Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has been flown to hospital in Paris after suffering a mini-stroke, the state news agency says.
Full Story »How aviation authorities grounded Amaechi, Tambuwal at Akure airport – Rivers govt
Rivers State government,yesterday, alleged that an aircraft, scheduled to fly Governor Rotimi Amaechi and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Aminu Tambuwal, among others, out of Akure, Ondo State, was grounded by the aviation authorities on spurious grounds.
Full Story »Watch that contact lens
Contact lenses are corrective plastic disk used to correct eye defects and all sorts of eye problems. However, there are some people that use contact lenses for cosmetic and fashion purposes. Contact lenses can be likened to eye glasses as it performs the same function as it. The only difference is that it is worn on the eyes. Using contact …
Full Story »Our values, standards are nose-diving, Ademowo tells FG
•Let the church champion economic recovery –Cleric The Federal Government has been called upon to urgently stop the shedding of innocent blood in the country, culminating in degeneracy in social values and the sanctity of life. Specifically, the government is being urged to take urgent action regarding Boko Haram and other deadly groups killing people …
Full Story »Tambuwal cautious about using presidential jet
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal, may have adopted a cautious approach to the use of jets on the Presidential Air Fleet (PAF).
Full Story »Nigeria’s 17,500 public officers, aides consume chunk of national budget – Group
Nigeria’s 17,500 public officers and their retinue of 24,000 aides consume 1.15 trillion naira annually, while less than 30% of the annual budget is allocated to 160 million Nigerians
Full Story »Boko Haram ‘got $3m ransom’ to free French hostages
The French family, including four children, were captured in Cameroon in February and freed last week
Full Story »South Sudan State Runs Out of Free Condoms
Health centers in South Sudan’s Jonglei state have run out of free condoms, authorities said Friday, warning that the condom shortage could lead to a sharp rise in HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases in the region. Peter Malith, the…
Full Story »Kidnapping: Living dangerously in Lagos
Hitherto confined to the Niger Delta areas with immense petroleum resources accounting for over 90 per cent of the country’s wealth, later spreading to South-East zone known for having many wealthy business and industrial entrepreneurs, kidnap, the crime of abducting or taking someone away illegally by force and thereafter to demand money in exchange for releasing the…
Full Story »Amaechi’s aircraft grounded for two hours
Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State yesterday ran into a fresh storm with the federal authorities. The aircraft conveying the governor and his entourage was grounded for about two hours at the Akure Airport, Ondo State for allegedly violating aviation procedures for take-off. The development seems to have lent …
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