By Rasheed Sobowale The brain can be a reservoir of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and it is capable of spreading the virus to immune cells of other body organs, a research conducted by Rush University Medical Center in Chicago and published in PLOS Pathogens revealed. Astrocyte, a type of brain cell was discovered by the study to […]

…commends harmonization of state database The Sokoto State Government has from October 2019, till May 2020 saved over N1.647,657,430.86 billion as a result of its fishing out of ghost workers, child workers and employment racket undertaken by the state government under the auspices of the state ministry of Finance. During the seven months period, from […]

Five years ago, in an office complex with a giant sculpture of a mosquito just northwest of Phnom Penh, Jessica Manning struck on a novel idea. Rather than spend more years in what felt like a futile search for a malaria vaccine, she would take on all mosquito-borne pathogens at once. Her idea revolved around […]

…Hails Heroes of Our Democracy Former Minister of State for Works, and a front line gubernatorial aspirant of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in Edo State, Engr Chris Ogiemwonyi has applauded President Muhammadu Buhari for recognising June 12 as democracy day. In a statement made available to the media in Benin by his media aide, […]

Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic may have triggered the deepest global recession in decades, with the World Bank baseline forecast envisioning a 5.2 percent contraction in global Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2020.

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State, in his Democracy Day speech, said his administration had embarked on projects, in the last one year, towards the realisation of the ‘Greater Lagos’ aspirations to make life better for all in a 21st century economy.

By Chinonso Alozie – Owerri Former governor of Imo state, Senator Rochas Okorocha has challenged the Economic Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, to publish details of the bank accounts where it recovered from him (Okorocha) N7.9 billion. Okorocha who is representing Imo West senatorial district, in a statement in Owerri, through his Special Adviser on Media, […]

U.S. video streaming company Netflix is in talks with Viacom18, part of the Indian conglomerate Reliance Industries’ media unit Network18, about a multi-year partnership to source content, three sources told Reuters, in a move that would expand a relationship between the two sides. Under the partnership, Network18 affiliates – which include its joint venture with […]

*PDP flays Buhari, APC, says democracy endangered in past five years *Democracy must be made our way of life — APC *Our best not good enough — Atiku, *It’s time for sober reflection — Obi *Let’s remember our founding fathers — Shonibare *Nigeria’ll achieve nothing without unity — Obasa By Clifford Ndujihe, Johnbosco Agbakwuru, Ebunoluwa […]

By Johnbosco Agbakwuru – Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday said that his administration has laid a foundation for future success of the country in the course of implementing federal government’s nine priority objectives. The President stated this in a nationwide broadcast to mark the Democracy celebration. He said, “We have recorded notable achievements in […]