A former member of the Flying Eagles team, Mike Onyemachara who won a silver medal in Saudi Arabia in 1989, is dead. Onyemachara reportedly passed away on Thursday, May 4. The circumstances surrounding his death remain unclear. But unconfirmed account indicated that he might have died in his three-bedroom apartment in Ajegunle area of Lagos. Some […]
Nigeria’s First Lady Aisha Buhari will, on Monday, host other African First Ladies at the 10th General Assembly Summit of the African First Ladies Peace Mission (AFLPM) in Abuja. The Head of Information in First Lady’s office, Mr Suleiman Haruna, announced this in a statement on Saturday in Abuja. Haruna said the first lady will […]
By Mr Mustapha Sani, Abuja The race and vision for the leadership of the 10th National Assembly is getting more interesting every day. Different persons, groups and organisations are advancing various reasons for aspirants to the exalted position of the third and fourth citizen of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. We are indeed in an […]
The first batch of about 376 Nigerian students trapped in war-torn Sudan finally arrived in Abuja on Wednesday night. They arrived at exactly 11.25 p.m. through the Pilgrims Terminal of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja. The first batch of stranded students was evacuated from the Aswan border of Egypt via the Air Peace Plane […]
From Our Correspondent in Abuja The Federal Government, on Wednesday in Abuja, approved the implementation of the National Blockchain Policy for Nigeria. Prof. Isa Pantami, Communications and Digital Economy Minister, announced the approval after Federal Executive Council meeting on Wednesday in Abuja. Pantami said his ministry developed the policy in consultations with stakeholders involving more […]
The Biochemist Practitioners Association of Nigeria (BPAoN) says it is set to release test treatment for the cure of HIV/AIDS. This is coming after several years of clinical research on how to completely remove the existence of life-threatening viruses in the human body’s circulatory system. Ikotun Olayemi, President of BPAoN, disclosed this to newsmen in […]
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has denounced an alleged fake LinkedIn account, attributed to its Executive Vice Chairman, Prof Umar Danbatta. Reuben Muoka, Director of Public Affairs of NCC gave the denial in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. “We wish to state that the LinkedIn account is fake and has no affiliation with the […]
The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) has joined others in pleading with the UK government to show leniency with former Nigeria Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu. Mrs Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman of NiDCOM made the plea in a statement on Wednesday, in Abuja. The NewsZenith reports that Ekweremadu is awaiting the verdict of the UK court […]
Nigeria’s House of Representatives has pleaded with the UK government to be lenient with former deputy senate president, Ike Ekweremadu for organ harvesting. The plea followed the adoption of a motion of urgent public importance by Rep. Toby Okechukwu (PDP-Enugu) at a plenary, on Tuesday, in Abuja. Okechukwu titled the motion “Need for Clemency for […]
Confirmed cases of measles are increasing in South Africa, now reaching 970 since its outbreak in October 2022, the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) said on Tuesday. NICD said 43 per cent of those infected are aged five to nine years. Twenty-four per cent are from one to four years and 20 per cent […]