Quarter Final action resumes in the Europa League with four mouthwatering fixtures. Liverpool will play Atalanta, West Ham take on Bayer Leverkusen, Italian rivals AC Milan and Roma meet for a place in the semi-finals, while Portuguese club Benfica take on Ligue 1 side Marseille. The first legs take place on 11 April, with the…
The Africa Democratic Congress is planning a merger with other political parties in the country with a view to creating a formidable front to dislodge the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, from power in 2027. The National Chairman of the ADC, Chief Ralphs Nwosu, who said this at a press conference in Abuja on Wednesday,…
The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has recalled the popular cough syrup, Benylin Paediatrics, manufactured by Johnson & Johnson following recent toxicity findings in the labouratory on the product. In a statement published on its website on Wednesday, the agency said labouratory analysis conducted on the product showed that it…
Anambra State Government has moved to tackle the menace of erosion gully threatening the State Government House in Awka, with its many sites scattered around Agu Awka GRA, in the capital city of the State. The move was undertaken by the Governor Chukwuma Soludo-led State Executive Council (ANSEC), which recently approved the award of contract…
Members of Muslim community in Abia State, led by the Abia State Muslim Council paid traditional Salah homage to Governor Alex Otti on Wednesday at his country home in Nvosi, Isiala Ngwa South LGA. During the visit, the Council, led by Chief Imam of Abia State, Sheik Ali Ukiwo, said that the 30 days fasting…
The authorities of Imo Specialist Hospital, Umuguma, Owerri, have given owners of abandoned corpses in its morgue three weeks to claim them or risk a mass burial. This, they said, was due to a large number of abandoned bodies in the hospital’s mortuary. The Chief Medical Director, Dr. Kaunda Ibebuike, in a statement, urged those…
Importers and exporters operating at the country’s Eastern ports have lamented the impending inflation following an alleged 200 per cent hike in the haulage rate by the Nigerian Shippers’ Council, threatening an operational shutdown and a seven-day ultimatum. The businesspeople asked NSC to return to the status quo by reversing the rate. They made their…
A former presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Mr Peter Obi, has described the emergence of the Anambra school, Christ the King College, Onitsha, as the overall winner at the prestigious World Affairs Challenge (WAC) 2024, as a great feat and a bold testament to the true greatness and unlimited potential of the Nigerian…
Oguta Lake Amishi Ventures (OLAMV) in collaboration with Global Green Bioenergy Limited, California USA has concluded plans to plant about 15 hectares of Jatropha Curcas along the banks of Oguta Lake in Oguta Local Government Area of Imo State as part of investment in biodiesel processing plant. The plantation of Jatropha Curcas, according to the…
Electricity consumers in the South-East geo-political zone of the country have threatened a one-month warning boycott to “remain in darkness,” to protest against incessant power outages, outrageous and estimated billings, extortions, as well as non-provision of pre-paid meters to consumers across the region. Findings showed that both commercial and economic activities have largely been paralysed…
