Nollywood producer, Ikechukwu Nnadi, popularly known as Andy Best, is reportedly dead. Nnadi, who was said to be battling with a prolonged ailment, was confirmed dead at a private clinic in Owerri, the Imo State capital, on Tuesday. Confirming the death of the movie producer, the convener of the Best of Nollywood awards, Mr Seun…
Bay FC forward Asisat Oshoala says she is poised to keep making history and winning trophies in her new clime, after scoring the first ever National Women’s Soccer League goal for her new club, as they marked their US women’s topflight debut with a 1-0 win against Angel City on Monday, PUNCH Sports Extra reports….
…places immediate payment of 500,000 Naira fine levy. The Osun State Health Insurance Agency (OSHIA) has placed an indefinite suspension and withdrawal of accreditation of one of its healthcare providers facility, Alaafia Oluwa Hospital and Maternity, Osogbo. This was contained in a statement signed by the OSHIA information Officer, Segun Odewumi which was made available…
Another attempt by terrorists in Kaduna State to kidnap some residents in the Kajuru Local Government Area of the state was thwarted by personnel of the Nigerian Army deployed to the area. In recent times, the state has emerged as a hotspot for terrorists who have kidnapped over 300 people. In the same Kajuru LG…
An Igbosere Magistrates’ Court sitting at Tinubu Square, Lagos Island, on Monday, convicted and sentenced an agent, Okwudili Ezeobi, to 11 years imprisonment for swindling a businessman of the sum of N48,580,000 under false pretense of helping him purchase phones from Dubai. Magistrate Azeez Alogba ordered the convict to pay the complainant the full amount…
Maternal experts say the risk of miscarriage, early labour and preterm delivery is heightened during heat waves. They also said heat waves can cause severe dehydration, tiredness, heat exhaustion and hypotension in pregnant women due to fluid reduction in the body. While speaking with Journalists, the maternal health experts urged pregnant women to avoid walking…
The World Health Organisation, KNCV Nigeria, and other experts on Tuesday called on governments at all levels to increase investments in tuberculosis to achieve Nigeria’s goal of eradicating the disease by 2030. They made the call at a press conference in Abuja ahead of the 2024 World Tuberculosis Day. They noted that the persistently low…
The detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, has distanced himself from the violence in the southeastern part of the country. He vowed that those behind the violence, in the name of being IPOB members, would not be spared. Kanu spoke in Abuja immediately after the court rose on Tuesday after he…
The detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, whose request for bail was refused by the Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday, has pleaded to be transferred to Kuje prison. Kanu, who is currently in custody of the Department of State Services (DSS), said he has a very serious health…
The Governor of Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke has stated that it is the collective efforts of all, for Mr. President, Asiwaju Bola Armed Tinubu to succeed as leader and political father of the nation. He stated this while playing host to members of the Federal Housing Authority, FHA who paid him a courtesy call…
