Nigeria’s Victor Osimhen scored in his first game for Napoli since December to salvaged a draw as they held Barcelona to a 1-1 draw in their Champions League last-16 first leg. Robert Lewandowski put Barca in the lead in the 60th minute in Italy when he arrowed an effort into the bottom corner from the…
The All Progressive Congress (APC) has removed the Governor of Imo state, Senator Hope Uzodinma as the chairman Edo state Governorship Primary election committee. This development is coming in the aftermath of a crisis currently rocking the party in the state after several individuals emerged as Candidates in the just-concluded primaries superintended over by Uzodinma….
Veteran musician and former member of The Remedies, Edward Ashiedu Brown, known as Eddy Remedy, has claimed that his father was among those who wrote the Nigerian national anthem. He said his father, Ashiedu Brown, a retired police officer, was in the Nigeria Police Band that composed the national anthem but all the credits were…
An Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court ordered the remand of Saviour Daniel and David Isaiah in a correctional facility in Ado-Ekiti over alleged murder on Wednesday. The prosecutor, Inspector Olubu Apata, told the court that they committed the offences on February 4 in Ado-Ekiti. He alleged that the defendants murdered one Comfort James, suspected to be…
The National Primary Health Care Development Agency, NPHCDA, calls on the people to be vigilant against meningitis through vaccination and early detection of symptoms. The Executive Director of the agency, Dr Muyi Aina, said this during an interview with newsperson in Abuja, while describing meningitis as a life-threatening sickness. ”It is a serious infection that…
A Consultant Paediatrician, Dr Amala Okore, warned mothers against substituting infant formula with adult milk, saying it can lead to malnutrition or other health complications. Okore gave the warning in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Lagos. According to her, a worrisome trend of parents switching from infant formula…
The immediate past Commissioner for Works, Ralph Nwosu at the instance of Governor Hope Uzodimma, today led officials of Ministry of Works and team of development partners on a post completion inspection visit to Owerri-Orlu Road, Owerri – Okigwe Road and the Balloon technology flood control tunnel, situate in dick tiger Road. The inspection exercise…
A former Director-General of the Voice of Nigeria (VON), Osita Okechukwu, has said the Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma, is not fit to continue as the Chairman of the Progressive Governors Forum (PGF). In a statement on Wednesday in Abuja, Okechukwu appealed to the Forum to immediately remove Uzodinma as chairman for the mismanagement of…
The Children, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Court sitting at the Chief Magistrate’s Court in Awka, has remanded a lawyer, Adachukwu Okafor, at the State Criminal and Investigative Department custody in Awka, for allegedly inflicting physical injuries on the body of her 11-year-old housekeeper. Okafor, who resides at Chris Igwilo Street Akapka GRA, 3-3 Onitsha of…
Embattled former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, has demanded N1bn damages from Senate President Godswill Akpabio for alleged defamation. Emefiele’s lawyer, Matthew Burkaa, in a notice to the Senate President dated February 19, 2024, faulted a “we don’t know what to charge Emefiele with” statement credited to Akpabio on February…
