The Igbo socio–political group, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has warned contractors to desist from hindering President Tinubu-led administration from providing quality roads through the Ministry of Works. Speaking via a press statement issued by the group’s Secretary General, Mazi Okechukwu Isiguzoro, Ohanaeze urged the contractors to put an end to their disruptive behaviour and allow the Minister…
The gynecologists, warned that severe bleeding could lead to death after delivery if the woman was not promptly attended. Maternal health experts say bleeding after childbirth is unpredictable but could be effectively treated if the delivery was taken by a skilled birth attendant. Postpartum haemorrhage, experts say is a leading cause of maternal mortality worldwide…
Contrary to the common notion that patients with diabetes only eat unripe plantain, endocrinologists have advised those battling with the degenerative disease not to jettison carbohydrates in their diets, especially traditional foods like Garri, local unpolished rice, and yam flour, among others. The medical experts, however, said people with diabetes should be mindful of their…
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has approved the appointment of Major Olaniyi Olatunbosun Cole (retd.) as the new Corps Marshal of the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps Agency also known as Kick Against Indiscipline Brigade. The governor also appointed Adefemi Afolabi as General Manager of the Lagos State Waste Water Management Office. A statement…
Seven-Up Bottling Company (SBC) has convened the first edition of its SME Scale-Up Bootcamp, in partnership with Zenith Bank and the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) to empower 80 small and medium enterprises (SMEs). The bootcamp, themed, ‘Dream Big, Scale Bigger’ was a two-day workshop designed to empower chief executive officers of fast-rising SMEs…
North Korea fired another round of cruise missiles on Tuesday, Seoul’s military said, extending a recent flurry of tests of weapons that analysts warned could be destined for Russia’s war in Ukraine. This month, Pyongyang has conducted tests of what it called an “underwater nuclear weapon system”, a solid-fuelled hypersonic ballistic missile, and a new…
A British-Nigerian minister, MP Kate Osamor, has been suspended following her accusation against Israel of genocide on the eve of Holocaust Memorial Day. Osamor, representing Edmonton, faced backlash for suggesting in her weekly newsletter that Gaza should be included in the list of ‘recent genocides’. Osamor shared a photo of herself signing the Holocaust Education…
Confusion strucked in Awai community in Soba Local Council of Kaduna State, following discovery of the lifeless body of Malam Salisu Mai Almajirai by a road side, with his genitals removed. Ekweanaedo News learnt that the incident occurred over the weekend, about 24 hours to the victim’s wedding. Speaking to newsmen on the incident, yesterday,…
Jubilations at the Lekki sea port on Monday as Liquified Natural Gas (LNG)-powered cargo vessel to sail to West Africa arrived safely. The Senior Special Assistant to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos state on New media, Jubril Gawat, made this known in a post via his X handle. He disclosed that the vessel, named CMA…
The Federal Government has partnered with a United States-based hospital, St Jude Global, to combat child cancer in Nigeria. The Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Dr, Tunji Alausa, disclosed this after a meet with another partner from St Jude Global, in his office in Abuja, on Monday. The visit was in preparation…
