United States President Joe Biden is not being treated for Parkinson’s disease, his spokeswoman said on Monday after reports that an expert in the condition visited the White House eight times. “Has the President been treated for Parkinson’s? No. Is he being treated for Parkinson’s? No, he’s not. Is he taking medication for Parkinson’s? No,”…
Hon. Comrade Adewale Adegoriola, has congratulated His Majesty, Oba (Dr.) Aladetoyinbo Ogunlade Aladelusi, CFR, Odundun II, The Deji Of Akure In Ondo State on his 9th coronation anniversary. The leading aspirant for the Akure South and North Federal constituency, described The Paramount Ruler of Akure Kingdom as a visionary leader and a loving father whose…
Terrorists, who disguised in women’s Abaya (dress) have kidnapped 26 persons in Katsina State. They attacked Runka community in the state at the weekend and abducted locals — mostly women and children. A local said the terrorists invaded the community at about 10.30 p.m., shooting sporadically. “In my house alone they abducted 10 females and…
Food inflation appears to have come to stay. The Federal Government appears helpless with ideas to check this hydra-headed monster. But Nigerians have not given up hope. If there is anywhere the food crisis is a major concern, it is in Lagos State. This is mainly because virtually all Nigerians are living in this most…
There seems to be respite for Nigerians in the reduction of high tomato prices, as the Tomatoes and Orchard Producers Association of Nigeria, TOPAN, assured that current high tomato prices will crash this July following significant harvest from Plateau State, a major tomato producing State in the country. The National President, TOPAN, Oyeleke Bola, gave…
President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, on Saturday, voluntarily slashed his salary by 40 per cent. Boakai, who was quoted in a statement published on Liberia’s government website on Saturday, said this move was “aimed at setting a precedent for responsible governance and nation-building.” This is coming days after some lawmakers arrived at the parliament in tricycles…
The management of the University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN) has confirmed the tragic death of a first-year student of the institution whose lifeless body was found in a drainage on Friday, July 5. The deceased, who was identified as Favour Okenyi, from the Department of Medical Laboratory Science, was found dead in a drainage near…
Senegalese President and West Africa’s ECOWAS “facilitator” Bassirou Diomaye Faye on Monday called for dialogue and peaceful reconciliation with three countries that recently split from the bloc. The military leaders of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso broke away from the Economic Community of West African States earlier this year and formed a confederation of their…
–Sells at N1,300 per litre in black market FIVE days into the ongoing acute petrol scarcity in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, the NNPC Limited, on Monday, attributed the supply shortage to logistics challenges and flooding in the coastal part of the country. Queues had resurfaced at filling stations in Abuja and its environs last…
Former Liverpool FC midfielder Thiago Alcantara has announced his retirement from professional football. The decision marks the end of a distinguished career filled with numerous accolades and memorable moments. Thiago’s journey in football began in the youth ranks of Barcelona, where he first broke into the senior team during the 2010-11 season, a campaign that…
