By Ifeoma Ejiofor A Lagos-based unidentified benefactor has donated mobility aids worth above thirty million Naira(N30m) to physically-challenged citizens of Anambra state. The beneficiaries under the aegis of the Association for Comprehensive Empowerment of Nigerians with Disability (ASCEND), Anambra State Read more…
Dr Emem Omokaro, the Director-General, National Senior Citizens Centre, has said that ageing is a blessing and that the society should not see dementia associated with it as witchcraft. Omokaro disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Read more…
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Osita Okechukwu, has advised APC national leader and former Lagos State Governor, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, to shelve his presidential ambition, remain a kingmaker, and support a younger aspirant from the Southern Read more…
Igwe Oranu Chidume of Omor Kingdom in Ayamelum Local Government Area of Anambra, has advocated the promotion of Igbo culture, traditions and norms to educate young generation about their roots. Chidume made the call on Sunday at the Cultural Fiesta Read more…
The chief Priest of Owerri Municipal Council of Imo State, Reginald Ejiogu, has been kidnapped by unknown gunmen. Also, the chairman of Umunwagbara village in Owerri Nchi-Ise kingdom, Sunny Unachukwu, has been abducted. The chief priest and the community leader Read more…
The Department of State Security Services (DSS) said the media reports of attack and abduction of its operatives in Abaji area of FCT was false. Reacting to the media report, which alleged that gunmen suspected to be bandits abducted unspecified Read more…
Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom on Sunday raised the alarm of an increase in orphans in the state. This he said was due to incessant herdsmen attacks on the state in the past few years. The governor disclosed this during Read more…
Pope Francis has appointed a Nigerian priest of the Catholic Diocese of Abia, Abia State, an Apostolic Nuncio to the Antilles, Archbishop Fortunatus Nwachukwu as the Permanent Observer of the Holy See – the Vatican – to the United Nations Read more…
New rules that require people to confirm their Covid status before attending large gatherings in Nigeria’s biggest city are being largely ignored, reflecting a general indifference towards the pandemic, despite a recent surge in cases. While the UK added, and Read more…
All vaccines still seem to provide a significant degree of protection against serious illness from omicron, which is the most crucial goal. But only the Pfizer and Moderna shots, when reinforced by a booster, appear to have initial success at Read more…
Researchers at Australia’s Cortical Labs harnessed hundreds of thousands of human brain cells grown on top of arrays of microelectrodes, teaching the biotechnological hybrid they dubbed ‘DishBrain’ to play a single-player version of old-school ‘Pong’. They then compared the speed with Read more…
The shop owners of Human Fence line, zone one of Onitsha Main Market, Anambra State has said that they wanted to rehabilitate their shops to avert imminent fire disaster due to the deplorable wooden structure of the shops. The traders Read more…