[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) on Tuesday visited some filling stations in Asaba compelling them to sell fuel at the official pump price of N145 per litre. The students led by the NANS President, Mr Chinonso Obasi, condemned the sale of fuel above the normal price. NANS had on Wednesday set up
See Adorable Pictures Of How Some Soldiers Spent Christmas Inside Sambisa Forest Worshipping God (Pictures)
[dropcap]A[/dropcap]s Christmas celebrations have come and gone, most people having returned to their bases and all activities kick-starting as usual, we deemed it fit to bring to you some emotional pictures of how some soldiers spent their Christmas inside Sambisa forest. It’s often perceived or we probably see soldiers as super humans whose lives
Nigeria Records 20,210 Births On January 1st
UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) reports that approximately 20,210 babies were born in Nigerian on the New Year’s Day. births, represented third largest population of newborns in the world on Jan. 1, 2018. UNICEF also said nearly 386,000 babies would be born worldwide on New Year’s Day, representing some 90 per cent in less developed
Pictures From Traditional Wedding Of Okonjo-Iweala’s Son To Chinua Achebe’s Granddaughter
The traditional wedding ceremony between Uchechi, the medical doctor son of former finance minister, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and Chioma Achebe, the granddaughter of the late literary icon Prof. Chinua Achebe, recently held in Umuahia, Abia State. Uchechi Iweala is a Harvard-trained scholar having graduated from the Harvard Medical School in 2014. He works in Washington,
Churches And Mosques To Start Paying Taxes In Lagos
Religious organisations such as mosques, churches will now start paying taxes in Lagos.A bill that would review the land use charge in Lagos state has gone through second reading on the floor of the state House of Assembly during plenary on Thursday, December 28. The law tagged: “A Bill for A Law To Repeal
Buhari Signs Cancer Bill,5 Others
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday assented to the National Institute for Cancer Research and Treatment (Establishment) Bill 2017. The Act is to provide national direction in cancer research, control and treatment; guide scientific improvements to cancer prevention, treatment and care, coordinate and liaise between the wide range of groups and health care providers with
George Weah Officially Declared Liberia’s President Elect
Liberia’s National Elections Commission (NEC) on Friday formally declared international football icon, George Weah of the Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC), as President-elect of Liberia. Chairman of the commission, Mr Jerome Korkoya, made the declaration after announcing the final results of the Dec. 26 presidential runoff election at the NEC headquarters in Monrovia. The
Gunshot Victims Can Now Be Treated Without Police Report
Medical personnel are now free to treat victims of gunshot without waiting for police report and it is official. A bill giving effect to the policy was signed into law yesterday by President Muhammadu Buhari. Entitled Compulsory Treatment and Care for Victims of Gunshot Act, 2017,it was among the six so signed by the
Change Is On Liberia President Elect, Weah, Promises
Former football superstar, George Weah, took to his Facebook page to react to provisional results of Tuesday’s presidential runoff polls in Liberia. “My fellow Liberians, I deeply feel the emotion of all the nation. I measure the importance and the responsibility of the immense task which I embrace today. “Change is on’’, Weah wrote
George Weah Wins 62% Of Votes For Liberian Presidency
Provisional results just announced by Liberia’s National Elections Commission (NEC) have placed former international football superstar, George Weah, ahead with 720,023 votes or 61.5 per cent. Incumbent Vice President Joseph Boakai is far behind with 451,088 votes or 38.59 per cent. Chairman of NEC, Mr Jerome Korkoya, announced the results at a press conference