Three students of the Federal University of Technology, Owerri (FUTO) were found dead in a hotel after allegedly taking a mixture of tramadol, codeine and vodka. One other student was still unconscious as at the time of filling this report. The bodies were found at the Sunshine Castle Hostel, Umuchima …
Read More »NAFDAC Raises Alarm On Fake Meningitis Vaccines
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has alerted the Nigerians, especially health care providers, on the circulation of fake meningitis vaccines circulating in the Niger Republic. According to a press statement by Prof Moji Adeyeye, NAFDAC’s Director General, health authorities in that country issued an …
Read More »Okwaraji’s Mum Laments Govt’s Failure To Honour Son
Mother of late Nigeria football star, Samuel Okwaraji, Mrs. Janet, recently asked the Federal Government and relevant authorities to immortalise him in order to encourage national sacrifice. She stated this when a delegation from a non-governmental organisation, The Compassionate Heart, led by Rev Fr. Frankline Muo, visited her residence in …
Read More »A Mother Knows; A film About Autism by GTBank
The film, A Mother Knows, is a short film by Guaranty Trust Bank Plc (GTBank) created in honor of World Autism Awareness Day and as part of the Bank’s continued effort in addressing the neglect and stigmatization of children living with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) in Nigeria. The film tells …
Read More »Nigeria Government To Educate Nigerian Pilgrims, Visitors Going To Saudi Arabia – Abike Dabiri-Erewa
… Laments Execution Of Citizen In Saudi Arabia, Armed Robbery In Dubai The Federal Government of Nigeria has said that efforts is being made by the government to educate pilgrims going to Saudi Arabia following the alleged connivance of some airlines with drug syndicates, with a view to forestall killings …
Read More »Christian Chukwu Was Not Abandoned, Says Rangers
BY NICHOLAS OBISIKE The management of Rangers International Football Club of Enugu on Monday, denied the rumours making the round that the club abandoned their Technical Director, Christian Chukwu, saying the rumour was not only untrue, but imagination of the writer. Norbert Okolie made this known in a statement …
Read More »Tiwa Savage Acquires Customised Car
Award-winning music sensation, Tiwa Savage, has entered the second quarter of the year in grand style, as she got for herself a customised exotic car. The ‘Tiwa’s Vibes’ crooner took to her Instagram stories on Friday to share a photo and series of videos of the latest addition to …
Read More »Ecobank Takes Ecobankpay Zone To South East Market
Ecobank Nigeria has taken its digital product, EcobankPay Zone to the South East market with a launch at the popular Ariaria Market, Aba. Managing Director of Ecobank Nigeria, Patrick Akinwuntan while launching the product at the market said it will facilitate easy, secure and convenient transactions for merchants within …
Read More »NYSC DG Threatens To Withdraw Corps Members In Bayelsa Over Insecurity
The Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Maj.-Gen. Suleiman Kazaure has threatened to withdraw corps members serving in Bayelsa State if their security is not guaranteed. Gen. Kazaure made this known when he visited Governor Seriake Dickson at the Government House in Yenagoa and the Orientation camp in …
Read More »UN Raises Alarm Over High Prospect Of Nuclear War
The United Nations has warned that the threat of a nuclear weapon being used is now “higher than it has been in generations.” The UN High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, Izumi Nakamitsu, gave the warning on Wednesday in New York, in a meeting convened in support of the Non-Proliferation Treaty …
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