Cuba has become the first country in the world to receive validation from the World Health Organisation, WHO, that it has eliminated mother-to-child transmission of HIV and syphilis. Reacting to this development, Margaret Chan, WHO, Director General says, “Eliminating transmission of a virus is one of the greatest public health achievements possible. This is a…
Patience Jonathan’s ex-security Aide Killed
Tamuno Jacob Igbomie, a Deputy Superintendent of Police, DSP, who was Principal Security Officer,PSO, to Patience Jonathan, the wife of the former President, has been shot dead by unknown assailants. Igbomie’s corpse was found in his Honda Accord car last Friday along the Airport Road, Abuja. The former PSO, who was married with two children,…
CADAM Marks 2015 World Drugs Day
The Christ Against Drug Abuse Ministry, CADAM of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, on Friday, organised a workshop, to draw the nation’s attention to the worsening case of drug and substance abuse among youths in Nigeria. Held as part of activities marking the 2015 world’s drug day, the theme of the event was,…
Ambode Kicks Against indiscriminate parking of trucks
Akinwunmi Ambode, Lagos State Governor, has said that his administration will no longer tolerate indiscriminate parking of trucks on roads in the Apapa area. The governor said this on Thursday after inspecting major traffic points in the Apapa, Lekki and Ajah areas, saying that he would set up a task force to clamp down…
Ondo CP Warns policemen against Extortion
Isaac Eke, the Ondo State Commissioner of Police, has warned all the officers and men of the command against extorting money from members of the public, especially motorists and commercial motorcyclists. Eke, who gave this warning in his office on Wednesday while speaking with journalists, said the Ondo police command would not hesitate to punish…
Fayose Salutes Ekiti People Over Electoral Victory
Ekiti State governor,Ayodele Fayose, has saluted the people of the state on the first anniversary of his election and declaration as the governor-elect of the state following the June 21, 2014 gubernatorial elections. Idowu Adelusi, chief press secretary to the governor, said that the governor, in a broadcast, noted that “the resolve of the people…
Protesters Storm National Assembly
Some protesters, on Wednesday, stormed the National Assembly complex demanding a legislation that would prescribe the death penalty as punishment for corruption in the country. Speaking under the auspices of a group called, Voice of the Voiceless, they said there was no way Nigeria would make progress, if corruption in public office was not brought…
Lagos PDP Asks Ambode to Declare Assets Publicly
The Lagos State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has asked Akinwunmi Ambode,the state governor, to publicly declare his assets. The PDP said the governor should make the public declaration of his assets on or before June 29, 2015. Ambode was sworn in as the governor on May 29. In a statement issued by…
Falana Backs Soyinka on Rejection of Sexual Offences Bill
Femi Falana, human rights lawyer, has thrown his weight behind Nobel Laureate, Wole Soyinka’s disapproval of some provisions of the Sexual Offences Bill, 2015, passed by the Senate of the 7th National Assembly. The bill, which criminalises the defilement of children under 11 years, was among the 46 bills hurriedly passed by the Senate of…
Ebonyi Assembly Withdraws 2015 Budget
The Ebonyi State House of Assembly, during its first sitting,passed a resolution withdrawing the 2O15 budget proposal sent to it by Martin Elechi, the immediate past governor. The request for budget withdrawal was sent to the House by Dave Umahi, the state governor, and described as being for the overall interest of the state. Moving…
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