Portuguese doctors have taken a stand against euthanasia, alongside the Catholic Church, as lawmakers prepare this week to debate proposed legislation aimed at decriminalising the practice. “We do not agree, because that goes against medical practice and violates the code of conduct of the Order of Doctors,” the group’s president Miguel Guimaraes said late Monday. […]

The Jigawa Government says it has secured 37.373 million dollars facility from Islamic Development Bank (IDB) to propel irrigation, livestock production and provide more farming facilities. Governor Muhammad Badaru made this known to newsmen shortly after inauguration of the state Agricultural Integrated Rural Development Programme in Dutse. Badaru said that the scheme, which was aimed […]

By Henry Umoru – Abuja The official convoy of the President of the Senate, Senator Ahmad Lawan, on Thursday,  saved the lives of five victims involved in a fatal auto crash along the Onicha-Ugbo – Asaba expressway. In a statement by his Special Assistant, Press, Ezrel Tabiowo, the convoy arrived the accident scene in Aniocha […]

By Juliet Umeh  Those who know better, have said that 60 percent of Nigeria’s over 200 million citizens is still not connected to the internet while only 10 percent are active on social media. This proves that less than half the number of people in the country is able to access the internet. It highlights […]

A 35-year-old man, Nana Ofori, on Thursday appeared before an Ebute Meta Magistrates’ Court for allegedly defrauding a cleric of N4 million on the pretext of helping him get a USA visa. Ofori is facing a two-count charge of fraud and stealing, to which he pleaded not guilty. The Prosecutor, Insp. Doney Rapael, told the […]

By Juliet Umeh Cyber Criminals: As technology keeps evolving, hackers are also becoming masters in their acts. Today, researchers have said that hackers can silently steal sensitive information from air-gapped computers by manipulating the brightness of their screen by just three percent. This is according to researchers from Israel’s Ben-Gurion University of the Negev and […]

A Grade I Area Court, Kubwa, on Thursday dissolved a four-month-old marriage between one Rashidat Maliki and Idris Bello on the grounds of incompatibility and lack of love. Maliki, who resides in Kubwa, Abuja, had sought dissolution of  her marriage to Bello for lack of love in the union. According to her, the troubled marriage […]

Dayo Johnson Akure Two policemen have been shot dead by some unknown gunmen at a checkpoint along Ode Irele -Ajagba Road, in Irele council area of Ondo state. However the identities of the deceased policemen were not revealed by the state police command. But vanguard gathered that one of the deceased policeman was Ola Asogbon. […]

​Barcelona have confirmed the signing of Leganes forward Martin Braithwaite on a four-and-a-half-year deal, after paying the Dane’s €18m release clause. Following injuries to Ousmane Dembele and Luis Suarez, Barca applied for special dispensation to sign a Spain-based player or free agent outside of the transfer window. This was granted by the Spanish Football Federation […]

The European Union on Thursday announced a donation of 80,000 Euros (N32 million), in humanitarian aid to assist families affected by Lassa fever in Nigeria. A statement issued by the EU spokesman, Modestus Chuwulaka, in Abuja, said the fund would directly benefit communities in areas most affected by the outbreak. He said the EU funds […]

Paris Saint-Germain president Nasser Al-Khelaifi has been charged with bribing former FIFA secretary Jerome Valcke in exchange for broadcasting rights of various tournaments, the Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland (OAG) has confirmed. Valcke is accused of accepting bribes, criminal mismanagement and falsification of documents concerning the distribution of TV rights for competitions between […]

By Charly Agwam – Bauchi National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has destroyed 16,142kg of seized illicit drugs in Bauchi The seized drugs which include Tramadol, Rohypnol, Diazepam, Exol-5, Cannabis Sativa and Cough syrups with codeine were destroyed on Thursday at Dungal Village, along Bauchi-Jos road. The Chairman and Chief Executive of the NDLEA, Col. […]

The Chinese government said on Thursday no Nigerian was among the 29 foreign citizens infected with Coronavirus in the South East Asian nation. The government said two of the victims are dead and nine quarantined. It said 18 persons had recovered and discharged from the hospital. The Chinese embassy said in Abuja that 12 out […]

The Kano State Fire Service says 11 temporary shops and two permanent ones in a one-storey building have been destroyed by an early morning fire at Singer Market on Ado Bayero road, in Kano metropolis. The Public Relations Officer of the Service, Alhaji Saidu Mohammed disclosed this while speaking with newsmen on Thursday. “We received […]

By Juliet Umeh Telecommunication Service Provider, 9mobile, yesterday said it will help the federal government accelerate broadband penetration in the country by expanding its 4G network base to about 16 cities in the country. The telco said that to improve on the 30 per cent penetration the country achieved in the last broadband plan, every […]