The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that 10 million deaths might be recorded per year globally from Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) effective from 2050, if not checked. The WHO Country Representative, Dr Wondimagegnehu Alemu gave the warning in a paper he presented at 2nd National Summit in Abuja on Thursday.Continue Reading
President Muhammadu Buhari will address the 73rd Session of the high-level General Debate of the UN General Assembly at the UN headquarters in New York on Tuesday, Sept. 25. Buhari would deliver Nigeria’s National Statement on the first day of the general debate of the General Assembly high-level events. TheContinue Reading
The Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, has filed an appeal challenging the arrest warrant issued against him by the Federal High Court, Abuja. In the appeal, Yakubu is challenging the validity of the arrest warrant that was issued against him by the court. The appealContinue Reading
China has asked Sweden to extradite a man who is being held near Stockholm on suspicion of gross fraud and embezzlement, the Swedish Prosecution Authority said on Friday. The authority’s spokeswoman Karin Rosander declined to name the man sought by China but said police arrested him on June 25 andContinue Reading
“Silence does not earn you any respect – none,” UN human rights chief Zeid Al-Hussein said, defending his reputation for frank criticism in his role weeks before he is due to depart. Jordanian prince and diplomat Al-Hussein, who has provoked outrage from world leaders for comments including saying Philippine presidentContinue Reading
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Friday said no fewer than 643 Nigerians voluntarily returned from Libya in the last five weeks. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Director General of NEMA, Alhaji Mustapha Maihajja, made the disclosure while receiving a new batch of 166 returneesContinue Reading
Miss Adetola Agbeniyi, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Princesstol Creative World, maker of leather goods and accessories, was one of the outstanding entrepreneurs at the maiden edition of Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Award. Agbeniyi won the SMEDAN Excellence Awards on Leather Works at the dinner event held atContinue Reading
A 41-year-old businessman, Amos Abraham, was on Friday brought before an Ikorodu Magistrates’ Court in Lagos State over an alleged N400, 000 fraud. Abraham, who resides at No. 8, Isagamu Road in Ikorodu, is facing a charge of fraud before Magistrate E.O. Ogunkanmi. He, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge.Continue Reading
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Saturday expressed optimism that the North Korea’s nuclear programme though it might take time but would soon end. It assured that programme would be achieved within a timeline set by the leaders of the two countries. It was important to maintain diplomatic andContinue Reading
