A marker in the blood could help predict the risk that a person has of developing kidney cancer, according to a study released on Monday by Cancer Research UK. The research team found that measuring levels of a protein molecule in the blood, called KIM-1, could indicate whether a personContinue Reading
The Court of Appeal in Abuja on Monday gave an order barring the arrest of Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Mahmood Yakubu. Delivering the ruling, Justice Abdul Aboki leading a three-man panel suspended the enforcement of the arrest warrant issued by the Federal High Court in AbujaContinue Reading
TUNJI OLANIYI An Islamic group, Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) , has commended the Nigerian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) for banning the ‘Shaku Shaku’ dance video which was released by Folarin Falana (Falz the Bad Guy) in May this year.Continue Reading
All Progressives Congress (APC) has said that any Nigerian who violates the law, no matter how highly placed, must be brought to justice. The APC Acting National Publicity Secretary, Mr Yekini Nabena, said this in a statement on Monday in Abuja. He was reacting to the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP)Continue Reading
The Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki and the Speaker, House of Representatives, Mr Yakubu Dogara, said on Tuesday that no date had been fixed for the two chambers to reconvene to consider the INEC 2019 elections budget request forwarded by President Muhammadu Buhari. This was contained in a statement byContinue Reading
Mr Benjamin Adanyi, former Majority Leader of the Benue House of Assembly, has said that the non-payment of salaries by the state government was “surprising”. Adanyi told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Makurdi that the state government had collected more than N300 billion from the federationContinue Reading
APC spokesman Yekini Nabena: accuses PDP of plot to harm APC senators The All Progressives Congress said it has uncovered a sinister plot hatched by the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to attack APC Senators as part of a desperate bid to ensure that Dr. Bukola Saraki clings to theContinue Reading
Nigerian carrier, Air Peace has announced plans to begin daily flights from Lagos to Kaduna from Aug. 13 as part of its no-city-left-behind project. The airline made the announcement in a statement signed by its Corporate Communications Manager, Mr Chris Iwarah on Sunday in Lagos. Iwarah said the carrier wasContinue Reading
The Police in Kaduna State on Sunday confirmed that Malam Ahmad Garko, known as Al-Garkawy, an Islamic preacher in Kaduna and his two sons have regained freedom at about 6.30 pm today. The Command’s Public Relations Officers, DSP Mukhtar Aliyu disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in anContinue Reading
