Новости за 19.09.2021

Twenty kidnap victims rescued in Zamfara on Friday, who are from Katsina State, were on Saturday evening reunited with their families. Security operatives rescued the victims in Zamfara State on Friday night from a bandits’ camp where there were being held. Secretary to Katsina State Government, Dr.Inuwa Muhammed, who received the victims in Katsina from…

Suspected Fulani herdsmen on Saturday evening reportedly kidnapped students of Abia State University, Uturu, Abia State. The suspects also shot and killed a student of Marist Comprehensive Academy, Uturu. They also robbed motorists and passengers who were en route to Port Harcourt from Enugu and from Okigwe town to Enugu, respectively. Marist in a statement…

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has urged the Senate President Dr Ahmad Lawan, and Speaker of House of Representatives Mr Femi Gbajabiamila to reject the fresh request by the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), to borrow $4 billion and €710 million. They said if such request must be granted, the Federal Government should publish…

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has congratulated his deputy, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat, on his 57th birthday, describing him as a reliable, trustworthy and committed friend, brother and partner in the Greater Lagos agenda. Sanwo-Olu stated this according to a Press release signed by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Gboyega Akosile, on Sunday; noting…

A Benin-based paediatrician, Dr. Samuel Ikponwonsa, has advised the public, especially adults, to always wear face mask in order to curtail the spread of the Delta variant of the COVID-19. Ikponwonsa, who gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Saturday in Benin, said that the new strain of the virus…

Lead Obstetrician and Gynaecologist at the Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital, Edo State, Dr. Joseph Okoeguale, has warned women against inserting ice cream into their vagina or injecting seasoning cubes into their buttocks. Dr. Okoeguale also warned against inserting potash alum and other chemicals into the vagina, noting that those engaging in such practices are putting…

Yoruba Nation agitators and other self-determination groups have listed six demands ahead of their protest at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. The agitators threatened that the “biggest March” will hold on September 24, the day the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), will address the United Nations General Assembly. This is as the…

Health experts have warned that traditional and religious beliefs are fuelling complications from preeclampsia, noting that addressing this health condition should now be seen as crucial to curbing the increasing incidence of maternal mortality. According to the health experts, preeclampsia is one of the leading causes of maternal mortality in Nigeria, adding that complication from…

Senior health professionals say patients who lie to their doctors about their conditons are not doing themselves any good but are instead exposing themselves to serious health risks. This, they say, is because such lies can lead to wrong diagnosis, treatment, and even the death of the patient, especially if the doctor handling his or…

Experts are warning that except urgent steps are taken by the government through the relevant regulatory agencies, the unrestricted sale and indiscriminate use of locally-made insecticides in Lagos State may lead to widespread cases of cancer, kidney infection, and other ailments among residents. ANGELA ONWUZOO reports The sale of locally made insecticides has become a…

The first time Chen Shaohua went missing and was picked up by police, the 68-year-old’s family put it down to confusion. When he disappeared a second time, they realised he was deeply unwell — but it was already too late. “We missed the early signs,” daughter Chen Yuanyuan explained, adding: “For several years our mother…

Halima Aden, the first supermodel to wear a hijab and pose in a burkini, has ripped up her lucrative contracts in an industry she feels lacks “basic human respect” and entered the world of modest fashion design instead. For the Somali-American who was born in a refugee camp in Kenya, it was a matter of…

The leader of an Islamic State-linked militant network in Indonesia was killed in a shootout with security forces, police said Sunday. Ali Kalora, head of the East Indonesia Mujahideen (MIT), was shot dead Saturday in Sulawesi island’s jungle along with another member identified as Jaka Ramadhan. Police said they have launched a manhunt for four…

People affected by conflict will benefit from help provided by graduates of the International Organisation for Migration’s first professional Master’s Degree Programme in Psychosocial Counselling and Conflict Transformation in Nigeria. The degree is offered in partnership with the Centre for Peace, Diplomatic and Development Studies of the University of Maiduguri and aligns with IOM’s global…

Nigeria has recorded 336 new cases of COVID-19 infections with five deaths. This is according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control in an update released on Sunday. The additional 336 COVID-19 infections recorded on Saturday indicated a decrease from 337 cases reported on Friday. In the NCDC latest update Lagos maintained the highest number…

Counsels to the Lekki Concession Company and Lagos State Government protested the suspension of sitting by the Lagos State Judicial Panel on Restitution for Victims of SARS Related Abuses and other Matters on Saturday. They complained that there was an initial agreement that they would bring in their own experts and global witnesses at the…

The Swedish Ambassador to Nigeria, Carl Michael Gräns, mobilised people to pick up trash in Abuja on Saturday, in commemoration of the World Cleanup Day, Gräns, while addressing newsmen at the sideline of activities, said the event was organised in partnership with PickThatTrash, Green with Grin, Rotaract, Rees Africa and GirlUp Nigeria, Eco Green Africa,…

Some financial experts however disagreed with the decision of the Central Bank of Nigeria to prosecute the owner of AbokiFX, describing it as a waste of efforts and a deviation from the major problems of the foreign exchange market. The PUNCH had reported how CBN vowed to clamp down on abokiFX website, its owner and…

The bodies of Indonesia’s most wanted militant with ties to the Islamic State group and a follower have been taken to a police hospital for further investigation after they were killed in a jungle shootout with security forces According to The Independent, the bodies were evacuated early Sunday to a police hospital for further investigation,…

International trade experts and non-oil exports enthusiasts have identified lack of information, disregard for basic requirements and inadequate policy engagement as some of the reasons why many of the non-oil goods exported from Nigeria to other countries, especially developed countries, are rejected. The experts, including Mrs Elizabeth Nwankwo, Mr Abdullahi Sidi Aliyu, and Mr Femi…

The Police Command in Edo says it has arrested one of its personnel who fired a shot that killed a passenger in Benin on Friday. Police Public Relations Officer of the command, SP Kontongs Bello, disclosed this in a statement he issued in Benin on Saturday. Bello explained that the officer, who is of the…

The Peoples Democratic Party and its governors’ forum on Saturday said that a decision zoning of political offices would be made by the party at the appropriate time before the party convention, scheduled for October 30. The party and its governors’ forum stated this in separate statements issued in Abuja on Saturday in reaction to…

A Consultant Clinical and Radiation Oncologist at the Department of Oncology, Federal Medical Centre, Abeokuta, Dr Sharif Folorunso, shares with GODFREY GEORGE the risk factors and management of breast cancer Is there any difference between breast cancer and having a lump in the breast? Breast lump is the presence of mass in the breast which…

The people of Umukaonu Umuagu in Abia wailed profusely on Saturday when the remains of four siblings who died under mysterious circumstances on August 25 were laid to rest. The deceased, comprising three males and one female — Kelechi, 12, Sunday, 10, Oluomachi, eight (female) and Kingsley (three) — were children of Mr. Ikwunze Chibuzo….

Four SpaceX tourists returned to Earth safely on Saturday after spending three days in space, successfully concluding the first orbital mission in history with no professional astronauts on board. The SpaceX Dragon capsule, whose heat shield allowed it to withstand descent, was slowed down by four large parachutes before splashing into the Atlantic Ocean off…