Oluwatobi Akindele with agency report Leaders across the United States of America have started paying tributes to late Senator John McCain, who died on Saturday at the age of 81. The six-term Arizona senator and 2008 Republican presidential nominee was diagnosed with an aggressive brain tumour in July 2017. His family announced on Friday that […]
Eniola Akinkuotu, Abuja The Independent National Electoral Commission has denied reports that there are duplications in its 2019 election budget. The Chief Press Secretary to the INEC Chairman, Mr Rotimi Oyekanmi, said in a statement on Sunday that INEC’s version of the budget was different from the one President Muhammadu Buhari forwarded to the National […]
Friday Olokor, Jos Some yet-to-be-identified gunmen have killed one Azi Magaji, identified as the driver of the Speaker of the Plateau State House of Assembly, Joshua Madaki. The gunmen, who struck at about 9 pm on Saturday, also killed a security guard. The killings came two months after suspected Fulani herdsmen killed over 200 residents […]
Rotimi Adesanya A young undergraduate had come for pre-entrance medical examination; she satisfied all the conditions for medical certification of fitness, X-rays, blood and visual tests. A closer look, however, showed that her mouth had turned to one side with the eyelids unable to close on the affected side. Thereafter, I engaged her in a […]
Dayo Ojerinde The United State Agency for International Development has given Nigeria a new funding worth $26.5 million to support health care and good governance. According to NAN, the additional support to Nigeria is because of the country’s achievement in the development goals outlined in the bilateral Development Objectives Assistance Agreement signed in 2015 between […]
Peter Dada, Akure Ondo State Government has distributed medical equipment to health centres across the 18 local government areas of the state. The State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, said the gesture was part of the administration’s effort at ensuring that at least one unit of a well-equipped, standardised and functional laboratory was available at each council […]
Chidiebube Okeoma, Owerri Operatives of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad in Imo State have arrested an alleged notorious cultist and killer, Chijioke Ogbonna, also known as Ogbotiti. Ogbotiti, while being paraded by the police last Saturday, told newsmen that he had killed three persons since he was initiated into the Black Axe confraternity in 2014. […]
Henry Boyo In an address to pressmen about five years ago, in Abuja, Lamido Sanusi, who was the then Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria (2009-2014), unexpectedly decried the prevailing monetary framework which made it possible for banks to make free money from their portfolio of government funds. Although this writer has consistently condemned this obvious […]
Cocoa processors are currently regretting sinking billions of naira into the cocoa value addition business with little or nothing to show for it even as they face constant harassment from creditors, ANNA OKON writes Cocoa processors in Nigeria have invested billions of naira in the cocoa value chain in response to the Federal Government’s call […]
Eniola Akinkuotu, Abuja The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, has said that Nigeria is the largest contributor to the global annual mortality rate. Adewole, however, said that the Federal Government was committed to ensuring that all Nigerians, particularly women, children and adolescents have access to basic health and nutrition services that they need without […]
Eze Onyekpere Nigeria ready for democracy or, put in another way, are Nigerians ready for democratic consolidation? These questions are germane and imperative considering where we are at the moment. The question, are we ready for democracy, makes sense because what we have had since 1999 is not democracy but autocratic civil rule. It has […]
Kehinde Bamigbetan The set theory is a commonsensical heritage of arithmetic. By defining a selection from a universe as a set, it makes value judgments that could relate to the mass. The Economist Intelligence Unit, the research arm of the highly prestigious Economist newsmagazine, experiments with the set theory every year. To execute its liveability […]
Ife Ogunfuwa Think back to when you last wanted to transfer some music or videos to your friend’s smartphone and how difficult and slow it was. As powerful as our phones are, the default file sharing options are limited. According to Gadget Hacks, there are fortunately, some better options which make moving files easy, secure […]
Chidiebube Okeoma, Owerri The operatives of the Anti-Kidnapping Squad in the Imo State Police Command have arrested two kidnap and murder suspects. The suspects, who hail from Imo State, were arrested in Obiakpor, Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, following intelligence gathering by the police operatives. The suspects, Chinonso Maduagwu, 30, from Owerri North Local […]
President, Nigerian Institution of Structural Engineers, Eddy Atumonyogo, in this interview with MAUREEN IHUA-MADUENYI, says government at various levels should engage professionals for maintenance of bridges and other public infrastructure across the country The Third Mainland Bridge was recently closed for investigative maintenance test to be carried out on it. What does the process entail? […]
Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich will face fourth-tier minnows SV Roedinghausen away in the second round of the German Cup after Sunday’s draw. Having scrapped past amateur village team Drochtersen/Assel 1-0 in the first round last weekend thanks to Robert Lewandowski’s late goal, Bayern face another tricky away tie to Roedinghausen, near Bielefeld. The second-round matches […]
Maureen Ihua-Maduenyi The Accident Investigation Bureau says it plans to review its existing regulations on incident and accident investigation in order to accommodate latest changes in the global aviation industry. The AIB Commissioner, Akin Olateru, said the need to review the AIB’s regulations was also part of the International Civil Aviation Organisation’s findings the last […]
Maureen Ihua-Maduenyi The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority has advised all intending travellers to stop patronising unregistered travel agencies. According to the aviation industry regulator, the warning became necessary in view of a recent increase in reports of fraudulent ticketing practices by unregistered travel agencies. In a statement signed by its General Manager, Public Relations, Sam […]
Emergency incidents and their associated challenges have been identified as one of the major causes of deaths on a daily basis in Nigeria. A majority of Nigeria’s highways are without plans for emergency rescue operations either by state or non-state actors. Furthermore, when such an emergency evacuation succeeds through the help of individuals or the […]
Sampson Itode, Port Harcourt Soldiers on Saturday invaded some communities in Abua, Abua-Odual Local Government Area of Rivers State in response to the killing of their colleague. Southern City News had reported that a soldier, one policeman and a civilian were killed during a failed kidnap attempt on two expatriate workers of an oil company. […]
Enyioha Opara, Minna The Niger State Police have arrested a 37-year-old man, Kabiru Mohammed, and his accomplice, Christopher Ishaya, for allegedly duping 14 job seekers in the Gurara Local Government Area of the state. Mohammed, who hailed from Shaku village in the Lapai Local Government Area of the state, was arrested by police operatives attached […]
Hindi Livinus, Yola Controversy has trailed the death of a 25-year-old tailor, Mohammed Bashir, who allegedly died in the hands of police interrogators in Yola. Close relatives of the deceased insisted that the tailor was beaten to death in police custody. The Adamawa State Police Command said a police Inspector, identified as Kaka, is facing […]
Punch Editorial Board In an apparent acknowledgement of the centrality of science and technology to the true greatness of a nation, the Federal Government is seeking ways to encourage scientific innovations in the country. This was the clear message from the Minister of Science and Technology, Ogbonnaya Onu, last week when he pledged his commitment […]
Sam Amadi So, Senator John McCain finally lost the battle. The war veteran won many battles and lost a few. Notably, he lost the presidential election to Barack Obama. Now, he has lost another battle to death, the grim reaper. But, this was one battle everyone expected him to lose sooner or later. So, the […]
Tony Okafor, Awka A suspected human trafficker based in Ghana, Amaka Adiri, has been arrested in Anambra State. Southern City News learnt on Sunday that the suspect was arrested while trying to take two females to Ghana for prostitution. The names of her victims, who hail from Abia State, were given as Gold Nwogazi and […]