By Dr. Sylvester Ikhisemojie Last week, we discussed how to maintain a moderate weight amongst middle-aged people. This week, we are exploring the spectre of sudden ill health appearing without warning in people aged 50 years and above. Some of these ailments can announce their presence painfully. One of the most common of these ailments […]
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Egbetokun The Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has ordered the distribution of 220 operational vehicles for security management in anticipation of the gubernatorial elections in Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi states. This was disclosed in a post on the official X handle of the Nigeria Police by the Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi on Sunday. […]
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Camara Guinea’s ex-dictator Moussa Dadis Camara was recaptured and returned to prison on Saturday. He was recaptured hours after an apparent jailbreak led by a heavily armed commando, the army and his lawyer said. “Captain Moussa Dadis Camara has been found safe and sound and taken back to prison,” an army spokesperson told AFP, without […]
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The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has filed a lawsuit against President Bola Tinubu over his administration’s failure to probe alleged missing funds for unaccounted oil revenues and repair of refineries between 2020 and 2021. This is contained in a statement released by the organisation’s deputy director, Kolawole Oluwadare, which was made available to PUNCH […]
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Repentant Boko Haram fighters. Photo: Punch Reported escalation of terrorist attacks in Borno State and environs that have claimed many lives in the past few months is unfortunate and should not be taken lightly by the authorities. Reports that the development is not unconnected with the so-called repentant terrorists who were recently integrated back into […]
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Joe Ajaero with blood-shot face The Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU), has condemned the recent attack on the President of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Mr Joe Ajaero. The union’s reaction to the incident was contained in a statement signed by Mr Peters Adeyemi, its General Secretary, a copy of which was […]
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EKEDC The Management of Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) on Sunday apologised to its customers in some parts of Lagos and Ogun States over a prolonged outage experienced in the affected areas. Mr Babatunde Lasaki, General Manager, Corporate Communications, in a statement in Lagos, said the problem was caused by faults in some of the […]
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Air traffic at Hamburg airport remained suspended Sunday over a hostage situation on the tarmac involving a father and his child, German authorities said. The daily Bild newspaper said the man, a 35-year-old Turk, wanted to be allowed to board a plane to Turkey with his daughter, aged four. “The negotiations are continuing,” in Turkish, […]
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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken disembarks at Israel’s Ben Gurion airport in Tel Aviv for a surprise visit to the West Bank city of Ramallah to meet with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on November 5, 2023, amid ongoing battles between Israel and the militant group Hamas. (Photo by Jonayhan Ernst / Pool / AFP) […]
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Minister of Transportation, Sen. Said Alkali, says Thursday’s maiden trip of the Lagos-Ibadan freight train service marks a significant milestone in the country’s railway projects. He said in a statement issued in Abuja on Sunday that it also reinforced government’s dedication to providing a robust transportation network to cater to Nigeria’s growing population. The maiden […]
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