APGA stakeholder wants President-elect to implement National Confab report
A stakeholder in All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, Chief Okoli Akirika, wants the President-elect, General Muhammadu Buhari, to implement the report of the National Conference as a way of addressing vexed national issues.
Dogara’s supporters push to defy APC on zoning
A major test for the All Progressives Congress, APC, was unfolding last night, as canvassers for a major contender for Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, were setting machinery to defy proposals by the party’s governors on the zoning of the office.
Hypertension: Experts advocate regular screening, free anti-hypertensives
With over 70 percent of hypertensive patients guilty of non-compliance with their drug regimens in Nigeria, experts have harped on the need for Nigerians to develop the culture of regular blood pressure checks even as they expressed worry over patients’ drug inconsistency.
Medalist urges LSTA to substitute cash rewards for scholarship
Thursdaline Peter, a bronze medalist at the just-concluded Lagos International Taekwondo Classics urged the Lagos State Taekwondo Association (LSTA) to substitute athletes’ cash reward for scholarship.
Fuel scarcity worsens, as oil marketers suspend importation
The recurrent fuel scarcity being witnessed in many parts of the country, particularly in Lagos and Abuja, continued yesterday, showing no signs of easing up, while respite seems not in sight for motorists and residents.
All African Games: Boxers camp to open in June, says coach
Tony Konyekwachi, the national boxing coach, says the Nigeria Boxing Federation (NBF) will in June call to camp boxers craving to represent the country at the 11th All African Games (AAG).
