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Aditi Shankar, an eight-year-old girl, has become the first child in the UK to receive a kidney transplant that does not require her to take long-term immunosuppressants. Immunosuppressants, also known as anti-rejection drugs, are required after a transplant to help prevent the immune system from attacking or rejecting the donor organ. The […]

The Plateau state governorship election petition tribunal has affirmed Caleb Mutfwang as the duly elected governor of the state. In a judgment delivered on Friday, the tribunal dismissed the petition of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its candidate, Nentawe Yilwatda, for lacking in merit. On March 20, Idris Amali, the Independent […]

President Bola Tinubu says he is determined to follow through on his promise of reforming Nigeria, even if it earns him an infamous reputation. Tinubu spoke while meeting with António Guterres, United Nations (UN) secretary-general, in his office at the UN headquarters in New York, United States, according to a statement issued on […]

President Bola Tinubu has filed a motion seeking to stop Chicago State University (CSU) from releasing his academic records to Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). A United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois had on Tuesday ordered CSU to produce relevant documents showing the academic […]

Atiku Abubakar,  candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP),  says the “disparaging words” used by the presidential election petitions tribunal when it upheld the victory of President Bola Tinubu were signs that it was biased against him and his party. Abubakar said the tribunal failed to take into cognisance the “doctrine of legitimate […]

The National Pension Commission (PenCom) says pension assets increased to N17.07 trillion at the end of July 2023. Aisha Dahir-Umar, director-general of PenCom, disclosed this at a sensitisation conference for civil society organisations (CSOs) in Abuja. Speaking at the event, Dahir-Umar said pension assets recorded a significant increase of N2.08 trillion, rising from […]

Hedge funds are piling into the oil market, betting that prices will soon exceed $100 a barrel, the Financial Times (FT) is reporting. Hedge funds pool money from investors and invest in securities or other types of investments with the goal of getting positive returns. On September 5, 2023, Saudi Arabia and […]

Philip Shaibu, the deputy governor of Edo, has asked Godwin Obaseki, his principal, for forgiveness over “wrongdoings he may not be aware of”. Over the past few weeks, Obaseki and Shaibu have been at loggerheads over issues relating to the alleged impeachment plot against the deputy governor. In August, Obaseki accused Shaibu […]

President Bola Tinubu says Nigeria will no longer tolerate injustice from wealthy nations masked as human rights advocacy. According to a statement issued on Thursday by Ajuri Ngelale, presidential spokesperson, Tinubu spoke during a meeting with António Guterres, United Nations (UN) secretary-general, in his office at the organisation’s headquarters in New York, United […]