Meat-heavy low-carb diets can ‘shorten lifespan’: study
Middle-aged people who get roughly half their daily calories from carbohydrates live several years longer on average than those with meat-heavy low-carb diets, researchers reported Friday.
NUJ lacks legal backing to prosecute fake journalists — President
Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) lacks the enabling legislation to prosecute fake journalists in the country Mr Abdulwaheed Odusile, the union’s President, has said.
Prophetess nabbed over sale of day-old baby
The Police Command in Abia has arrested one Amarachi Chinedu, over her alleged involvement in the sale of a one-day-old baby boy in Aba.
FG paid huge ransom to free Dapchi girls – UN
The United Nations said, yesterday, in its analytical report that the Federal Government paid a huge sum as ransom to secure the release of Dapchi school girls in Yobe State, who were kidnapped by Boko Haram insurgents on February 18, 2018.
Why Buhari must assent to PIGB now – NOCs, IOCs
With the Petroleum Industry Governance Bill, PIGB, currently awaiting assent by President Muhamadu Buhari, stakeholders in the oil and gas industry, including the National Oil Companies, NOCs, and Independent Oil Companies, IOCs, have called for immediate assent to the bill to avoid further revenue loss in the industry.
Lawyers, NUJ, NHRC fault police over refusal to release journalist, Ogundipe
THE Police, yesterday, said they would not release detained Premium Times, reporter, Mr. Samuel Ogundipe, claiming that he is being investigated and prosecuted for offences, which violated Official Secret Act, Cyber Crime Act, and the Penal Code Law.
PDP buying PVCs in Yobe for N5,000: APC
Chairman Yobe State Executive Committee (SEC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Alhaji Adamu Chilariye has accused the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) of illegally buying the permanent voter’s card ( PVC) of unsuspecting members of the public.
How Falconets lost to Spain in Q-Finals
Nigeria’s Falconets have crashed out FIFA Under-20 Women’s World Cup in France, after losing 1-2 to Spain in the quarter-finals at Concarneau.
2019: APC, 14 CSOs task anti-graft agencies on war against corruption
ABUJA—Ahead of 2019 general elections, All Progressives Congress, APC, has asked Nigerians to ensure the country was never again handed over to people who will loot its treasury, while also tasking Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, and other anti-graft agencies to be more aggressive in the war against graft.
Coca-Cola to host 3 city golf tournaments for customers
As part of its global Customer Appreciation Week, beverage giants Coca-Cola Nigeria, will host the second edition of its annual Customer appreciation golf tournament, to celebrate and acknowledge its loyal customers across Nigeria.
Latest by-elections: INEC and APC, how free, how fair?
Though I haven’t yet collated all the information there is on the by-elections held by INEC last Saturday in Bauchi, Katsina and Kogi, it seems there was a lot of the usual PDP days’ rigging and vote-buying in these elections held under the APC we all generally voted for freely in 2015. This is quite sad.
