President Muhammadu Buhari has hailed the Nigerian media, applauding “the good work they have done, and are still doing, as the nation confronts the ravaging Coronavirus pandemic.” In his message on the occasion of World Press Freedom Day celebrated every May 3, he specifically commended the media for their role in Nigeria’s effort to tackle […]
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By Martins Oloja There have been several Covid-19 matters miscellaneous to comment on at this time. More trees keep falling on trees and it has been intricate getting to identify which one has been on top at any time. It is not easy to ignore the economic capital of the North Kano, where an unknown […]
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Christian N. Okolie, Assistant Superintendent of Customs 1 (ASCI) By Emmanuel Uwah If tears could bring back dear ones gone,Then would our own just that have doneAs in sorrow we bow our headFor one of us now counted dead! This was a philanthropic one,A gentleman well cooked and doneWith a character noble so,And humble, himself […]
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The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) plans to announce an emergency-use authorisation for remdesivir, a trial drug for the treatment of COVID-19. Although the FDA has not yet approved any drugs for the treatment of the coronavirus, CNN quoted The New York Times as reporting that the authorisation could come as soon as […]
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The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, has dissociated the House of Oduduwa from unauthorised statements purportedly issued on its behalf, seeking to condemn the streaming of the Moremi Musical or seeking court redress. He said in a statement that there is no dispute among the descendants of Oduduwa on Moremi matters. The monarch […]
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Prof Maurice Mmaduakolam Iwu Maurice Mmaduakolam Iwu is a professor of Pharmacognosy and President Executive Officer (CEO) of Bioresources Development Group (BDG), Abuja; International Centre for Ethnomedicine and Drug Development (InterCEDD) Nsukka, Enugu State and Bioresources Institute of Nigeria, Umuna, Onu-Imo, Okigwe, Imo State. The former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in […]
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Some days before President Muhammadu Buhari announced the phased easing of the lockdown on Lagos, Ogun and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Apostle Johnson Suleman of the Omega Fire Ministry offered to heal COVID-19 patients. He passionately pleaded with governments for access to isolation centres. Many of us first got to know the Apostle when […]
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Traffic increases by 15 per cent as telcos’ revenue grows Virtual operations take centre stage, cut overhead cost by 70% Google makes video conferencing free for everyone, everywhere The COVID-19 lockdown is making telecoms operators laugh all the way to the bank as consumers including religious organisations increase their use of services. An investigation showed […]
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FG will prevent job loss, says Ngige How to avoid looming recession, by labour SEC tasks workers on retirement saving Aviation workers, others rally against Covid-19 The 2020 edition of the May Day celebration will come as the most uneventful in a long while. Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) President Ayuba Wabba and his Trade Union […]
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By Kayode Oseni Cannabis Sativa and Cannabis Indica, are the two main species of the hemp plant, also commonly called marijuana or weed. It is indeed a very useful herb when used in the way nature intended it, and smoking it is definitely not the natural way. The oil from the seeds and leaves, known […]
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