Our haul this week includes a story of cryopreservation, plus tales of the world’s fastest data line, gravity waves and more.

The Federal High Court in Jos on Tuesday ordered INEC to include the name and logo of PDP in the Feb. 20 rerun election in Langtang South State constituency. The judge, Justice Dorcas Agishi, made the order on an ex parte motion filed by the Peoples Democratic Party. The PDP motion wants the court to restrain INEC from excluding it or its candidate from participating in the rerun by refusing to include the party’s name and logo on the ballot papers for the poll.

The Former National Security Adviser (NSA), retired Col. Sambo Dasuki, on Tuesday filed fresh application before Justice Adeniyi Ademola of Federal High Court, Abuja, to stop the alleged $2.1billion criminal proceedings against him.

Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose has said that mere sacking of the Director General of Budget, Yahaya Gusau and appointment of new one would not erase the national embarrassment generated by the errors of the 2016 budget, insisting that the budget must be withdrawn from the National Assembly and a new and error free one represented.

At the start of his working day at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), biomedical engineer Segun Jephet’s first priority is to ensure that all the medical and diagnostic technologies that he is responsible for are fully functional. “Each day we assess the condition of the equipment and determine whether there are any issues. We […]

Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State has signed the state’s N116.6 billion 2016 Appropriation Bill into law, saying the 2015 budget performed optimally in all sectors. Speaking shortly after assenting to the Bill, the Governor said: “I have just had the honour and privilege of signing into law the last budget that I will be signing in my capacity as the Governor of this state; the 8th budget I am signing into law.

Indian police said on Tuesday in New Delhi that 10 kilograms of human hair had been stolen from a famous Hindu temple in southern India. Police Officer, G-Ram Naik, said a group of thieves took 10 bags containing “special grade” hair worth 10,965 dollars (750,000 rupees) from the Simhachalam temple. Human hair is used to make wigs and hair extensions.

Charles Darwin of Origin of Species fame once said that ‘it is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change.’ This seems to be the driving force behind Procter & Gamble (P&G) Nigeria, a fast-moving consumer goods company. To underscore this point, P&G, at the weekend, held a two-day annual symposium tagged: Chemical Sciences and Technology Enabling Growth in Africa, in partnership with the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC).

An Ile-Ife Customary Court in Osun on Tuesday dissolved a 21 year-old marriage over husband’s threat to kill his wife and battery. The Magistrate, Moses Owoyomi, held that after much appeal, which was refused by the couple, the marriage was dissolved with immediate effect. Owoyomi ordered that there shall be no refund of dowry and awarded custody of two children to the petitioner and one to the respondent.

Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, has said that empowerment of the youth was his utmost concern.

Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara state has directed the verification of all staff on the payroll of the state government in order to detect ghost workers and increase his revenue to enable him clear the salary debts and meet other financial obligations .

Police authority in Kano Tuesday confirmed the death of a 67 years old Lebanese allegedly slaughtered by his close associate.

Imo State Governor, Chief Rochas Okorocha, has successfully brokered peace between the two factional leaders of Ohaneze Ndi-Igbo, Chief Gray Enwo-Igariwey and Dr. Ralph Obioha with the latter dropping his claim to the Office of President-General of Ohaneze.

It was a tragic end for Kabir Umar Gumel who was slaughtered by unknown assailants in his Yakasai residence, Kano municipal Saturday barely five days after he was declared missing by the family.

Hundreds of teachers at one of India’s top universities went on strike Tuesday to protest at the arrest of a student on a controversial sedition charge that has sparked mass protests.