Author: Jennifer Okundia
Kenyan Court Orders Scrutiny Of Vote-Count Systems
Kenya’s Supreme Court on Monday ordered the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) to allow the opposition have access to…
NAFDAC Warns Public Against Promoting Breast Milk Substitutes
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has advised the public to desist from promotion of…
1 In 7 Nursing Mothers Suffer Depression
Mr Tunji Johnson, a Team Lead, Monitoring and Evaluation, Postpartum Support Network Africa, says one in seven nursing mothers are…
Army To Begin Combat Competition On Monday
The 2 Division of the Nigeria Army said it would begin Annual Inter Brigade Combat Proficiency competition on Monday in…
Agric Agency Advises Farmers On Use Of Herbicides
Mr Onyeme Nwodo, Programme Manager, Enugu State Agricultural Development Programme (ENADP), has advised farmers to use herbicides for weeding and…
Navy Intercepts 1.1m Litres Of Stolen Diesel
The Nigerian Navy has intercepted 1.1 million litres of diesel allegedly stolen from pipelines belonging to multinational oil companies in…
Lagos Gridlock: LASTMA Gets 1,400 New Officials
In a bid to curb traffic gridlocks on Lagos roads, the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) on Sunday said…
NGO Treats 120 Patients Weekly In Sokoto
The Islamic Medical Association of Nigeria (IMAN), a Non Governmental Organisation (NGO), says it treats 120 indigent patients of various…
Nasarawa Gov Approves N84m Water Projects
Gov Tanko Almkaura of Nasarawa has approved new water projects worth over N84.4million to tackle the scarcity of water in…
Senator Andy Uba loses APC governorship ticket for Anambra
A member of the House of Representatives, Dr Tony Nwoye, has emerged the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC)…
Rapists: Blind IDP Moves Family Out Of Camp
Mr Babakura Mustapha, a 67-year-old blind displaced person, has moved his family out of the Dalori Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs)…
Katsina Board Transports 4,920 Pilgrims To Saudi Arabia
The Katsina Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board on Saturday said that it has successfully transported all its 4,920 pilgrims for 2017…
AGN President Pushes For United Nigerian Actors
Emeka Rollas, the new National President of the Actors Guild of Nigeria(AGN) said that he was set to work toward…
Cellphone Radiation May Cause Male Infertility – Expert
A Chemical Pathologist, Prof. Ganiyu Arinola, has advised men against putting cellphone in their trouser pockets, saying it may cause…
Akwa Ibom Elections: Vote For Credible Candidates: Ex-Minister
Mr Ndueso Essien, a former Minister of Lands, Housing and Urban Development, on Saturday urged the electorate to vote for…
HIV/AIDs Testing: Expert Advises Pregnant Women
Mr Matthew Awoyiola, an HIV and AIDS expert in Omu-Aran, Kwara has advised pregnant women to imbibe adequate HIV and…
FG Establishes 6 Sickle Cell Reference Centres
Federal Government has established six sickle cell reference centres in six Federal Medical Centres (FMCs) across the country, Prof. Isaac…
Peaceful Co-existence: Philanthropist Organises Sports Competition
The Turakin Loko in Nasarawa State, Alhaji Adamu Abdul, says he is organising a football competition between the Agatu community…
2019: PDP Zones Nasarawa Governorship
The Nasarawa State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has zoned its governorship ticket for the 2019 general election…
Kogi Govt Commends Groups Monthly Cleaning Operation
The Kogi Government on Saturday commended the participation of various communities and groups in the monthly refuse clearing operation across…
Kano Govt Begins Training Of 6,700 Women
Kano State Government says it will train no fewer than 6, 700 women in various skills under its women empowerment…
EEDC Employs 1,200 In 8 Months
The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) said it remained among few private companies that had keyed into the Federal Government’s…
NANS Threatens To Call For JAMB Scrapping
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has threatened to call for the scrapping of Joint Admission and Matriculation Board…
Photos: Funke Akindele Gets Surprise Birthday Party
Jenifa's diary Star Funke Akindele Bello turned 40 on 24th August 2017, and her husband Abdul Rasheed-Bello aka JJCskillz organized…
Group Condemns Call For Removal Of Edo Speaker
A group, the Afemai People’s Movement (APM) has condemned the call for the removal of the Speaker, Edo House of…
UN Pledges To Support Progress In Somalia
UN has promised to support progress in Somalia in addressing the country’s challenges including severe drought and security.
Suicide Attack At Kabul Mosque Kills 14 Civilians
Officials say a suicide bomber detonated himself at the gate of a Shi'ite Muslim mosque in the Afghan capital as…
APC Supports Establishment Of Courts For Hate Speech
The National Youth Caucus of All Progressives Congress (APC) on Friday in Abuja expressed support for the establishment of special…
5 Men Arrested For Stealing Laptops, Cameras
Five men were on Friday arraigned before an Ikeja Magistrate Court for allegedly breaking into an apartment and stealing five…
Former Anti-Drugs Chief Investigated Over Narco-Trafficking
France’s Former anti-drugs agency boss has been placed under formal investigation over allegations that he aided and abetted narco-traffickers, the…