By Ochereome Nnanna At first, I mistook Obi Cubana for Cubana Chief Priest. The latter, a corpulent young man who is always seen flaunting expensive spirits and cash amidst great luxury, runs rampant on Instagram. Apart from endless merriment, he never says anything to entertain my quality attention. At first, Obi Cubana’s uncommon mother’s burial …
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By Sola Ogundipe & Gabriel Olawale AS Nigeria awaits the delivery of vaccine doses from the COVAX Facility and other platforms arranged by the federal government, the Academy of Medicine Specialties of Nigeria, AMSN, has said that with the quality of competent experts available in Nigeria, it is unbelievable that the country is still queuing …
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As NiCAFE opens in Abuja By Chioma Obinna As the maiden edition of the Nigerian Conference of Applied and Field Epidemiology, NiCAFE, opened in Abuja, the Federal Government on Tuesday disclosed that Nigeria despite responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, the country is faced with increasing cases of multiple concurrent disease outbreaks. The Minister of Health, …
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4.5 million children under 5 infected with disease Seeks integration of hepatitis B into antenatal care services By Chioma Obinna As the world mark this year’s World Hepatitis Day, the World Health Organisation, WHO on Tuesday said not less than 124,000 Africans die from undetected and untreated hepatitis y, and 4.5 million children under five …
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Tukur Buratai, a former Chief of Army Chief, has officially resumed as Nigeria’s Ambassador to the Republic of Benin. The retired General presented his Letter of Credence to President Patrice Talon on Tuesday. Born November 24, 1960, Buratai is native of Buratai town in Biu Local Government Area of Borno State. He was commissioned into …
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Kaduna and its environs were shut down Wednesday as the trial of Alhaji Ibraheem El-Zakzaky, leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), and his wife resumed. The case will be presided over by Justice Gideon Kurada of the Kaduna High Court, who will look into charges like disruption of public peace and unlawful assembly …
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The British government has a hand in the alleged ‘abduction’ of leader of The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) Nnamdi Kanu…
England is expected to open its borders to allow U.S. and European Union (EU) travellers who are fully vaccinated against the Coronavirus (COVID-19) to enter without the need to quarantine, according to reports. The plans, which would be a boost to the aviation and tourism sectors, were expected to be discussed by ministers on Wednesday, …
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Femi Fani-Kayode, a former minister of aviation, has revealed the Big Brother Naija ‘Shine Ya Eye’ housemate he will support this year. Recall that on Sunday, host Ebuka Obi-Uchendu welcomed female housemates into the ‘Shine Ya Eye’ house. They are: Angel, Peace, Beatrice, Jackie B, Nini, Liquorose, Sasskay, Maria and Princess. They joined 11 others, …
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