President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday gave a pep talk to the Super Eagles, ahead of their second round match against Tunisia tonight in the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) tournament. The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, confirmed this development in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. Speaking via video conference from the Presidential Villa, Abuja, the president spoke with Coach Augustine Eguavoen, Captain Ahmed Musa, Amaju Pinnick, President of Nigerian Football Federation (NFF), and Nigerian Ambassador to Cameroon, Abayomi Olonisakin. While mentioning two of the player, Kelechi Iheanacho and Moses Simon, by…
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Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have raided a relaxation centre, popularly called Garden in Abuja and arrested six persons for selling drug cookies and noodles. The Director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, Mr Femi Babafemi said this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. Babafemi said following credible intelligence, NDLEA’s operatives raided the garden at Wuse Zone 5 behind Shoprite, where a lady, Rachael Famiyesun, 29, was arrested along with her salesgirl, Stella Sunday, 20, for dealing in drug cookies. He added that they were also caught selling bottles of a drink called ‘Zobo’ prepared with cannabis.…
By Babagana Wakil, Maiduguri The Borno state chairman of People Democratic Party, PDP, Zanna Gaddama has vowed that his party would force the All Progressives Congress, APC, out of power in 2023. He stated this while addressing party supporters during membership revalidation of Muhammed Hayatiddeen in Maiduguri on Sunday. Gaddama called on the sons and daughters of Borno to bring positive change and eradicate injustice, inequality and hardship allegedly experienced in the APC government. The chairman, who spoke in the Hausa and Kanuri languages, called on all Borno citizens to obtain voter’s card to fight for change. He assured that…
A Urologist has encouraged men to get vaccinated as those affected with COVID-19 are more likely to experience erectile dysfunction. Dr Igbokwe Martin, a Consultant Urologist and Kidney Surgeon, in an interview in Abuja on Sunday, identified COVID-19 as a major threat to sexual function in men. “COVID-19 is the virus that affects different parts of the body. “The most destructive effect of the virus is the airways which affects breathing and oxygen saturation. “This is what leads to the death and mortality that come with COVID,” he said. Martin said that in urology, they discovered that it has effect…
The appointment of Nigeria’s Ibironke Adeagbo into the board of the international group, Streetinvest, has showcased hard work and the dogged spirit of Nigerians living and working overseas. The Chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), Mrs Abike Dabiri-Erewa, made the statement in a congratulatory message to Adeagbo, released in Abuja on Sunday. Streetinvest is an international charity founded in 2008 in London, England. The core mandate of the group is to reach less fortunate groups and support positive and sustainable change in the lives of the hardest to reach and most excluded children in the world. Dabiri-Erewa said…
University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID) says its drive for excellence is yielding result as it has produced prominent Nigerians including President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan and five sitting governors. The Vice Chancellor of the university, Prof. Aliyu Shugaba, made the disclosure when he paid a courtesy visit to the Editor-in-Chief of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Mr Silas Nwoha, in Abuja. Shugaba said the governors, who graduated from UNIMAID, included Abia Governor, Okezie Ikpeazu; Niger Governor, Abubakar Bello and Borno Governor, Babagana Zulum. Others according to him, are Bauchi Governor, Bala Mohammed; Adamawa Governor, Ahmadu Fintiri among other prominent…
The Nigerian Association of Women Journalists, NAWOJ, has advocated for justice for the five-year old Hanifa Abubakar who was kidnapped and murdered by her teacher after collecting ransom of six million naira from her parent. A statement by the national president of the Association, Ladi Bala on Saturday described the murder as “one of the most horrific, barbaric and inhuman evil acts of wickedness recorded in recent times. According to her, “The killing of the innocent Nigerian child by the proprietor of her school, smirks of gross betrayal of trust which the little girl and her parent reposed in the…
The U.S. government said it would suspend 44 China-bound flights from the United States by four Chinese carriers in response to the Chinese government’s decision to suspend some U.S. carrier flights over Coronavirus (COVID-19) concerns. The suspensions will begin on Jan. 30 with Xiamen Airlines’ scheduled Los Angeles-to-Xiamen flight and run through March 29, the Transportation Department said. The decision will cut some flights by Xiamen, Air China, China Southern Airlines, and China Eastern Airlines. Since Dec. 31, Chinese authorities have suspended 20 United Airlines , 10 American Airlines, and 14 Delta Air Lines flights, after some passengers tested positive…
Kebbi state governor, Atiku Bagudu and the Chairman, Progressive Governor’s Forum has condoled his Sokoto State counterpart, Aminu Tambuwal over the passing of his brother, Muhammadu Bello. Yahaya Sarki, Special Adviser on Media to the governor made this known in a statement on Saturday in Birnin Kebbi. The statement said that Bagudu paid a condolence visit to Sokoto on Friday, adding that the governor was accompanied in the visit by the former governor of Kebbi State, Usman Dakingari. While describing the death as a big loss, Bagudu prayed Allah to grant the deceased eternal rest and his family the courage…
The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Friday warned that no fewer than 1.5 million children were not receiving life-saving treatment for severe wasting in Eastern and Southern Africa. The number represents almost half of the estimated 3.6 million children in urgent need, who are not being reached in time to save their lives or keep them from permanent development damage. For UNICEF’s Regional Director for Eastern and Southern Africa, Mohamed Fall, “nothing is more devastating than seeing children suffering from severe wasting when we know it could have been prevented and treated.” Fall highlights “some outstanding results and success stories”,…