We are all about standards, professionalism, says APPOEMN President
The new President of the Association of Professional Party Organisers and Event Managers of Nigeria, APPOEMN, Mrs Adefunke Kuyoro, has said that setting standards and ensuring professionalism among members are key targets of the association.
Israel negotiates with pfizer to establish vaccine plant
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday that he is currently in talks with U.S. pharmaceutical company Pfizer on the establishment of a plant to manufacture COVID-19 vaccines in the country. “I am also in talks with Pfizer to build a vaccine factory here, in Israel,’’ Netanyahu told the Galei Zahal, the radio of […]
Israeli researchers develop kidney-on-chip platform to test drugs
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HUJI) on Monday disclosed that Israeli researchers have developed a kidney-on-chip platform to test the effectiveness of drugs. The innovative technology enables the rapid development of drugs with the help of bionic chips, without the need for animal testing. The platform, developed in a new study published in the journal […]
Family petitions IG over missing son
By Paul Olayemi The family of a tanker driver, Mr Shelly Akponeware, an employee of Regardas Nigeria Limited, Sapele, who has been missing since October 16th 2020, has petitioned the Assistant General of Police, Zone 5, Benin City, DIBAL YAKADI, The family, in a petition, urged the AIG to cause the company to produce their […]
Trump says he predicts ‘energy disaster’ for America
Former U.S. President, Donald Trump has warned that under the Biden administration, the country’s dependence on foreign oil may increase and energy prices could rise. Trump made the observation while speaking at the 2021 Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Orlando. “Under the radical Democrat policies the price of gasoline has already surged 30 per […]
‘Don’t let politicians divide us’
By Charly Agwam Bauchi State governor, Bala Mohammed has urged kinsmen of former Speaker, House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara not to allow politicians to divide them across party lines, saying that Bauchi indigenes share a common destiny. The governor said this on Monday during the inspection visit of the recently awarded 11.6km Boi-Tapshin road in […]
Chef in court for allegedly stealing employer’s tea jugs, glasses
A 34-year-old chef, Jerry Bamai, on Monday appeared in a Wuse Zone Six Chief Magistrates’ Court, Abuja for allegedly stealing his employer’s tea jugs, glasses and briefcase.’ The police charged Bamai, who resides in Nyanya Gwandara, Nasarawa State, with theft. The Prosecution Counsel, Peter Ejike, told the court that the complainant, Atuluku El-sadat of Kigoma […]
Scores arrested for violating Covid-19 protocol in Lagos
By Esther Onyegbula 72 males and 62 female suspects have been arrested by operatives of the Lagos State Police command. The suspects were arrested on Friday night at Cubana night club at Victoria Island for violating covid-19 protocol in the state. READ ALSO: NDLEA nabs trafficker with N1bn worth of cocaine in Sokoto Sitting under […]
Petrol queues: NNPC calls for calm, says no price hike in March
By Obas Esiedesa The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) on Sunday night disclosed that there will be no increase in the pump price of petrol in the month of March. The Corporation’s new stand is contrary to expectation of possible price hike in the month following rise in the price of crude oil in the […]
’30 militants, al-Qaida fighters killed in Afghanistan’
The Afghan Ministry of Defense confirmed on Monday the killing of 30 militants, including 16 al-Qaida network fighters, during a recent military operation in the country’s eastern Kapisa province. There was also six militants wounded during the cleanup operation conducted by the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF) supported by the Afghan Air Force […]
KILLING FIELDS: 1,525 Nigerians killed in six weeks of 2021
…Kaduna, Zamfara, Borno deadliest states …South-East most peaceful zone, North-West deadliest By Clifford Ndujihe, Politics Editor AS flames of violence and other forms of lives guzzling insecurity flicker in many parts of the country, Nigeria has literally become a killing field. In the first six weeks of 2021, lives of no fewer than 1, 525 […]
