Eating fast foods in pregnancy can lead to child obesity -Study

Children born to mothers who eat a lot of processed foods packed with sugar and salt face an increased risk of obesity late in childhood, researchers said Monday. “Children born…

New EFCC chairman, Abdulrasheed who?

The nominee for the position of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission Chairman, Abdulrasheed Bawa, is going through his Senate confirmation as you read this. Barring any unforeseen events, he…

Labour silent as Buhari, govs discuss fuel price Thursday

The President, Major-General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), and the state governors will discuss the issue of fuel pricing Thursday. The Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, disclosed this Sunday…

Governors’ intervention will help resolve Imo crisis, says APC

THE All Progressives Congress has said the misunderstanding between Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma and his predecessor, Senator Rochas Okorocha, will soon be resolved. National Secretary of the APC Caretaker…

Confusion responsible for APC’s extension of membership registration – PDP

THE Peoples Democratic Party has mocked the All Progressives Congress for extending its registration exercise by additional three weeks. According to the opposition party, the APC was finding it difficult…

FG is supporting agric, it must subsidise herdsmen’s businesses – Yuguda

A former Bauchi State governor, Isa Yuguda, has stated that Nigeria has treated Fulani people unfairly, pointing out that for the herders crisis across the country to be addressed, justice…

NCDC calls for calm as another COVID-19 variant surfaces in Nigeria

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control on Monday said a new variant of COVID-19 had been detected in Nigeria and 15 other countries. The new strain, B.1.2.5 which is different…

Families, friends mourn NAF pilots, others, recount victims’ journeys

• Gadzama gave up studying Economics for military – Associate• Co-pilot mourned American pilot, Boseman, in December Friends and relatives of seven Air Force officers, who died  in a plane…

Okorocha boasts of presidential bid, 14 ex-aides get N70m bail

THE Peoples Democratic Party on Monday accused the Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma, and a former governor of the state, Rochas Okorocha, of turning the state into a war zone.…

Petrol landing cost jumps to N186, oil hits $64

Against the backdrop of the rising price of oil prices, the landing cost of Premium Motor Spirit (petrol) imported into Nigeria has increased to N186.33 per litre. We had exclusively…