A former president of the ECOWAS Commission, Alain Marcel de Souza on Tuesday died in Paris after suffering a heart attack, Beninese television reported on Wednesday. His death has also been confirmed by a staff of the ECOWAS Commission in Abuja. He died at 65. De Souza the immediate past president of ECOWAS was a Read more
People who increased their daily servings of red meat over an eight-year period were more likely to die during the subsequent eight years compared to people who did not increase their red meat consumption, according to a new study led by researchers from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. The study also found that Read more
A five-man panel of justices of the presidential electoral tribunal has ordered the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the Zamfara State Resident Electoral Commissioner to appear on or before 12 noon on Thursday. The order which was given on Wednesday came following a complaint by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) that the subpoena served on Read more
Nigeria’s former aviation minister, Femi Fani-Kayode has reacted to the call by the Northern Elders’ Forum (NEF) for herdsmen to leave the Southern part of Nigeria. The Northern Elders’ Forum (NEF) had asked Fulani herders plying their trade in southern parts of Nigeria to relocate from the region if their safety is not guaranteed. Ango Abdullahi, Read more
A woman has been killed after falling from the ninth floor of a block of flats in Russia while having sex, but her partner survived after landing on top of her. The woman, aged 30, was found dead at the base of an apartment block in St Petersburg on the night of July 5 during Read more
The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) have asked herdsmen plying their trades in the southern parts of Nigeria to leave the region if their safety is no longer guaranteed The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) has asked herdsmen to leave the southern part of the country if their safety is no longer guaranteed. Chairman of the forum, Read more
Anthony Joshua, the Nigerian born British professional boxer who is currently in Lagos has been sharing pictures of his visit to country of birth. The former undisputable heavy champion of the world arrived in Lagos last week. The boxing star shared a picture of himself and his sister Janet on his twitter handle, having fun Read more
The Chairman/Founder of Zenith Bank Plc, Mr. Jim Ovia (CON), has called on the CBN Governor, Mr. Godwin Emefiele (CON) to create the enabling environment through the institution of various initiatives that support financial inclusion to help empower and blossom the Nigerian youths. Jim Ovia made the call in his welcome remarks at a reception Read more
Senator Peter Nwoboshi on Tuesday floored a former House of Rep member, Hon Ned Nwoko to reclaim his Delta South Senatorial District seat as the Supreme Court justices unanimously ruled in his favour. Senator Nwoboshi and Nwoko had been in sequential legal battles over the Delta South Senatorial seat in the national assembly. The two Read more
(Reuters/NAN) Former South African President Jacob Zuma on Tuesday said he had received a death threat after his testimony the previous day to an inquiry on corruption. Zuma told the inquiry on Monday that he had been the victim of a plot to get rid of him and that he could trace that conspiracy to Read more
