Brazilian football great Pele has undergone surgery for a suspected colon tumor and is recovering, the hospital in Sao Paulo treating him announced on Monday. “The tumor was identified during routine cardiovascular and laboratory examinations and the material was sent…
President Muhammadu Buhari also approved the appointment of Dr Ifedayo Adetifa as the new Director-General of Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, disclosed this in a statement on…
Kulture is officially a big sister.Her mum, Cardi B, announced that she’s given birth to her second child. The rapper shared the news in a super sweet Instagram post that showed a photo of her and Offset with their new…
Nigeria’s leading lender, First City Monument Bank (FCMB), has emerged as Best SME Bank in Africa and Best SME Bank in Nigeria at the Asian Banker Middle East and Africa Regional Awards on the 27th of August 2021. Go The…
President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has said that poor standard of education is contributing to the worsening insecurity in the country. Lawan stated this at the eighth matriculation of post-graduate students of National Institute for Legislative Studies (NILDS)/University of…
The Representative of the United Nation’s Children Fund (UNICEF) in Nigeria, Dr Peter Hawkins, has disclosed that a massive outbreak of vaccine-derived polio has been reported in Nigeria. Hawkins disclosed this in his remarks at the third Quarter Northern Traditional…
A Yaba Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos on Monday ordered that Chidinma Ojukwu charged with murder of the Chief Executive Officer of Super Television, Mr Usifo Ataga, should face trial for murder at the Lagos State High Court. The court…
Bishop Francis Wale Oke, the National President, Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN), says those behind the woes besetting Nigeria will incur God’s punishment, if they refused to desist from their nefarious activities. Oke, also the Presiding Bishop, Sword of the…
The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has sealed 25 water factories for illegal operation and poor quality production in Kwara. Mr Azikiwe Kenneth, the Kwara Coordinator of NAFDAC, disclosed this in a statement made available…
Gov. Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti has described the late former Sole Administrator of the state, Gen. Tunji Olurin and former Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), the late Chief Biyi Durojaiye, as committed patriots. A statement on Monday in…
