Battling militancy: Niger Delta Avengers and other new groups
When the Niger Delta Avengers rebel group announced this week it had called a ceasefire and was entering talks with the government, many hoped peace would be restored to the country’s oil belt. If only...
View ArticleCoffee may lower risks of chronic diseases
A daily consumption of coffee may lower the risk of diseases such as diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, Parkinson and some forms of cancer, a nutritionist, Nike Oshinowo, has said. Oshinowo, who works...
View ArticleInfidelity is a sign of weakness…Fix it!!
PLEASE…permit me to break the rules this week as I set a very disturbing scenario in line with last week’s article. Personally, I have treated all correspondences in strict confidence for many years...
View ArticleWoman stabs husband for drinking her last beer
45-year-old Tracey Lee Giffin allegedly flew into a rage when she woke up from a nap and discovered her last can in the house was gone. Gaffin, from the US state of Pennsylvania, reportedly grabbed a...
View ArticleHow to enjoy sex after childbirth
Tunde Ajaja Sex after childbirth can be scary for many women; even though childbirth makes them to have all it takes to make their husbands want more sex on mere sighting them; talk of larger...
View ArticleEx-Bush adviser Wolfowitz “might vote for Clinton”
Paul Wolfowitz, an adviser to former US Republican president George W Bush, has admitted he might vote for Democrat Hillary Clinton in November’s presidential election and described Donald Trump as a...
View ArticleNo grazing reserves, ranches in Anambra, says Obiano
Tony Okafor, Awka The Anambra state governor, Willie Obiano, has said the state had no plans for grazing reserves and ranches. The governor stated this at the Council Chambers of Government House,...
View Article40 miners arrested over minister’s killing
More than 40 miners have been arrested in Bolivia after a minister was beaten to death during protests, authorities said on Friday. Attorney General Ramiro Guerrero said five of the miners were accused...
View ArticleHeavy rainfall cuts off Abuja community
The continuous rainfall in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja that started on Friday to Saturday morning has cut off Kuchiyakwo community from other neighbouring communities in the area. The heavy...
View ArticleEPL: Rose late strike earns Tottenham draw with Liverpool
Left-back Danny Rose’s 72nd-minute equaliser earned Tottenham Hotspur a 1-1 draw with Liverpool in a hard-fought Premier League encounter at White Hart Lane on Saturday. James Milner gave Liverpool a...
View ArticleCustoms detains vessel with no Bank Bond
The Officers and Men of the Nigeria Customs Service, Eastern Marine Command, Port Harcourt in Rivers, have detained a vessel named ‘MV Defender V’ for sailing without a valid Bank Bond. The Customs...
View ArticleJTF, sanitation officials clash in Bayelsa
Men and officers of the Joint Task Force, Operation Delta Safe on Saturday clashed with the Bayelsa Environmental Sanitation Authority during the national monthly cleanup exercise . The News Agency of...
View ArticlePolice kill notorious kidnapper, five others in Rivers
Chukwudi Akasike, Port Harcourt Operatives of the Rivers State Police Command have killed a notorious kidnapper known as General Igbudu in Ahoada East Local Government. The kidnapper, who is also an...
View ArticleWest Ham sign Zaza on loan from Juventus
Juventas striker Simone Zaza has joined Premier League side West Ham United on a season-long loan, the Italian champions announced on Sunday. The deal could be made permanent and the fee could reach a...
View ArticleTwo pilots arrested for drinking before flight
Two pilots were arrested in Scotland on suspicion of being under the influence of alcohol as they prepared to fly a passenger plane to the United States, police said Sunday. The two men were detained...
View ArticleMy salary is less than $2m – FIFA President
FIFA president Gianni Infantino said in an interview published Sunday that he will make less than two million Swiss francs a year, well below the salary of his disgraced predecessor, Sepp Blatter....
View ArticleNigeria’ll be among top business-friendly countries in 2019 – Buhari
Olalekan Adetayo, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday assured the international community that Nigeria will be one of the first 100 countries on the World Bank’s Ease of Doing Business index in...
View ArticlePope to visit quake victims ‘as soon as possible’
Pope Francis said Sunday he wanted to visit some of the central Italian villages devastated in this week’s earthquake, as survivors and rescue workers dug in for the long haul with winter approaching....
View ArticleGender inequality costs Africa $95bn annually – UN
The United Nations on Sunday urged African nations to close a gender gap that is costing an estimated $95bn a year in lost economic potential. “Where there are high levels of gender inequality,...
View ArticleTinubu didn’t impose me as governorship aspirant — Abraham
PETER DADA One of the governorship aspirants of the All Progressives Congress in Ondo State, Dr. Segun Abraham, has denied being imposed on the party by the national leader of the APC, Asiwaju Bola...
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