Okorocha’s aide counsels Ndigbo over Buhari’s appointment
As mixed reactions continued to trail the recent appointment by President Muhammadu Buhari, people of the South East region, have been urged to exercise restraint in making quick conclusions that they will be marginalized under the Buhari’s administration.
Robotic medicine: Healer or killer?
If there is a field that will forever be grateful to technology, it has to be the field of Medicine. It would seem in fact that from time immemorial, advancements in Medicine have been largely tied to advancements in health technology. Even before the invention of the medical syringe in 1863, and beyond the giant strides in robotic medicine today, this fact lives on.
Three years after, Where is Gawat?
“We may differ in tongue and faith, but we all remain equal before our creator, the owner of heaven and earth”. “It is my fervent prayer that the Almighty will continue to increase us in wisdom, health and wealth. May we witness many more celebrations.”
Ramadan ends, Fasting continues
Before the advent of Islam, Arabs believed that any marriage held in Shawwal would always turn out to be unsuccessful. They believed that marriages conducted in the month would hit the rock . As a result, they avoided making any covenant or contract around that period for fear of being broken.
LG ‘Body guard’ dares others to beat your sound
One reason why the once-dead culture of watching movies at the cinemas has been revived in Nigeria is because, amidst the hustle and bustle of everyday life, people always want a one- of-a-kind viewing experience. You want to feel like it’s you and the movie characters alone in the world, but that’s impossible when you don’t have the right home theatre system.
Suspected vandals blow up NPDC pipeline in Delta
FOUR months after suspected oil pipeline vandals blew up a high pressure gas pipeline belonging to Nigeria Petroleum Development Company, NPDC, at Ighwrenene in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State, another explosion yesterday morning rocked the same pipeline.
Lagos Task force arrests 23 teenage miscreants, 106 others
By Monsur Olowoopejo Lagos Taskforce on Environment and Special Offence Unit arrested 129 miscreants across the state, aimed at ridding the state of hoodlums. Of this number, 49 were arrested during a raid of dark spots and Indian hemp dealers in Agege Pen Cinema, Oshodi Oko-Oba, Bariga and others in the state. 20 miscreants were […]
Tell SPDC to relinquish our oil field, Delta community urges FG
THE people of Uzere in Isoko South Local Government Area of Delta State have urged the federal government to prevail on the management of Shell Petroleum Development Company, SPDC, to relinquish the abandoned Uzere East OML 28 oil field and grant them the privilege to acquire and put it to maximum use.
EFCC suspect dies during Eid prayers in Kirikiri Prison
A businessman and foreign exchange dealer, Alhaji Suleiman Yerima, remanded in prison custody, following an ongoing trial by Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has been reported dead.
Royal father seeks demarcation of boundary to avert bloodshed
THE traditional ruler of Neke Uno, Nike in Enugu East local government area of Enugu State, Igwe Geofrey Ogbu, has called on both the Federal and State governments to come to the aid of his community by urgently demarcating the disputed boundary between Neke Uno, Nike and Ukehe community in Igbo Etiti local government of the State in order to avert possible bloodshed.
Don’t Abandon Amnesty Beneficiaries
THERE was widespread anxiety about the fate of the Amnesty programme for former militants of the Niger Delta when Muhammadu Buhari emerged as the President of Nigeria. Given the dynamics of the election, and the fact that the programme was established by the former People’s Democratic Party (PDP) federal government under late President Umar Musa Yar’ Adua and sustained by the regime of ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, people were not sure what Buhari would do with it.
