Abia top UTME scorer to get N.5m scholarship in memory of late Ukpabi
Highest scorer in Unified Tertiary Matriculation Exam, UMTE, from Abia State, is to receive N500,000 scholarship, courtesy of the late Uche J. Ukpabi Legacy Foundation.
Stop using sniper to preserve beans, Audu Ogbeh begs traders
The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, on Sunday expressed displeasure at the use of chemicals for food preservation and fruit ripening.
Paradise lost: California fires rage on
Firefighters in California on Saturday battled raging blazes at both ends of the state that have left at least nine people dead and thousands of homes destroyed — but there was little hope of containing the flames anytime soon.
Nine die in California wildfires, tens of thousands forced to flee
Nine people were declared dead and tens of thousands evacuated Friday as fierce wildfires raged across the western US state of California, with one rapidly spreading blaze threatening the famed resort of Malibu.
Kaduna crisis: My walk through the valley of the shadow of death – Temitope Mustapha
For Temitope Mustapha, a Voice of Nigeria, VON, journalist, it was certainly a narrow escape from death by lynching during the Kaduna crisis while on her way to keep a professional appointment. Grateful to be alive, she tells on her Facebook page the story of her escape from what can be likened as the valley of the shadow of death.
How you dey?, Prince Charles speaks ‘pidgin’ in Lagos
He’s better known for speaking the Queen’s English but the Prince of Wales on Wednesday turned to pidgin as he visited Nigeria’s commercial capital
Obaseki approves Advisory Council on Persons with Physical Disabilities
The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has said that his administration will in two weeks’ time set up an Advisory Council on Persons with Physical Disability to help implement policies geared towards integrating such persons into the society.
Prince Charles to address herdsmen attacks during Nigeria visit
The British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Mr Paul Arkwright, announced in Abuja on Sunday that Prince Charles would engage in peace-building activities, including addressing the persistent attacks of herdsmen on farming communities in Nigeria.
Dogs can be trained to sniff out malaria: researchers
Dogs can be trained to sniff out certain cancers, people at risk of a diabetic coma and now, children with malaria just by smelling their socks, researchers said Monday.
2018 World Puff-Puff Day: Dangote Flour breaks Guiness World Record
The Dangote Flour Mill has broken the Guinness Book of Records for the World’s Largest Puff-Puff pyramid, as it fried two metric tonnes of flour to celebrate the 2018 World Puff-Puff Day on 27 October.
Man who climbs Mast in Yola undergoing psychiatric test– Police
The Adamawa Police Command said on Thursday that the 25-year-old man, Lawan Faro, who climbed a 40 metres high Mast in Yola, is undergoing psychiatric evaluation.
Man killed trying to save victim from sex abuse
A Virginia man Patricio Salazar has been beaten to death after he tried to intervene to stop a sexual assault on a lady.
Ooni of Ife takes Evangelist as new wife
THE Ooni of lfe, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi has taken a new wife, a renowned Evangelist in Ondo state, Naomi Oluwaseyi.
Boko Haram ‘ll soon be history, Says Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has assured that the brutal activities of the Boko Haram sect would soon become history.
Obaseki okays construction of recreational centres for elderly persons in Edo
Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has said modalities have been put in place to set up recreational centers to cater for elderly persons in the state, so as to provide for their peculiar needs.
Hauwa Liman’s father hails late daughter’s humanitarian work
The father of a young midwife executed by Boko Haram has blasted the jihadists for killing his daughter, hailing on Wednesday the “immense help” she gave to her community and expressing hope for the safe release of other hostages.
