UCH CMD, Prof. Jesse Abiodun Otegbayo (middle), CEO of OHEALTH, Dr. Temitope Farombi and others during the signing of an MoU on telemedicine for Private Suites of UCH The Chief Medical Director (CMD) of University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, Prof.…
The National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu, has expressed delight over community effort to establish a new Islamic centre in his Bako Ward of Yola South local government area in Adamawa State. Speaking after touring the complex, which consists of…
David Umahi The Federal Government has approved N280 billion to Julius Berger PLC for the completion of the Bodo-Bonny road project and mandated the firm to deliver the project on time. Minister of Works, David Umahi, revealed this during an…
The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday, refused to grant bail to Abba Kyari, a suspended deputy commissioner of police, and four other police officers facing drug trafficking charges. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that other defendants charged…
Nigeria and other African countries pushing for energy transition with gas as a temporary option may face serious challenges in securing capital for power plants and gas infrastructure. Although there are about $62 billion in planned power generation projects on…
An Ado-Ekiti High Court presided by Justice J.O. Adeyeye on Wednesday sentenced one Ojo Ayegbusi to life imprisonment for the rape of a 15-year-old minor. The Director of Public Prosecutions, Julius Ajibare, in his submissions, said the convict, who faced…
An Ikeja Special Offences Court, on Wednesday, ordered the remand of the former staff of Punch Newspaper Ltd, Olusegun Ogunbanjo, in Kirikiri Correctional Facility over alleged N950 million fraud. The Presiding judge, Justice Ismail Ijelu, remanded Ogunbanjo pending his arraignment…
The detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, seeks to negotiate with the Nigerian government to drop the treasonous charges against him. Mr Kanu, who is leading a secessionist campaign for the creation of the Biafra…
In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russian President Vladimir Putin (2L) and North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un (R) walk during their meeting in Pyongyang, on June 19, 2024. – Russian President Vladimir Putin signed…
No fewer than 11 people were killed in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire’s economic capital, in torrential rains a week ago, authorities said. “The provisional report shows 11 victims dead and identified, several others not yet identified and seven injured noted and…