FDA approves blood donation by gay men
Gay men will be able to donate blood one year after their last sexual contact, if indications from the US Food and Drug Administration are anything to go by, under a proposal that will be introduced this year to end a ban that has been in place since 1983.
Crack in MOSOP deepens
The crack in the Movement for Survival of Ogoni People, MOSOP, was very visible yesterday, as Ogoni gathered at separate venues in Bori, headquarters of Khana Local Government Area, Rivers State, for this year’s Ogoni Day.
Amaechi’s NGF condoles with Jonathan over sister’s death
The Nigeria Governors’ Forum, NGF, led by Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State, has condoled with President Goodluck Jonathan and his family over the death of his younger sister, Nancy Jonathan-Olei.
We’ll deliver Kano’s five million votes to Buhari — Ganduje
Kano State’s Deputy Governor and All Progressives Congress governorship candidate for the forthcoming general elections, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has given assurance that Kano will deliver its over five million votes to General Muhammadu Buhari during the presidential election.
Primaries: Bauchi APC assures aggrieved members of justice, fairness
The Niger State Emergency Management Agency, NSEMA, yesterday said more than 335 Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs, were residing in the state.
Imperative of a Jonathan 2nd term
THOSE who are familiar with my political discourses know that I am an unapologetic supporter of President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, Ph.D., GCFR. I have been a “GEJite” or, if you like, a “Jonathanian” (a term coined by Nasir El Rufai thinking it is derisive) since October, 2009, when it became clear that late President Umaru Yar’adua was unlikely to continue as Nigeria’s President due to ill-health.
