers from across the African continent convened to share their contributions to the fight against malaria. As a scientist, it was inspiring to see how innovations such as insecticide treated nets and Artemisinin combination therapy are saving lives and […]
Samson Folarin While some youths sweat and rack their brains for answers to questions at the ongoing West African Senior School Certificate Examination, others have perfected the art of getting cheap grades through some websites which obtain questions before the start of exams. READ ALSO: 24 APC governors endorse Buhari’s re-election bid An investigation by PUNCH […]
Oluwakemi Abimbola A boxing glove autographed by Nigerian-born boxing champion, Anthony Joshua, has been delivered to All Progressives Congress chieftain, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday. The glove was presented to the former governor of Lagos State by Director of Africa, Peel Aston Global, Khomeini Bukhari. READ ALSO: Police urge rape survivor to identify her assailant in video […]
The Lagos State Government on Wednesday said all is set for the prosecution of a Danish national, Peter Nielsen, for the murder of his Nigerian wife, Zainab, and three-year-old daughter, Petra, in Banana Island area of Ikoyi on April 5, 2018. READ ALSO- N322m fraud: Court remands serving senator, Nwaoboshi, in Ikoyi Prison The State Government, […]
Mother of two, Ekaterina Kiseleva, 32, was pronounced dead in the clinic due to heart failure, Russian medical sources revealed on Wednesday. Surgeon Grigory Perekrestov, 31, well known for posing for selfies with his bare-breasted patients, has not commented on the death at his Triumph Palace clinic. A criminal probe has since been launched after the patient’s mother […]
Eniola Akinkuotu, Abuja A Plateau State High Court has ordered the interim forfeiture of four properties allegedly acquired by the Provost of Federal School of Medical Laboratory Technology, Plateau Sate, Dr Nkereuwem Etukudoh. The Spokesman for the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mr. Wilson Uwujaren, said in a statement that Justice D. D. Longi ordered […]
A new study revealed that a daily dose of baking soda may help reduce the destructive inflammation of autoimmune diseases like rheumatoid arthritis. The study was published in the latest issue of the Journal of Immunology. Scientists at Augusta University have some of the first evidence of how the cheap, over-the-counter antacid can encourage our […]
The Premier of Madrid region in Spain, Cristina Cifuentes, has resigned from office on Wednesday following the leak of a 2011 video of her shoplifting cosmetic products. Speaking at a press conference on Wednesday morning, Cifuentes announced she was quitting. “In the political situation in which we are living through, and after having spoken to my […]
Olalekan Adetayo, Abuja The Federal Executive Council on Wednesday approved N64.108bm for additional work on 43Km part of Section I of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, disclosed this to State House correspondents at the end of the meeting of the council presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari. Details […]
Olaleye Aluko, Abuja The Chief of Army Staff, Lt Gen Tukur Buratai, on Wednesday received the report of an army panel set up to investigate the allegations by a former Chief of Army Staff, Lt Gen Theophilus Danjuma, of military collusion with herdsmen to perpetrate the killings in Takum, Taraba State. Buratai, who received the […]
Alexander Okere, Benin The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria has said that it was taking steps to identify criminals infiltrating its ranks amidst the incessant attacks by suspected Fulani herdsmen in the country. The National President of the association, Alhaji Mohammadu Kiruwa, disclosed this during a peace meeting on Wednesday with farmers in […]
Oluwakemi Abimbola Senator Shehu Sani has said on Wednesday that hospitalised Senator Dino Melaye was no longer in handcuffs in the intensive care unit at the National Hospital, Abuja. Sani, on his Facebook page, revealed that he was one of the few senators allowed into the hospital ward to see Mr. Melaye when a delegation […]
Olalekan Adetayo, Abuja The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, on Wednesday said the Federal Government said no agreement with the striking members of the Joint Health Sector Union. Adewole said this in an interview with State House correspondents at the end of the weekly meeting of the Federal Executive Council held at the Presidential […]
The police have implored the survivor of a rape incident which took place on River Road, Nairobi, to come forward and identify her rapist and his gang. The police made the call on Tuesday as the Nairobi Director of Criminal Investigations, Nicholas Kamwende, issued a statement on the viral rape video. “That was wrong and […]
England midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain will miss the World Cup after he suffered a knee ligament injury in Liverpool’s Champions League semi-final clash with Roma, the club said on Wednesday. “The extent of the injury means Oxlade-Chamberlain is set to miss the remainder of the campaign for Liverpool, as well as the World Cup finals in […]
Ademola Olonilua The name Wale Asifat is very popular in the branding and marketing sector. In a chat with Punch, the CEO of BrandAll Promotional Merchandise revealed that he was once a broadcaster but dumped the job for branding. He added that he had made his mark in journalism before he changed career path. Asifat […]
Tony Okafor, Awka Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Wednesday asked the people of the South East geopolitical zone to vote out President Muhammadu Buhari in the 2019 general elections “in their own interest.” Speaking at a meeting of the Coalition of Nigerian Moment in Awka, Anambra State, Obasanjo said the Igbo would be the most […]
Olusola Fabiyi , Abuja Ahead of the May 14 national convention of the ruling All Progressives Congress, the governors elected under the platform of the party are currently in closed-door meeting with the National Chairman of the party, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun. The agenda of the meeting was not disclosed to newsmen before they were asked […]
Olusola Fabiyi , Abuja Ahead of the May 14 national convention of the ruling All Progressives Congress, the governors elected under the platform of the party are currently in closed-door meeting with the National Chairman of the party, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun. The agenda of the meeting was not disclosed to newsmen before they were asked […]
A woman identified as Jennair Gerardot allegedly shot a woman who she believed was having an affair with her husband. She came up with a plan of revenge, one that would lead to a bloody murder-suicide and stun a quiet Pennsylvania town, authorities said onTuesday. Police in Pennsylvania,USA said the deceased,Meredith Chapman, was her husband’s 33-year […]
In the wake of the arrest of Senator Dino Melaye, by the police, the opposition Peoples Democratic Party has decried what it described as “relentless assault” against the Senate. The party made the condemnation in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Mr Kola Ologbondiyan, in Abuja on Tuesday. In what appeared to be a […]