President Muhammadu Buhari has joined sports-loving Nigerians in wishing one of the world’s best goalkeepers, Emmanuel Okala, a happy 70th birthday. The president’s congratulatory message was issued by his spokesman, Mr. Femi Adesina, in Abuja on Monday. Buhari recalled that Okala, as a goalkeeper for the senior national football team in his prime, represented the best of Nigerian talent and dexterity. The president thanked the 1980 Africa Cup of Nations Winner for inspiring many with...
ABUJA — Some fun seekers in Kuje Area Council, FCT, on Friday called on the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) and the Council to establish more recreation parks and gardens in the community. Speaking in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria in Kuje, they claimed that the absence of recreation facilities made living in the community boring. Ibrahim Sani, a fun seeker, said it was disappointing for a town like Kuje with rapid...
YOLA — Adamawa state Governor, Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri has reassured the citizens that the COVID-19 vaccine is safe devoid of any health implications. The governor re-echoed this while speaking to Journalists at the Government House Yola on Thursday. “People should avail themselves and take COVID-19 vaccine willingly, is not by force, but it will go a long way in curtailing the spread of the virus across the globe”. “For those of us that have taken...
A News Analysis by Sumaila Ogbaje, NAN Unarguably, mental health conditions are similar among sufferers, irrespective of class, profession or other instances. Similarly, neurologists note that mental health conditions experienced by military personnel are the same among the public, although transition from military to civil life may contribute to the frequency of the condition among military officers. According to them, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), depression, anxiety and substance abuse affect a significant minority of...
WARSAW — Poland will allow British football fans who want to support Manchester United at the upcoming 2020/2021 Europa League final match to avoid the mandatory coronavirus quarantine. This will be if they fulfill the condition of presenting a negative SARS-CoV-2 test. According to a government regulation that takes effect on Tuesday, fans with tickets to the May 26 game in Gdansk will need to present a negative test. But the test must not be...
Taraba State branch Secretary of the Nigeria Red Cross Martin A. Mania has lamented the lukewarm attitude of the state government towards the organization. He disclosed this in a chat with Journalists in Jalingo, explained that their efforts in the state had not been recognized by the Taraba state government unlike in other states. Affirming that the state government has not deemed it fit to “make any commitment” to the organization, he believed it is...
The Chairman, Technical Committee on the Control of Avian Influenza in Bauchi state Samaila Burga, says the government has killed about 27,000 birds to curtail the spread of Bird flu in the State. Burga told newsmen on Friday in Bauchi that nine poultry farms were affected by the outbreak in Bauchi and Toro local government areas of the state, explaining that 27,000 birds were killed in one of the poultry farms to avert its spread...
KAMPALA — Nurses and midwives in Uganda on Thursday started their sit-down strike after they failed to reach a consensus with government overpayment of their lunch allowance. Justus Cherop Kiplangat, president of Uganda Nurses and Midwives Union, told Xinhua by telephone that only critical personnel were allowed to work in the emergency section and intensive care units. Kiplangat said the country’s President Yoweri Museveni on May 12, 2018 promised to increase the lunch allowance of...
YOLA — A group, Buhari for All, has distributed 7, 200 bags of rice to underprivileged persons in Adamawa. The rice was distributed to some of the beneficiaries in Yola on Thursday by Alhaji Aminu Jaji, National Chairman of the group. Jaji said that the rice would be shared with indigent persons in all the 21 local government areas of Adamawa. “Today, the national body of Buhari for All is presenting about 7,200 of 25 ...
LAGOS — We are excited to keep you abreast of the trending songs in Nigeria, Best New Music currently rocking this fifth month of 2021, May. It’s time for you to update your playlist with the top 5 most streamed new songs for the week according to Audio Mack. Burnaboy- Kilometre booked the first place as the most stream new song for the week while Adekunle Gold – It Is What It Is was placed...
