Saturday, 05 October, 2024

Month: August 2020


Consultant Urologist at the University College Hospital, Ibadan, Prof Linus Okeke, explains causes of urinary tract infections, diagnostic and preventive measures, in this interview with TOBI AWORINDE What are urinary tract infections? The urinary tract is the passage where waste product Read more…


THE crisis rocking the Ekiti State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) deepened on Saturday as parallel state congresses were conducted for the state working committee of the party. The party had been polarised in recent times with a Read more…


A Norwegian anti-Islam group staged a protest on Saturday, culminating in an activist tearing pages from a Koran. The event was wrapped up after a scuffle with counter-protesters, who managed to bypass the police perimeter. The rally outside the parliament Read more…


The People of Alor in Idemili South Local Government area have called on Governor Willie Obiano to revoke the certificate of recognition given to the suspended traditional ruler of the community, Anthony Okonkwo.They made the call during a peaceful protest Read more…


The Edo 2020 Campaign Council of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says its only interest is the conducting of free, fair, credible and transparent elections in the state, by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Chief Dan Orbih, the Chairman Read more…


The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has urged Ekiti residents to obey environmental laws of the state to avert the flood predicted to accompany heavy rains in many states including Ekiti. Mr Olusegun Afolayan, the NEMA Head of Operations, in Read more…


SOME senior lawyers on Friday asked aggrieved Northern members of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) to stop their  bid to pull out of the association over allegations that the lawyers’ body is biased. Some Northern lawyers had on Thursday claimed Read more…


The twelve traditional rulers that were suspended by the Anambra State government have tendered an unreserved apology to Governor Willie Obiano over their attitude which led to their suspension. They tendered the apology when they visited the Speaker of the Read more…


Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) Nigeria, says it has commenced investigation into an accident involving a Helicopter Bell 206B3 operated by Quorum Aviation coming from Port Harcourt to Lagos, which occurred on Friday morning. Mr Tunji Oketunbi, General Manager, Public Affairs, Read more…


The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, has congratulated Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, over his re-election as the President of the African Development Bank (AfDB). Ooni expressed his heartfelt joy through a statement signed by his Director of Media Read more…


A wave of chaotic unrest broke out in Malmo, Sweden after anti-Islam activists filmed a public Koran burning, sparking protests that soon descended into riots, with unruly demonstrators setting fires and clashing with police. Some 300 people gathered along a Read more…


LAST minutes fine tuning of logistics accounted for the shift of the resumption of international flights to Nigeria from today to September 15, The Nation gathered yesterday. Industry sources said the E-payment platform and provision of enough COVID-19 test laboratories Read more…