Boxing community donates N.4m for ailing coach

The boxing community has rallied behind coach Lasisi Mayowa, affectionately known as Coach Mayor, by donating a total of N402,000 to aid his medical treatment, The PUNCH reports. Mayowa, a revered figure in the boxing fraternity, is currently undergoing treatment for a severe kidney problem at the University College Hospital in Ibadan, after being transferred […]

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We appreciate criticism not borne out of mischief – Gov Eno

AKWA Ibom State governor, Pastor Umo Eno has said his administration would always welcome and appreciates constructive criticisms that were not borne out of malice and mischief. Eno made the remarks on Wednesday during the commissioning of a 1.3 Kilometres underground concrete flood control tunnel,  reconstructed section of Atiku Abubakar Way, with walkway, drainage, solar […]

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FG Urged To Adopt Universal Health Coverage For Malaria Prevention

The Africa Youth Growth Foundation (AYGF) has urged the federal government to adopt Universal Health Coverage (UHC) to enable people access health care without financial restraint. This, the Executive Director of AYGF, Arome Salifu, said would afford everyone the right to quality, timely, and affordable services to prevent, detect, and treat malaria. He spoke Wednesday […]

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Oxford University Honours Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala

The Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, is one of six people who will be awarded with honorary degrees from the University of Oxford. Other recipients include Warren East, Sir Demis Hassabis, Sir Michael Palin, Anoushka Shankar and Professor Salim Yusuf. They will all be awarded their honorary degrees on Wednesday, […]

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Inmates Flee As Rainstorm Wreaks Havoc At Suleja Prison

Some inmates escaped from Suleja Correctional Facility in Niger State during heavy rainfall on Wednesday night. The rain, which spread across communities in Niger and neighboring Federal Capital Territory (FCT),  destroyed parts of the fence of the prison. An unspecified number of inmates reportedly seized the opportunity to escape. A resident, Abdullahi Nura, told our […]

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