A Consultant Physician at University College Hospital, Ibadan, Dr Samuel Ajayi, has advised Nigerians to reduce salt intake to lower their high blood pressure risk. Ajayi gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Thursday in Ibadan. He said that having a healthy diet (diet with fruits, vegetables and drinking…
The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Thursday, said his administration is working towards providing a rebate on essential drugs for conditions like hypertension and diabetes to tackle the rising cost of drugs and other pharmaceutical products. The governor noted that the state government would cater for the costs of free child deliveries across all…
Donald Trump received a warm welcome Thursday when he appeared before an audience of evangelical broadcasters, delivering a campaign-style speech littered with professions of faith and pledges to protect Christians. The casino-owning playboy, who has been accused of paying hush money to a porn star, is wildly popular with the religious right in the United…
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, and the LP caucus in the House of Representatives have faulted the manner the National Chairman of the party, Julius Abure, was arrested in Edo State, describing it as ‘distasteful, cruel, dehumanising and abuse of democratic ethos’. Abure, who was arrested on Wednesday in Benin by…
The dissolved faction of the All Progressives Congress in Rivers State, loyal to former governor of Rivers State and former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has denied defecting to the Peoples Democratic Party. Similarly, the faction, led by chairman of the dissolved executive in the state, Chief Emeka Beke, dismissed claims that it was working…
A non-governmental organisation, Human and Environmental Development Agenda, has taken to major markets in the Ikeja area of Lagos State to create awareness and sensitise traders on the dangers of using styrofoam and single-use plastic. The foundation also gave reusable bottles and plastics to over 500 market traders as an alternative to single-use plastics and…
The Rivers State Police Command has exhumed the body of notorious cultist, Gift Okpara popularly known as 2 Baba, the prime suspect in the murder of former Divisional Police Officer, Bako Angbashim in Odiemudie community, Ahoada East Local Government Area of the state in September last year. This came barely a week after the police…
The Lagos and Ogun state police commands have begun a joint patrol on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway to prevent crimes in the area. The Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, disclosed this in a post on X via @BenHundeyin on Thursday. In January, gunmen abducted the chairman of the Lagos State chapter of the…
The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Thursday, announced a 25 per cent rebate on fares for government-owned transport schemes. The governor spoke during a live media chat to intimate residents of steps being taken to reduce the economic burden on Lagosians. On Tuesday, the Lagos State House of Assembly resolved to summon the state…
The Arewa Economic Forum has urged President Bola Tinubu to reverse the subsidy removal policy and allocate the extra funds provided by the Federal Allocation Accounts Committee to states for the resumption of the Premium Motor Spirit subsidy. The forum suggested that the decision should be implemented until the President can ensure the transparency and…
