Some medical experts say usage of sex enhancement drugs have both positive and negative implications on human health. They told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos, that though, the drugs have benefits to human health, its negative implications far outweigh its benefits. NAN reports that sex enhancement...
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President Muhammad Buhari has condoled with Kwapre community in Hong LGA of Adamawa over the recent Boko Haram insurgents attack. President Buhari, represented by Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr Boss Mustafa, said this when he visited the community on Sunday. The president expressed his deepest sympathy...
Eight members of the same family were gunned down in an attack on a mosque in eastern Afghanistan, officials said Sunday. The shooting happened on Saturday night in the city of Jalalabad in Nangarhar province, and was believed to be over a land dispute, the province’s governor Zaiulhaq Amarkhil...
By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja- Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to “direct the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice Mr Abubakar Malami, SAN, and appropriate anti-corruption agencies to investigate allegations that N106bn of public funds are missing from 149 ministries, departments...
Gov. Zulum earmarks 5 LGAs for urbanization; shares food, cash to 9,400 displaced households in Mafa
Gov. Zulum earmarks 5 LGAs for urbanization; shares food, cash to 9,400 displaced households in Mafa
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri- The Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Zulum has announced his administration’s plan to transform communities in five Local Government Headquarters into urban areas. The Governor who disclosed this on Saturday during his humanitarian activities in Mafa LGA, explained that communities in Biu, Gubio, Kaga, Mafa...
The recent decision of social media giant, Twitter, to set up its Africa office in Accra, Ghana, has reopened talks on how Nigeria increasingly lose similar opportunity even as more companies relocate to the Ghanian capital. Daily Trust reports on the trend and how it can be reversed. Ghana,...
Former President Goodluck Jonathan, last night, described a former governor of Niger State, Dr. Babangida Aliyu, as a despicable fellow, who resorted to lies and half-truths to try to remain politically relevant. Jonathan also called Aliyu a backstabber, in a statement by one of the ex-president’s former aides, Reno...
Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, Governor of Kano State who seems to be brushing aside that retrogressive weapon called political correctness to be a significant bridge builder between the North and the South appears to have realised too that he needs to be a peacemaker at home at this time. The...
Charles “Chuck” Geschke — the co-founder of the major software company Adobe Inc. who helped develop Portable Document Format technology, or PDFs — died at age 81. Geschke, who lived in the San Francisco Bay Area suburb of Los Altos, died Friday, the company said. “This is a huge...
Profiling, Targeting, Scapegoating. In Nigeria, you are more likely to effectuate wry remarks and suspicious stares if you are the prototypical Muslim with full-bred beard, a ‘’decimal point’’ on your forehead – a sign of your devotion to Almighty Allah, and apparelled in modest trousers that stand aloof from...
God will change your identity! For that lasting divine promise to actualize and settle in your life, in your family and in your business, it may require a shift, a change, a repositioning or an upgrade of your identity. That woman’s name was changed from Sarai to Sarah to...
By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja- The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Sunday announced that it has registered 60 new cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the total number of infections in the country to 164,207 confirmed cases. As at Saturday, 17 April, 2021, the public health agency recorded no...
The Federal Government through the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority has grounded a private chopper belonging to Pastor Enoch Adeboye of the Redeemed Christian Church of God at the Lagos Airport, investigations by Sunday PUNCH, has revealed. It was learnt that the aircraft, AgustaWestland AW139 chopper, with registration number 5N-EAA,...
The Presiding Bishop of the Living Faith Church Worldwide, aka Winners’ Chapel, David Oyedepo, on Saturday said he would not take the COVID-19 vaccine, adding that he was not a guinea pig. Bishop Oyedepo, who spoke during the church’s Covenant Hour of Prayer programme, described the vaccine as illegal....
Last Sunday, this column dealt with the question of whether the British royal family can be put together again. The question today is along the same line, just much graver: Can Nigeria be put together again? By the way — and just in case you’re wondering — the column...
Brooklyn’s Barclays Center has been confirmed as the venue to host a public memorial for DMX on Saturday, April 24. The Hip Hop Icon, real name Earl Simmons, died on Friday, April 9, at the age of 50 after he suffered a drug overdose that triggered a heart attack...
By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja- Rapper Sodiq Abubakar Yusuf, better known as CDQ, has released an official statement after he was arrested by NDLEA officials for allegedly being in possession of Cannabis. On Wednesday, April 14, the Nigerian Drug Law Enforcement Agency NDLEA, picked the rapper up from his Lekki...
The Ondo State Police Command has commended Sen. Nicholas Tofowomo for commencing work on the rebuilding of the Okitipupa Police Station, burnt during the Nationwide #EndSARS protest. The command’s Spokesman, ASP Tee Leo-Ikoro, made the commendation in a telephone interview with newsmen on Saturday, commended Tofowomo, who represents Ondo...
By JOSEPH KADIRI, Lagos- The Deputy British High Commissioner, Lagos, Mr. Ben Llewellyn-Jones OBE, leveraged the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) Limited’s virtual Closing Gong Ceremony to engage capital market stakeholders on Friday, 16 April 2021. Mr. Llewellyn-Jones was given the privilege to ring the closing bell to bring the day’s...
Lionel Messi and Frenkie de Jong inspired FC Barcelona to a 4-0 thrashing of Athletic Bilbao on Saturday to win the Copa del Rey for a record 31st time. The Catalans picked up their first silverware of the season and gained revenge for their Spanish Super Cup defeat by...