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No fewer than 745,000 deaths from stroke and ischemic heart disease as a result of long working hours were recorded in 2016. Latest estimates by the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the International Labour Organisation (ILO) showed that the death figure represented an increase of 29 per cent since 2000. These estimates were contained in […]

Former Governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha, has claimed that he became poorer after ruling the state for eight years. The Senator representing Imo West District at the ninth Senate said this while denying allegations that he acquired properties with government funds when he appeared as a  guest on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics. He said, “I challenge […]

President Muhammadu Buhari will leave Abuja today for Paris, France, on a four-day official visit to attend the African Finance Summit. Spokesman Garba Shehu revealed this in a statement on Saturday. The Summit is to be hosted by French President, Emmanuel Macron. According to Shehu’s statement, the Summit “will be focused on reviewing African economy, […]

The World Health Organization issued a grim warning on Friday that the second year of Covid-19 was set to be “far more deadly”, as Japan extended a state of emergency amid growing calls for the Olympics to be scrapped. “We’re on track for the second year of this pandemic to be far more deadly than […]

Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, on Friday said he is considering running for President in 2023. He made the comment while speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today. “Nigerians, the youth and women, and all Nigerians, including very objective elites are asking me to run for President in 2023,” he said. “And I believe it is high […]

The top US health agency on Thursday announced it was lifting mask-wearing requirements for people fully vaccinated against Covid-19, a watershed moment in the pandemic. “Anyone who is fully vaccinated can participate in indoor and outdoor activities, large or small, without wearing a mask or physical distancing,” said Centers for Disease Control and Prevention director […]

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday pledged said his administration is working hard to tackle insecurity confronting the nation and he hopes Nigerians understand. Speaking to journalists at the State House shortly after observing the Eid prayer, marking the end of the month-long Ramadan fast, President Buhari said that the menace of bandits and kidnappers will […]

AT least, 19 offices of the Independent National Electoral Commission have been gutted by fire in the last two years, findings by The Punch have revealed. A breakdown of the fire incidents showed that the most affected states include Akwa Ibom (four), Abia (three) Anambra (two) and Imo (two). Other states that witnessed fire incidents between February […]

Airlines have attributed the skyrocketing airfares, which have elicited disaffection from travellers to the scarcity of dollars and the COVID-19 pandemic. The airlines, in separate interviews with THISDAY warned travellers to brace for a higher fare regime as economic indicators show that the problems are not likely to abate soon. From N28, 000 for a […]

President Muhammadu Buhari in his Eid-el-Fitr message to Nigerians asked both Christians and Muslims to unite and jointly pray against tragic incidents of kidnapping and banditry. He also called for practices that promote brotherhood and forgiveness noting that unity and solidarity among all citizens is imperative especially at this time when Nigeria is faced with […]

Following the recent attacks on security officials and facilities, President Muhammadu Buhari has approved new security measures for the South-east and South-south regions of the country. The acting Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, disclosed this on Tuesday after a security meeting in Abuja presided over by President Buhari. The IGP who briefed journalists alongside the […]

The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has assured Nigerians that the Federal Government is handling the problem of insecurity in the country. He said the insinuation in some quarters that the government was clueless was unfounded, adding that the result of government’s efforts would soon be evident. A statement said the minister spoke […]

The Federal Government has declared Wednesday, 12th and Thursday, 13th May, 2021 as public holidays to mark this year’s Eidul-Fitr celebration. The Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, while making the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government, congratulated the Muslim faithful on this occasion and called on all Nigerians, at home and abroad to […]

The Federal Government has re-introduced a nationwide 12am to 4am curfew across all 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) as part of efforts to curtail further spread of COVID-19. This new directive is to take effect by midnight of Tuesday, a member of the Presidential Steering Committee (PSC) on COVID-19, Dr Mukhtar Mohammed, […]

As the impact of COVID-19 on the economy lingers, a property expert has advocated against rent increment. Mr Gersh Henshaw, the President of the Estate Surveyors and Valuers’ Registration Board of Nigeria (ESVARBON), said as professionals they were advising landlords against rent increment. Mr Henshaw stated this during the foundation stone laying of ESVARBON’s multi-billion […]

A 25-year-old Malian woman has given birth to nine babies – two more than doctors had detected during scans. Halima Cissé gave birth to the nonuplets in Morocco. Mali’s government flew her there for specialist care. “I’m very happy,” her husband told the BBC. “My wife and the babies [five girls and four boys] are […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has lamented over the security challenges confronting the country. The President lamented that despite the closure of the borders to control the smuggling of arms and ammunition, “Some people are mercilessly against this country.” “We closed the borders to control the smuggling of petroleum products, and check the influx of smuggled goods, […]