President of the United Nations General Assembly, Ms Maria Espinosa, is delighted by news that Ebola may soon be a preventable and treatable disease. Her spokesperson, Ms Monica Grayley, disclosed this while briefing UN correspondents in New York on Tuesday. “The PGA welcomes the news that two of the four Ebola drugs being tested in […]
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The Awujale of Ijebu Ode and paramount ruler of Ijebu land in Ogun State, Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona (Ogbagba II), yesterday received thousands of sons and daughters of Ijebu extraction of the Yoruba race in Ijebu-Ode at this year’s Ojude Oba Cultural Festival/Carnival. The eminent monarch advised his people to “go for a capable successor” […]
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Airport staff wear mask as travelers at the arrival terminal head to be screened by port health service. (Photo by Simon Maina / AFP) NCAA writes airlines over Ebola outbreak, urges vigilance, compliance Scientists have announced a cure for the dreaded Ebola disease after two of four drugs tried on the Democratic Republic of Congo, […]
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The Lagos State Waterways Authority says three people have been confirmed dead while two others are still missing in a boat accident that occurred in Irewe community in the Ojo area of the state. The General Manager of LASWA, Mr Emmanuel Oluwadamilola, in a statement said 13 people were rescued in the incident. He said, […]
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Why slain officers can’t be buried now, by Mba ‘Incident poses serious threat to national security’ The Nigeria Police Force has denied knowledge of the arrest of any of its personnel over the killing of three policemen in Taraba State by soldiers. Also, the Defence Headquarters, DHQ, has denieied reported arrest of any policeman over […]
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Head, Department of Otolaryngology, University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital (UNTH), Enugu , Dr. James Akpeh, has said that failure to prosecute medical quacks fuels the dangerous practice throughout the country. Speaking on ‘The Menace of Quackery and the Contemporary Medical Practice’ at the Annual General Meeting/Scientific Conference of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) in Enugu […]
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By Banji Ayoola Next year’s governorship election in Ondo State promises again to be a straight fight between the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC and the main opposition in the state, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, as the latter’s candidate in the November 26, 2016 governorship election in the state, Mr Eyitayo Jegede, SAN, has […]
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Leader of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) Sheikh Ibraheem El-Zakzaky and his wife Zeenat, have started receiving treatment at Medanta Hospital, India. The duo arrived in India on Tuesday with their relatives, security operatives and government officials. Doctors said El-Zakzaky is suffering about eight ailments, including glaucoma, symptoms of Ischemic heart disease, which could […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday in Daura, Katsina State, said he will use his second term in office to improve the lives of Nigerians by paying close attention to the poor and those on the lower rungs of society. Addressing leaders of various communities from five Local Government Areas of Daura Emirate, who paid him […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday in Daura, Katsina State, has directed the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to stop providing foreign exchange for importation of food into the country. According to him, the directive is necessary with the steady improvement in agricultural production, and attainment of full food security in the country. The President, who […]
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