Maduro blocks X in Venezuela
President Nicolás Maduro suspended access to the social media site X, as he faced renewed pressure to release data proving his claimed reelection was valid. Maduro announced his government was blocking the social media platform formerly known as Twitter for 10 days while accusing the site’s owner Elon Musk of “inciting hate and fascism” in […]
ActionAid unveils 10-year plan to address poverty
An international NGO, ActionAid Nigeria (AAN), has inaugurated a 10-year strategic plan to spur citizens’ action toward addressing poverty in Nigeria. The Country Director of ActionAid Nigeria, Andrew Mamedu, made this known at the official launch of the New Country Strategy Paper titled: `Citizens Action to End Poverty and Injustice 2024-2034’, on Thursday in Abuja. […]
Tribute to Femi Esho, my dad
By Bimbo Esho Cerebral, charismatic, handsome, humorous, jovial, polished, refined, smooth, suave, urbane, trailblazer etc. are words that best describe you dad. When the history of Music, especially regarding our indigenous repertoire is to be truly and authoritatively written your name will continually resound and have global acclaim and respect. I wish Dad that you […]
Diabetes medication, body weight, addiction and polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)
By Mofolorunso Adekunle Enigbokan Certain hormones help to regulate our blood glucose ( sugar ) levels. Prominent among them are Insulin (from the Pancreas ), Glucagon ( from the Pancreas ), Substance P ( from neurons ), Glucagon-like peptide ( GLP-1 ) and Glucose insulinotropic polypeptide ( GIP ). GLP-1 and GIP are called Incretins […]
Kaduna imposes 24-hr curfew on Kaduna, Zaria
The Kaduna State Government on Monday imposed a 24-hour curfew on Kaduna and Zaria Metropolitan Cities. The Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Mr Samuel Aruwan, made the announcement in a statement issued in Kaduna. He said, “The Kaduna State Security Council under the leadership of Gov. Uba Sani, following a review of the […]
Plateau imposes 24-hour curfew on Jos-Bukuru Metropolis
The Plateau State Government has imposed a 24-hour curfew on Jos -Bukuru Metropolis, following the breakdown of law and order in the area. In a statement by Mr Gyang Bere, the Director of Press and Public Affairs to Gov. Caleb Mutfwang on Sunday in Jos, the government said the move was to enhance the security […]
Mutfwang greet ex-VP, Sambo at 70
Gov. Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau, has felicitated with former Vice President of Nigeria, Namadi Sambo, on his 70th birthday anniversary. Mutfwang, in a congratulatory message by Mr Gyang Bere, his Director of Press and Public Affairs, issued on Monday in Jos, described Sambo as an astute and accomplished politician. The governor noted that the former […]
Protests: Normalcy returns to Kaduna, Kano, Katsina
There is cautious optimism as normalcy is gradually returning to Kaduna, Kano and Katsina States in the wake-up of the nationwide #endbadgovernance protests that began on Thursday. A Correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that monitored the situation in Kaduna and its environs on Monday reports that there were vehicular movements, with scores […]
MUSINGS FROM HOMELAND
By Prince Dotun OyeladeFor anyone who grew up in Ogbomoso in the fourties and the fifties as I did and rascally enough to have the effrontery passing through the dog-infested gardens of the white men living in the serene residential quarters of the Ogbomoso Baptist Hospital as it then was or the Theological Seminary, then […]
Protests: Talk To Nigerians, CAPPA Urges Tinubu
Ahead of the planned nationwide protests from 1st to 10th August 2024, Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to immediately address citizens in a state-of-the-nation broadcast to engage the people’s legitimate grievances, calm frayed nerves, and break the icy tension that has formed across parts of the […]
