Horror, as Six Tanzanian schoolchildren killed in ‘grenade’ explosion

Posted by ayodelecaleb - 8th November 2017

At least six children have been killed and 25 others injured in an explosion at a primary school in north-west Tanzania, witnesses say. Reports say the pupils were playing with a grenade they had found.…

FG approves N5.5 billion for erosion control in six states

Posted by ayodelecaleb - 8th November 2017

The Federal Executive Council, FEC, presided by President Muhammadu Buhari has approved N5.567 billion for the 3rd Quarter Soil Erosion Control Accelerated Intervention in six states. The Special Adviser to the President on Media and…

Moderate alcohol consumption may increase risk of certain cancers – experts

Posted by ayodelecaleb - 8th November 2017

Consuming alcoholic beverages, even in moderation, may increase your risk of developing certain cancers, according to a new statement released by the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO). “People typically don’t associate drinking beer, wine,…

NNPC says era of fuel scarcity gone for good

Posted by ayodelecaleb - 8th November 2017

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) says the country will never return to the era of fuel scarcity. According to a statement by Ndu Ughamadu, NNPC spokesman, Ikem Obih, chief operating officer, downstream, and alternate…

Death of Nigerians in Mediterranean Sea tragic ―Dabiri-Erewa

Posted by ayodelecaleb - 7th November 2017

HONOURABLE Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Foreign Affairs and Diaspora has described the deaths of 26 Nigerians who got drowned in Mediterranean sea as “most unfortunate and tragic’’. No fewer than…

Full Text Of President Buhari’s 2018 Budget Speech

Posted by ayodelecaleb - 7th November 2017

Mr. Buhari proposed a total expenditure of N8.6 trillion for the 2018 budget, representing an increase of 16 percent from the 2017 budget estimate. President Muhammadu Buhari delivered his 2018 national budget proposal speech to…

Nigerian media one of freest in the world – Minister

Posted by ayodelecaleb - 7th November 2017

The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, says the “Nigeria media is acknowledged as one of the freest in the world’’. The Minister stated this at the 39th Session of the General Conference of…

The disease that could change how we drink coffee

Posted by ayodelecaleb - 7th November 2017

For years, researchers in Colombia have been engaged in a little-known battle against a disease that could disrupt coffee drinking everywhere. If you landed in Bogota in the 1960s, one of the first things you…

IOC suspends Frankie Fredericks for corruption charge

Posted by ayodelecaleb - 7th November 2017

Four-time Olympic silver medallist Frankie Fredericks has been suspended by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) after being charged with money laundering and corruption. Fredericks, 50, was charged by the French authorities last week. He was…

Doping: Olympic marathon champion gets four-year ban

Posted by ayodelecaleb - 7th November 2017

Kenya’s Olympic marathon champion Jemima Sumgong has been suspended for four years for doping. The 32-year-old was found to have taken banned blood booster EPO in an out-of-competition test in her home country. Sumgong, who…