Outgoing Ekiti state Governor Ayodele Fayose’s plan to instal his deputy, Professor Kolapo Olusola Eleka as his successor may have been dealt a big blow as several key members of his party switched support to the All Progressives Congress. President Muhammadu Buhari received the defectors today at the grand finaleContinue Reading
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
President Muhamadu Buhari on Tuesday asked the electorate in Ekiti not to waste their votes in Saturday’s governorship election. Rather, the president urged voters to elect the candidate of the All Progressives Party (APC), Dr Kayode Fayemi, given the track record of the ruling APC administration in the country. Buhari,Continue 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
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 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
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 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
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
