Akpabio hail and hearty, says media aide
The media team of Senate President Godswill Akpabio has dismissed reports that he collapsed on Thursday at the colloquium to mark his 61st birthday in Abuja. A few reports had claimed that the former Akwa Ibom State governor collapsed during the event and had to be rushed to the National Hospital. But the media team, […]
Tinubu mourns Ezeife, ex-Anambra governor
President Bola Tinubu has sympathised with the Ezeife family, the people, and the government of Anambra State on the passing of Chief Chukwuemeka Ezeife, former governor of the state. Ezeife, Okwadike of Igbo-Ukwu, was governor of Anambra from 1992 to 1993. This is contained in a statement by Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President […]
Tobacco industry promoting `false evidence’ on e-cigarettes, WHO declares
The World Health Organisation (WHO) is accusing the tobacco industry of spreading misinformation and deliberately recruiting children when marketing e-cigarettes. The industry “funds and promotes false evidence to argue that these products reduce harm,’’ the UN agency said in Geneva on Thursday and called for stricter regulations for such products. WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus […]
Egypt to increase volume of fuel sent to besieged Gaza – Official
Egypt will increase the volume of fuel sent daily to the Gaza Strip from 129,000 to 189,000 liters as agreed with the Israeli side, according to the chairman of Egypt’s State Information Service. Diaa Rashwan said in a statement that since Oct. 21, 4,057 humanitarian aid trucks have been sent from Egypt to the besieged […]
Rufus Akinyemi wins Academy of Science Prize
The Nigerian Academy of Science (NAS) has named the winner for its 2023 NAS Gold Medal Prize for Life Sciences. He is Rufus Olusola Akinyemi, a Professor of Geriatric Neurology and Translational Neuroscience at the University of Ibadan. A statement by the Academy said Akinyemi’s research, over the last decade, has focused on stroke, post-stroke […]
Nollywood drama, ‘Love and Life’, premieres in Lagos
Nollywood drama, ‘Love and Life’, premieres in Lagos A new movie titled, “Love and Life”, produced by First Features Project premiered on Wednesday in Lagos. Speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) at the private screening of the movie, its Executive Producer, Dotun Olakunri, said, “Love and Life is not just a film; it’s […]
Group condemns demolition of Rivers House of Assembly
A civil society group, South-south Youths Initiative, has condemned the demolition of parts of the Rivers State House of Assembly complex by the state government. They attributed the demolition to a rift between Gov. Siminialaye Fubara and 25 legislators loyal to former governor Nyesom Wike who also sought to impeach the incumbent governor. The group […]
Real estate contributing sizable share to Lagos GDP – Governor’s aide
Mrs Barakat Odunuga-Bakare, Special Adviser to Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Housing, says real estate is contributing a sizable share to the state’s Gross Domestic Products (GDP). She said this on Wednesday while delivering an address at the fourth Lagos Real Estate Market Place Conference and Exhibition, organised by the Lagos State Real Estate Regulatory Authority […]
UI student apprehended for allegedly raping colleague
A 200-level student of the Faculty of Law, University of Ibadan, has been apprehended by the institution’s security personnel for allegedly raping a 100-level colleague within the campus. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) gathered that the student had been reported to the authorities of the institution for committing the crime against the student who […]
Media must remain in vanguard of tracking budgetary process, NAN MD declares
Mr Ali Muhammad Ali, Managing Director, News Agency of Nigeria(NAN), says the media must spearhead the tracking of budgetary process to ensure that Nigerians get the actual value allocated in fiscal proposals. Ali made this submission on Wednesday in his goodwill message at a two-day capacity building for journalists orgainsed by the Nigeria Governors’ Forum […]
