Some of Nigeria’s most revered statesmen, media icons, public figures, and political leaders gathered to celebrate legendary journalist and publisher, Sam Amuka, as he marked his 90th birthday in Lagos, with tributes pouring in for his contributions to journalism and national development. Leading the roll call of dignitaries were Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka; veteran…
…’Traffic saved me’ Bhoomi Chauhan remembers being angry and frustrated. Bumper-to-bumper traffic had delayed her car journey to Ahmedabad airport – so much so that she missed her Air India flight to London Gatwick by just 10 minutes. Ms Chauhan, a business administration student who lives in Bristol with her husband, had been visiting western…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has debunked a news story in circulation suggesting that the Bank has extended the deadline for the recapitalisation of Bureau De Change (BDC) operators to December 31, 2025. The CBN, stated this on Wednesday in a report shared with journalists by the Acting Director, Corporate Communications Department of the…
Your conduct is unruly, unbecoming and disruptive to passengers, the management of Air Peace Airline on Wednesday told Senator Adams Oshiomhole. In a press statement titled: Unruly Conduct by Prominent Politician at Lagos Airport: Air Peace Reaffirms Zero Tolerance for Violence, Air Peace slammed the senator representing Edo North senatorial district in the senate. “Air…
…Making matters worse, farmers feed antibiotics to chickens, pigs Trillions of bacteria, fungi, viruses and single-celled organisms travel the globe high in the atmosphere. Scientists are discovering they play a vital role in the weather and even our health. Clouds are our lifelong companions. Sometimes they drift overhead as wispy filigrees. On other days, they…
By John Nwokocha, Editor It has emerged on Wednesday that all the members of Akwa Ibom state House of Assembly are set to defect to the All Progressives Congress, APC. Barring last minutes change of plans, our Reporter authoritatively learnt that all the state assembly legislators would dump the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, the platform…
The World Health Organisation said Monday that the mpox virus epidemic remains an international health emergency with more than 37,000 confirmed cases reported since it erupted. WHO director general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus announced the extension of the emergency following a meeting of international experts who noted progress in some countries but also highlighted a surge…
The Nigerian armed forces has celebrated a major defeat of terrorists in the north east of the country. Disclosing this to the media in a statement in which it described as a significant military operation, the defence headquarters stated that troops of Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK) have successfully foiled terrorist attacks on Buratai, Biu Local…
The central African nation of Chad says it is suspending all visas to US citizens as a matter of “reciprocity”, after learning that it is one of a dozen countries whose nationals are banned from travelling to the US. “Chad has neither planes to offer nor billions of dollars to give, but Chad has its…
…Forge Commitment in Containing Outbreak …99% of all cholera-related deaths in 2025 have been reported on continent, says WHO African leaders on Wednesday pressed the case for indigenous cholera vaccine production as 99% of all cholera-related deaths in 2025 have been reported on the continent. It came during a virtual cholera conference during the Africa…
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