How to check ATM frauds, ex-VC advises CBN
Prof. Charles Ayo, the immediate past Vice-Chancellor, Covenant University, Ota in Ogun, has advised the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), to use fingerprint scanner to check Automatic Teller Machines...
View ArticleLadoja’s AP splits, factions hold congresses in Ibadan
Olufemi Atoyebi Two factions of the Accord Party on Saturday held separate congresses in Ibadan to choose the Oyo State executives of the party. National leader of the party, Rashidi Ladoja, attended...
View ArticleSix killed, 18 injured in Bauchi crash
Armstrong Bakam No fewer than six people were said to have died, while many others sustained varying degrees of injuries, in a fatal motor accident on Thursday. SUNDAY PUNCH learnt that the accident,...
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Recession: Health crisis imminent as drug prices skyrocket
There is a growing fear among Nigerians for their health due to the dearth and rising cost of imported drugs occasioned by economic recession, writes MOTUNRAYO JOEL A groundnut seller, Mrs. Temitope...
View ArticleTeenager killed by police buried in Bayelsa amid tears
Simon Utebor Emotions ran wild on Saturday at Ebebelibiri Cemetery, Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, as family members and sympathisers gathered to bury the remains of Master Innocent Kokorifa, a 17-year-old...
View ArticleFG working hard to rescue all Chibok girls – Osinbajo
Arukaino Umukoro and Adelani Adepegba The Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, has said the Federal Government will do everything within its powers to ensure the release of all the Chibok girls still...
View ArticleNigerian women abuse fertility drugs — Ajayi
An In Vitro Fertilisation specialist and Managing Director, Nordica Fertility Centre, Dr. Abayomi Ajayi, tells ARUKAINO UMUKORO about the dangers of fertility drugs What are fertility drugs? Like the...
View ArticleEight months of Forcados shutdown cost Nigeria N689bn
’Femi Asu The country has lost at least N689bn to the suspension of exports of Forcados, one of the nation’s largest crude oil grades, since February. Friday, October 21, 2016 marked exactly eight...
View ArticleDon’t reopen Trans Forcados pipeline, militants warn Shell, NNPC
Ovie Okpare One of the militant groups in the Niger Delta region, Greenland Justice Mandate, has warned Shell and the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation not to reopen the Trans Forcados pipeline...
View ArticleUndue rise in universities killing education — Ex-education officer, 80
Educationist and Director, MTN Foundation, 80-year-old Dennis Okoro tells ARUKAINO UMUKORO about his life Can you tell us about your childhood? I was born in Ebu, Owerri, Imo State, on March 31, 1936....
View ArticleBanking stocks lose N3.12bn in one week
Stanley Opara The value of banking stocks quoted on the floor of the Nigerian Stock Exchange depreciated by N3.123bn in just one week, a data compiled by our correspondent has shown. As of the end of...
View ArticleCJN rejects NBA, SANs’ call for suspension of judges
Ade Adesomoju Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Mahmud Mohammed, on Saturday rejected the call on the National Judicial Council by the Nigerian Bar Association to suspend judges who were recently...
View ArticleValencia slam ‘lamentable’ referee in Barca loss
Valencia’s sporting director Jesus Garcia Pitarch railed against the “absolutely lamentable” display of the referee after Barcelona snatched a controversial 3-2 win at Mestalla on Saturday. Lionel...
View ArticleCarpentry gives me fulfillment — Ola
Helina Gbadegesin Furniture maker, Olabisi Ola, talks about her foray into carpentry What are your qualifications? I have a bachelor’s degree in Industrial and Labour Relations, from the Olabisi...
View Article172 inmates escape prison, two dead
At least 172 inmates escaped a Haitian prison near the capital Port-au-Prince during an armed mutiny, killing one guard and many escaping with police weapons, local media reported. Le Nouvelliste...
View ArticleWomen should give birth before 35 — Adetukasi
A public health physician, Dr. Omolara Adetukasi, tells ARUKAINO UMUKORO about her experiences during pregnancy and birth of her baby When were you delivered of your baby? It was on March 18. My baby...
View ArticlePolice rescue 12-year-old girl in Ogun, arrest kidnapper
Samuel Awoyinfa The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a suspected kidnapper, Odele Tosin, for allegedly masterminding the kidnap of a 12-year-old girl, Eniola Oyekanmi, in the Ketu area of Lagos....
View ArticleWhy China remains Nigeria’s friend
Zhou Pingjian “Investors from all over the world are falling over themselves to come and do business in Nigeria”, said President Muhammadu Buhari in his recent National Day address to Nigerians. I know...
View Article2,000 kidnappers, armed robbers embrace amnesty in Rivers
Chukwudi Akasike About 2,000 cult members on Saturday embraced the amnesty declared by the Rivers State Government. The cult members, who were involved in kidnappings, killings and armed robberies in...
View ArticlePorn star accuses Trump of unwanted sexual advances
An adult film actress on Saturday became the latest woman to accuse Donald Trump of unwanted sexual advances, saying the Republican presidential candidate offered her $10,000 to come to his hotel room...
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