IGP Withdraws Senior Police Officers Attached to EFCC
April 21, 2021 The acting Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Usman Baba, has ordered the withdrawal of senior police officers attached to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Those affected…
ITTF: Nigeria’s Mustapha Becomes World’s Best boys’ U-11 Cadet Player
April 21, 2021 Nigeria’s teenage table tennis sensation Musa Mustapha has been ranked the world’s best player in the boys’ U-11 by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF). Mustapha becomes…
U.N. rights chief says George Floyd murder case shows scale of systemic racism
April 21, 2021 The United Nations human rights chief on Wednesday welcomed as “momentous” the verdict in the George Floyd case which she said had highlighted how much remains to…
Death of Ada Jesus and what you must know about kidney disease
You have heard that popular comedienne, Ada Jesus (real name Mercy Mmesoma Obi) died Wednesday morning after a prolonged battle with chronic kidney disease resulting in kidney failure, but what…
Netflix beats earnings estimates, but subscriber growth slows
Netflix has beaten Wall Street Q1 earnings estimates, but shares tumbled in after hours trading because the streaming service failed to add as many new subscribers as analysts had projected….
Nigeria beware: Chinese vessel bearing radioactive materials ordered to leave Sri Lanka
Nigerian ports managers must be on the alert as a Chinese vessel, carrying radioactive material which entered a port in southern Sri Lanka without declaring the cargo, has been ordered…
Reps mandates Committee to probe high acceptance fees in Tertiary Institutions
April 21, 2021 The House of Representatives has mandated its Committee on Tertiary Institution and Services to investigate the high acceptance fees charged by Tertiary Institutions in Nigeria. This followed…
General Rev. Fagbemi for burial Thursday
General Rev. Apostolic Mother Mary Fehintola Fagbemi, who died on April 8, 2021, will be buried in Lagos on Thursday April 22. Born on October 10, 1939, her parents were…
Agric/Infrastructure: Senate Approves $1.5bn, €995m External Loans For FG, States
April 21, 2021 The Senate has approved the sums of $1.5billion and €995million external loans for the Federal and State Governments. The Red Chambers gave the approval after considering the…
UNICAL signs MoU with HMO on healthcare provision for students
April 21, 2021 The University of Calabar has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with a Health Management Organisation (HMO), United Healthcare International Limited (UHCI), for the provision of healthcare…