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Orji Kalu, chief whip of the senate, says if elected president, he will make Nigeria a “big player” in world affairs just like what he did with Enyimba FC. In January, Kalu announced that he will contest the presidency in 2023 if the ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC) is zoned to […]

Scientists have announced the discovery of a new “highly virulent” strain of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) in the Netherlands. The variant, referred to as the subtype-B HIV-1 and dubbed the VB variant, is said to produce higher levels of viral load in infected patients than those affected with other variants. The […]

Rotimi Amaechi, minister of transportation, says lack of adequate funding may slow down the pace of work and completion of the Kano-Kaduna railway project. The minister made this known while inspecting work on the project in Kano on Friday. According to NAN, he told journalists that the country is grappling with some […]

Stephen Townsend, commander of the US Africa Command (AFRICOM), says the command needs to do more to tackle violent extremism on the continent, especially in West and East Africa. Townsend spoke on Thursday at a virtual press briefing on the sidelines of the 2022 African Chiefs of Defence Conference. The US established […]

The World Health Organisation (WHO) says 10 million people died of cancer in 2021. In a statement issued to commemorate the World Cancer Day 2022 themed ‘Closing the Care Gap’, the WHO described cancer as one of the world’s leading causes of death. It said in 2021, “an estimated 20 million people […]

Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo has described Ernest Shonekan, former head of the interim national government, as “an inspiration to the black race”. Osinbajo spoke on Friday at the burial service for Shonekan, which took place at the Cathedral Church of Christ in Marina, Lagos. The former head of the interim national government died […]

President Muhammadu Buhari says his administration will sustain the provision of social safety nets for the poor and vulnerable in Nigeria. The president spoke on Friday at the virtual official presentation of Nigeria’s review report at the 31st Africa peer review forum of African Union (AU) leaders in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Addressing […]

Efe Ovueni, a Nigerian based in Canada, has been suspended from medical practice for three months for unprofessional conduct. The suspension was announced on Thursday following a hearing by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta (CPSA) tribunal — the hearing was concluded in December 2021. The doctor was said to […]