Malian woman gives birth to 9 babies
May 5, 2021 A Malian woman gave birth to nine babies on Tuesday – two more than doctors had detected inside her crowded womb – joining a small pantheon of…
COVID-19: Nearly 20 million more people hit by food crises last year
May 5, 2021 Nearly 20 million more people faced food crises last year amid armed conflict, the COVID-19 pandemic and weather extremes, and the outlook for this year is again…
Surendran takes over from Ogunsanya as new Airtel Nigeria CEO
May 5, 2021 Airtel Nigeria, a telecommunication company, on Wednesday announced the appointment of Mr C Surendran as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer with effect from Aug. 1, 2021….
‘We will always remember him as a peacemaker, nation builder’ – Jonathan pays tribute to Yar’Adua 11 years after demise
May 5, 2021 Former President Goodluck Jonathan has paid tributes to former President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, eleven years after his demise. Former President Yar’Adua died on May 5, 2010, after…
FIFA 21: Intense excitement, action as 8 Nigerian banks set to battle at Tech Experience Centre
May 5, 2021 The Tech Experience Centre, Africa’s cutting-edge technology and lifestyle hub, is set to come alive this weekend as eight leading Nigerian banks do battle to crown the…
400,000 persons die from Asthma across the globe annually – Health expert
May 5, 2021 A professor of medicine, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Gregory Erhabor, on Wednesday said that asthma affects about 339 million people annually with over 500,000 hospitalisation and about…
COVID-19: Lagos vaccinates 1% of population – Commissioner
May 5, 2021 Prof. Akin Abayomi, Lagos State Commissioner for Health, says that about 260,000 people have been vaccinated against COVID-19 in the state. Abayomi told a ministerial media briefing…
FG says “Ghost marriages” illegal, will punish defaulting registrars
May 5, 2021 The Federal Ministry of Interior says “Ghost marriages” are illegal, warning that any Federal Registrar found to have violated the law with regards to registration of marriages,…
PDP press conference was just a play to the gallery – Lai Mohammed
May 5, 2021 The Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed says the People’s Democratic Party’s, PDP, press conference was just a play to the gallery and further accused the party of trying…
Resident Doctors To Shelve Planned Friday Strike – Gbajabiamila
May 5, 2021 Members of the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) have hinted that they are ready to suspend their planned resumption of strike on Friday, according to a…