African health ministers meet to tackle challenges
By Damilola Samuel Health ministers from 47 African countries have begun discussions in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on measures to strengthen healthcare systems and improve the continent’s response to emerging health challenges. The three-day meeting, which opened on Tuesday, is the 76th session of the World Health Organisation Regional Committee for Africa and brings together health […]
71st Independence anniversary: Nigeria is now our second country, Says Indonesians
The Indonesian Ambassador to Nigeria, Amb. Harry Purwanto, on Monday announced that no fewer than 200 Indonesians in the country who now see Nigeria as their second country recently joined their compatriots globally in celebrating their country’s 71st Independence anniversary.
FG to provide interest-free loan to 20,000 traders in Kano
The Federal Government has concluded arrangements to provide interest-free loan to no fewer than 20,000 small-scale traders in Kano. The State Commissioner for Commerce, Industry, Cooperatives and Tourism, Alh Rabi’u Bako, made the disclosure in an interview with newsmen in Kano on Monday.
We don’t want Edwin Clerk’s gang for dialogue, New militant group tells Buhari
A new militant group, Niger Delta Greenland Justice Mandate (NDGJM) has rejected the Chief Edwin Clark-led negotiation team on behalf of militants in the region with the Federal government, for lack of trust.
Ondo 2016: Mimiko congratulates Eyitayo Jegede for clinching PDP governorship ticket
Ondo State Governor Olusegun Mimiko on Monday congratulated his former Attorney General and Justice Commissioner, Eyitayo Jegede on his emergence as the flag-bearer of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), in a hitch-free primary election conducted in the state by the party.
My husband abandoned me after we wedded in church, wife tells court
An Alimosho Customary Court in Lagos State on Monday dissolved a 14-year-old marriage between a 40-year-old businessman, Abraham Jokotola, and his wife, Adekemi, over adultery and abandonment. The president of the court, Alhaja S.O. Mumuni, in her judgment, said that it was obvious from available testimonies and the respondent’s refusal to appear in court, that the marriage had hit the rock.
