Police deny knowledge of Boko Haram’s attack in Niger

The Police have denied media reports that members of Boko Haram sect attacked some villages in Niger state.

A statement to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) by Niger State Police command’s spokesperson Bala Elkalla said this in Minna yesterday.

FG begins monthly payment of N5, 000 to one million Nigerians

The Federal Government has commenced the monthly payment of N5, 000 stipend to the poorest and most vulnerable in the country through the Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) of its Social Investment Programmes (SIP).

Under the CCT, one million poorest and most vulnerable Nigerians would receive N5, 000 monthly as a form of social safety net.

South Korea president stays away from impeachment hearing

South Korea’s Constitutional Court on Tuesday held its first full hearing on whether to confirm the impeachment of President Park Geun-Hye but she stayed away from the session.

The hearing, which followed three preparatory court sessions last month, lasted only nine minutes before being wrapped up.

Mikel considers January transfer move to Valencia

Super Eagles Captain and Chelsea midfielder, Mikel John Obi, is considering a January transfer to Valencia after holding talks with the Spanish club’s representatives on Christmas Day.

Mikel has not appeared for

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Eyes on diabetes: Knowing and managing it

As the Dietetics department of the National Orthopaedic Hospital, Igbobi, Lagos, joined the rest of the world to celebrate the 2016 World Diabetes Day, some issues concerning the health condition were brought to the fore.

Health and the rules of diet

As I opened up in the previous article, human beings, must begin to wake up to the understanding of the rules of diet. Generally speaking it has never been part of human knowledge to appreciate the truth that like many conditions of life rules have to be obeyed as far as the issue of diet is concerned. What we call ill-health of whatever kind usually could be traced to the violation of dietary rules.

NYSC: Burdened by funds, constrained by bureaucracy

Only recently, the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) wrote to all Corps Producing Institutions (CPIs), asking them to make ready a percentage of their prospective corps members for mobilisation for the 2016 Batch B Orientation, from the massive backlog on queue, for the national assignment.

Mixed reactions trail Fidel Castro’s death

Mixed reactions have continued to trail the death of former Prime Minister and President of Cuba, Fidel Castro. For some, it is a time to mourn, but for others it is a time to mock the person they have come to know as a tyrant.

Drinking beer daily raises prostate cancer risk by more than 20%

Drinking just one pint (568ml/75cl) approximately a bottle of beer every day raises the risk of contracting prostate cancer by 23 per cent, a study has found.

The study published in the online journal BMC Cancer warned that it means that when it comes to cancer, there is no safe threshold for drinking.

Over 2,000 Nigerians dying in Chinese prisons

Three days after Chijioke Obioha, a 38-year-old Nigerian, was executed in Singapore for drug trafficking, The Guardian has received a prison note smuggled out of Dong-guan prison in China by a source, which gave graphic details of the plights of over 2,000 Nigerians languishing in the Chinese prison.

Benue’s N38b cargo airport: An economic need or political want?

The Benue State government has described the controversial new cargo airport as an essential need to boost local agribusiness and generate revenue for the State. Experts in the know have, however, called for caution amidst growing criticisms that have trailed the groundbreaking ceremony. 

South Korea president impeachment vote in December

A vote to impeach South Korea’s scandal-hit president could take place as early as next week, lawmakers said Thursday.

A growing number of ruling party politicians have endorsed the opposition-led campaign to oust President Park Geun-Hye over the scandal involving her friend Choi Soon-Sil, who leveraged their mysterious ties in milking business companies for cash and peddling influence.

We can’t pay N284b allowances, government tells ASUU

The Federal Government yesterday said it could not afford the N284 billion earned allowances being demanded by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). Earned allowances are the emoluments the lecturers are entitled to enhance academic productivity and increase research output.