By Faiq Lodhi Aseefa’s sheer passion for politics and her ability to revolt against current party leaders shows she has a mind of her own that enables her to ask the right questions. PHOTO: TWITTER/ MEDIA CELL PPP In many ways, the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) has been a progressiveContinue Reading
By Sunday John The Nasarawa State Chapter of All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) has supported the establishment of cattle ranches in the state. Mr Musa Saidu, Nasarawa State APGA Chairman, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lafia on Tuesday. He said the establishmentContinue Reading
The Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) has dissolved its FCT chapter executive council over alleged corruption. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the development followed an emergency meeting held on Monday in Abuja. Prof. Lovett Lawson, who presided over the emergency Congress of the association, announced the dissolution andContinue Reading
Scientists from Australia and Britain have discovered a new method which may help to target the HIV virus as it makes its way to infecting cells. Scientists from the University of New South Wales (UNSW) in Australia, led by Associate professor Till Bocking, described on Tuesday how the HIV virusContinue Reading
The Anti-Vandal Unit of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) in Edo has destroyed 16 illegal refineries in the last six months. The State Commandant of the Corps, Makinde Ayinla, disclosed this on Tuesday in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Benin. Ayinla saidContinue Reading
Colombia may reduce prison sentences by up to a half for criminal gang members who surrender, the presidency and media reports said on Monday. The new legislation signed by President Juan Manuel Santos targets thousands of members of drug trafficking gangs, such as the Gulf Clan and the former guerrillaContinue Reading
The Workers of the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN) in Enugu on Monday embarked on a peaceful protest demanding for improved welfare and upgrade of its facilities. The peaceful protest was organized across the country by the three house unions of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Radio andContinue Reading
A team of doctors performing Pakistan’s first ever mechanical heart transplant at NICVD. PHOTO: NICVD A team of doctors performing Pakistan’s first ever mechanical heart transplant at NICVD. PHOTO: NICVD KARACHI : The country’s first-ever mechanical heart transplant was carried out at the National Institute of Cardio Vascular Diseases (NICVD)Continue Reading
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted cloudy skies over the central states of the country on Monday morning with prospects of rains over Abuja, Bauchi, Gombe, Jos, Jalingo, Niger, Yola and Kaduna cities. NiMet’s Weather Outlook by its Central Forecast Office in Abuja on Sunday also predicted day andContinue Reading
