BREAKING: World Bank President Jim Yong Kim Announce resignation
World Bank President Jim Yong Kim announced Monday he would step down next month, more than three years before his current term was due to expire. The decision ends Kim’s…
2,800 PDP Members Join APC In Daura
No fewer than 2,800 members of the Peoples Democratic Party in Madobi, Daura, Katsina State, have defected to the All Progressives Congress. The premier newspaper reports that the defectors were received…
The Many Gains Of Alcohol Abstinence In One Month
British researchers have found that one’s health stands to reap numerous benefits by abstaining from alcohol for just one month, since drinking regularly is a major risk factor for cancer,…
Green Tea Linked With Type 2 Diabetics
A recent international study found that drinking green tea was associated with an increased risk of type 2 diabetes in Chinese adults. A total of 119,373 participants from the Shanghai…
Updated Gabon Kills 2 Leaders Of Aborted Coup
The chief military rebel who led a failed coup in Gabon on Monday has been arrested and two of his commandos killed after they stormed a public radio station, the…
NUJ blasts Nigerian Army
The Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ), Abuja has said the invasion of Daily Trust office by armed soldiers is an reprehensible act that is inimical to the nation’s democracy. The…
NLC Set To Hold Nationwide Protest
The Nigeria Labour Congress says it will on Tuesday hold a nationwide protest to drive its demand for the upward review of the national minimum wage from N18,000 to N30,000.…
Lagos Assembly Silent On 2019 Budget
By Lukman Amusa The Lagos State House of Assembly on Monday resumed plenary without deliberations on Governor Akinwunmi Ambode’s 2019 budget proposal. The premier newspaper reports that the lawmakers commenced a three-week…
Update: Gabon Coup Foiled
Gabon’s envoy to Paris said an attempted coup in Libreville has been foiled, calm restored and four rebel military leaders arrested. However, one of the rebel leaders escaped. “The government…
Gombe Govt Moves Against Firewood Business
The Gombe State Government is waging war against indiscriminate tree felling and booming sales of firewood which is threatening the environment and depleting forest in the state. An investigation by…
