Some medical practitioners and fruit sellers have condemned the use of chemicals to ripen fruits such as orange, mangoes, banana and plantain, warning that it is injurious to health. They made this known in separate interviews on a national survey conducted by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on theContinue Reading
The International Criminal Court (ICC) said on Tuesday it would “continue to do its work undeterred” a day after U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton threatened sanctions if the tribunal investigated U.S. activities in Afghanistan. The Hague-based court said in a statement it was an independent and impartial institution withContinue Reading
The United Kingdom says it is working with Nigeria to fight corruption through the provision of technical assistance and equipment to key agencies fighting financial and economic crimes. UK Permanent Representative to the UN, Amb. Karen Pierce, said at the Security Council briefing on ‘Corruption and Conflict’ that the twoContinue Reading
The leaders of Ethiopia and Eritrea on Tuesday re-opened a border point between their two countries for road transport, in a first since the two neighbors fought a war two decades ago, Eritrea’s Information Minister Yemane Meskel said on Twitter. “President Isaias Afwerki & Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed today officiallyContinue Reading
The All Progressives Congress (APC) says that consensus will apply only when no other aspirant signifies interest through purchase of its Expression of Interest and Nomination forms for the position in question ahead of its primaries. Mr Yekini Nabena, APC’s National Publicity Secretary, made the clarification in Abuja on Tuesday. HeContinue Reading
At least two persons died and 37 others injured in a gas explosion that occurred in Lafia on Monday . The Nasarawa State Government expressed shock and sadness over the explosion. The Deputy Governor, Mr Silas Agara, said during on-the-spot assessment visit to the scene of the incident that theContinue Reading
The Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Mrs. Winifred Oyo-Ita has showered encomium on the retiring Permanent Secretary, Common Services Office, Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Mr. Ayodele Olaniyi Folayan for the meritorious service he rendered to his fatherland, saying that heContinue Reading
A People’s Democratic Party (PDP) presidential aspirant, Alhaji Attahiru Bafarawa has decried antics employed by some leaders to saddle people to purchase nomination and expression of interest forms for them. Bafarawa, a two time governor of Sokoto State, made this known in Benin on Wednesday during his meet-the-delegates tour aheadContinue Reading
South African Minister of Police, Bheki Cele, said 20,336 murders were recorded in the country from 2017 to 2018 period, adding “South Africa is close to being a war zone”. NAN reports that 19,016 murders were recorded between April 2016 to March 2017. Presenting the statistics, Cele said: “never againContinue Reading
