ANCESTORS CHOSE OKPEBHOLO TO RESTORE EDO’S GLORY – OBA OF BENIN
Oba of Benin, Ewuare II, on Thursday said that his ancestors brought Governor Monday Okpebholo to restore the lost glory of Edo State. Oba Ewuare...
HEALTH: NAFDAC TIGHTENS PHARMACEUTICAL IMPORTS FROM CHINA, INDIA
Nigeria's two biggest pharmaceutical trading partners, China and India, are the main sources of inferior and counterfeit goods that the National Agency for Food and...
AFRICAN RAT SETS RECORD, DETECTS 109 LANDMINES IN CAMBODIA
A landmine-hunting rat in Cambodia has set a new world record by sniffing out more than 100 mines and pieces of unexploded ordnance, a charity...
ANAMBRA RECORDS OVER 100,000 DELIVERIES IN 18 MONTHS UNDER FREE MATERNAL HEALTHCARE POLICY
The Anambra State Government has announced a major milestone in its healthcare initiative, recording 102,643 childbirths and 343 cesarean sections within an 18-month period, following...
INMATE KILLS WIFE DURING PRISON VISIT IN GERMANY
Prosecutors said Friday that an inmate in an eastern German prison killed his wife as she was paying him a visit. The Burg prison in...
FCMB RECORDED N111.9 BILLION PROFIT BEFORE TAX IN 2024 – NGX
Agency Report First City Monument Bank recorded a Profit Before Tax of N111.9 billion for the financial year ending December 31, 2024. This was confirmed...
TRUMP’S TARIFFS A ‘NATIONAL CRISIS,’ SAYS JAPAN PM
US President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Japanese goods are a “national crisis”, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Friday ahead of cross-party talks on mitigating the...
ALAAFIN OF OYO URGES MODERATION, UNITY AHEAD OF CORONATION
Oba Akeem Owoade, the Alaafin of Oyo, advised the historic city's inhabitants and indigenous people to rejoice in moderation on Friday. "Beating the drums of...
POLICE RESCUE KIDNAPPED FOREIGNER IN TARABA
The Taraba State Police Command, in collaboration with the military and hunters, have rescued a kidnapped foreign national. The Israeli national identified as Gil Itamar...
VETERAN BOLLYWOOD STAR MANOJ KUMAR DIES AT 87 AFTER PROLONGED ILLNESS
Manoj Kumar, an Indian actor best known for his parts in patriotic Hindi-language films, passed away on Friday at the age of 87. Tributes from...