Co-hosts New Zealand produced a second-half footballing masterclass as they overcame a highly-rated Norway side in the tournament’s opening match to win a their first ever Women’s World Cup match in their fifth tournament. The Norwegians had started brightly threatening a resolute New Zealand defence with several fast-paced attacks at Eden Park, Auckland, on Thursday.However,…
A passenger of Dana Air, Femi Ogunshola, has expressed his disappointment after the airline left him and other passengers onboard without taking off for over an hour. According to him, passengers had boarded the Lagos-bound flight, which was scheduled to take off by 12 p.m. on Saturday from Abuja but were kept inside the aircraft…
Guaranty Trust Bank Ltd has been named the ‘Best Bank in Nigeria’ at the Euromoney Awards for Excellence 2023 for the 12th time. A statement said Euromoney is a leading authority for global banking and financial markets, and the annual awards for excellence celebrated financial institutions that demonstratd leadership, innovation and resilience in the markets…
By Ayomide Otitoju This WHO Medical Product Alert refers to a batch of substandard (contaminated) NATURCOLD Syrup identified in Cameroon and first reported to WHO on 13 March 2023. All reasonable precautions have been taken by WHO to verify the information contained in this alert and this may be updated as more information becomes available….
Delivering Judgement, Justice James Omotosho held that Mubarak’s name was fraudulently submitted to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as NNPP’s governorship candidate. He further ordered that Hassan Abdullahi be restored as the party’s flag bearer having lawfully won the primary of the party conducted on April 16, 2023, with 303 votes while Mubarak came…
Police in Las Vegas have confirmed they served a search warrant this week in connection with the long-unsolved killing of legendary rapper Tupac Shakur, propelling the case back into the spotlight nearly 30 years after his death. Shakur, one of the most prolific figures in hip-hop, was gunned down on the night of September 7,…
There was widespread anger by Nigerians, on Tuesday, following the hike in the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited and other oil marketers across the country. In Abuja and Ondo State, for instance, the cost of petrol jumped from about N537/litre to between N617 and…
he Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) today launched a Health Security Partnership to Strengthen Disease Surveillance and Epidemic Intelligence in Africa. The partnership aims to strengthen Africa’s health security capabilities in the areas of biosecurity, integrated disease surveillance, event-based surveillance,…
In a world where darkness often casts its shadow, a symphony of compassion resonated through the halls of Merit House in Abuja on Thursday, July 13, 2023. The Global Initiative for Peace, Love, and Care (GIPLC) orchestrated a gift giving ceremony that would forever change the lives of Nigerian children battling critical health conditions. With…
