Author: Biyi Lawrence
The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has warned Nigerians about a dangerous cough syrup called ‘Naturcold’ in circulation. According to reports, the syrup which is reportedly manufactured by Fraken Group, is believed to have caused the deaths of six children under the age of five at a health facility in the health district of Fundong, in the North-West region of Cameroon. According to the North-West Regional of Cameroon delegate for Public Health, the children showed a decrease in kidney function after using the cough syrup. This was disclosed in a recent press statement by NAFDAC.…
Nigerian singer and songwriter, Divine Ikubor, also known as Rema, has made history with his song, ‘Calm Down’ which peaked at no. 6 on the Top 200 Global Chart on music streaming platform, Shazam. Peaking at no.1 on the chart is All Eyes On Me by DJ Belite, followed by Jin’s ‘The Astronaut and Cupid by Fifty Fifty at no. 3. Miley Cyrus latest song release ‘Flowers’ is at no. 4, then ‘un x100to’ by Grupo Frontera and Bad Bunny. ‘Calm Down’ is the only African song on the top 10 chart. In March 2023, Rema broke a Billboard Hot…
100 and 200-level students of the Department of Theatre Arts, Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University formerly Anambra State University, have been inducted into the department. The university made this known on its Facebook page. Sharing photos from the induction ceremony on Tuesday, the university wrote: “Congratulations to the 100-level and 200-level students of the Department of Theatre Arts of the Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University Anambra State on their Initiation and Induction into the Department. “The Department of Theatre Arts in the university community is known for offering academic programmes and practical training in various aspects of culture and theatre. The Department…
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, on Wednesday disclosed to the State House correspondents that the Federal Government has spent $1.2m to deploy 40 buses to evacuate at least 2,400 stranded Nigerians out of Sudan. He revealed this shortly after this week’s Federal Executive Council meeting presided over by the President Muhammadu Buhari, at the Council Chambers of Aso Rock Villa, Abuja. Voiceofnaija.ng reports that least 40 buses were sent to move Nigerians out of Khartoum and other troubled parts of Sudan early Wednesday. Onyeama said the high cost of the evacuation was to provide security cover for the…
Almost six months after the Nigeria’s Flamingos won bronze at the 2022 U-17 Women’s World Cup in India, the Federal Government is yet to fulfill the promise of hosting the women’s national team. The Flamingos claimed their first-ever bronze medal at the U-17 Women’s World Cup in India after defeating favourites Germany 3-2 on penalties. Having consistently failed to get past the last eight of the competition, Bankole Olowookere’s side overcame the free-scoring USA on penalties to book a place with Colombia in the semi-finals. The South Americans, however, ended the Flamingos’ dream of reaching the final after they triumphed…
The trial of Uche Aigbe, a pastor of the House on the Rock Refuge Church, has been moved to 2 May, at a magistrate’s court hearing in Zuba, FCT, Abuja. The court adjourned the case until 2 May due to the absence of a defence lawyer, who had sent in a letter to request permission to be away. The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) police command had in February arrested Mr. Aigbe, after a video clip of him carrying a gun during a Sunday church service went viral on social media platforms. The images of the pastor showing him welding an…
Men of the Imo State Police have begun an ‘orderly room trial’ of six officers caught in a viral video using a machete to smack two unidentified people in the State. The national police spokesperson, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, disclosed this in a Twitter post on Tuesday. Adejobi who is also a chief superintendent of police, identified the officers as, Sunday Amadi (an inspector and team leader), Charles Amajuoji, an inspector, and Chinese Noachian, a sergeant. Others are Emmanuel Onwuka, another sergeant, Goodness Nzewuodo, a corporal, and Emmanuel Chimezie, a Police constable. In a 45 seconds clip, the five officers could be…
No fewer than 29 people have been kidnapped by gunmen who invaded the Kwali Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja on Tuesday night. The 29, which comprised men, housewives and children, were abducted in the middle of the night from Yewuti village. Yewuti village is the hometown of the immediate past vice chairman of Kwali Area Council, Alhaji Zubairu Jibrin Yewuti. According to Daily Trust, two housewives, Mrs Zainab Umar and Mrs Aisha Zubairu, escaped from their abductors while being led into the bush. The report added that those kidnapped include Idris Mohammed, Abdullahi Zubairu, Sani S. Magani,…
Malam Jamil Ahmad Salim, the Registrar of Bayero University Kano (BUK), has been laid to rest at Dandolo cemetery in Kano metropolis following his passing. He died in the early hours of Wednesday in Kano at 60. The university management confirmed the death in a statement, on Wednesday, by its Vice-Chancellor, Professor Sagir Abbas. The statement reads: “The University Management received with shock the news of the sudden death of the Registrar, Malam Jamilu Ahmad Salim, who passed away this morning, Wednesday, April 26, 2023, after a brief illness. We pray that Allah forgive his shortcomings and grant him Aljannatul-Firdaus.…
The Speaker of the Ondo State House of Assembly, Bamidele Oleyeloogun has been arraigned before a state high court in Akure over alleged N2.4million fraud committed in 2019. He was arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) alongside the state lawmaker representing Akoko South West Constituency I, Felemu Bankole, and a civil servant in the state, Segun Bankole, over a two-count charge. The alleged fraud was said to have been committed when four lawmakers of the assembly were supposed to have attended a two-day seminar organized by the National Productivity Centre, Lagos, scheduled for 11 and 12 December,…