Elon Musk buys Twitter for $44bn
Elon Musk clinched a deal to buy micro-blogging site, Twitter, for $44 billion cash on Monday in a transaction that will shift control of the social media platform populated by millions of users and global leaders to the world's richest person. It is a seminal moment for the 16-year-old company that emerged as one of the world's most influential public...
Osinbajo: I’d have betrayed Nigeria if I fail to contest in 2023
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Monday said it would a betrayal of Nigeria if he fails to contest the 2023 presidential election with his vast experience in the last seven years in office. Osinbajo said this when he visited Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo, in his office in Akure, the state capital on Monday. The Vice President hailed President Muhammadu Buhari’s...
WHO: Malaria remains significant public health threat
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared that malaria remains a significant public health and development challenge with about 95 per cent estimated 228 million cases occurring in the WHO and AFRO Region. WHO Regional Director for Africa, Dr. Matshidiso Moeti, made this known in a message to commemorate the 2022 World Malaria Day with theme “Harness innovation to reduce the malaria disease...
Ondo chocolate company targets $1m revenue
Sunshine Chocolate Factory at Alade Idanre in Ondo State, producers of Idan Premium chocolate bars, says it will generate $1 million revenue yearly when it enters the chocolate market fully. The company had announced plans to hit European markets from July with its chocolate bars to increase revenue from non-oil export. The Managing Director of the Company, Mr. Robo Adhuze, said...
Judge holds Trump in contempt over documents in AG’s inquiry
A New York judge is holding Donald Trump in civil contempt after the state's attorney general's office said he did not comply with a subpoena for documents as part of its investigation into the former President's company. Judge Arthur Engoron said Trump failed to abide by his order to comply with the subpoena, and that his attorneys failed to show how a...
Post-COVID-19: Obaseki decries brain drain in health sector
Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo has decried brain drain in Nigeria’s health sector, post-COVID-19. Obaseki stated this when he hosted members of the Association of Nigeria physicians in the Americas (ANPA) who were in the state for a medical mission, to a launch a New Festival Hall, Edo Government House. According to him, the brain drain among healthcare professional is affecting...
Kaduna govt: We recorded 37% malaria reduction in 2021
Kaduna State Government says it recorded 37.2 per cent reduction in malaria cases in 2021. The state Commissioner for Health, Dr Amina Mohammed-Baloni, disclosed this at a news conference to mark the 2022 World Malaria Day in Kaduna on Monday. Mohammed-Baloni said the figure represented a significant improvement compared with the 60.3 per cent reduction in malaria cases recorded in 2020. She stated that...
Former Labour minister, Alagbo Douglas, is dead
A former Minister of Labour and Productivity, Alagbo Graham Douglas, is dead. It was gathered that the former minister died in Abuja in the early hours of Monday. The demise of Douglas was confirmed by Chief Ngo Martins Yellowe, a Kalabari High Chief in Rivers State where the late minister hailed from. Yellowe further disclosed that the late minister had been sick...
Low turnout of students as schools resume in Lagos
Schools in Lagos resumed for the third term of the 2021/2022 academic session on Monday with low turnout of students seen in some primary and secondary schools monitored. The Lagos State Ministry of Education had directed all public and private schools in the state to resume on April 25. A correspondent of NAN, who monitored the resumption in some schools within...
Amaechi in Akure: Why Nigeria needs me as President
The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has called on the people of Ondo State to support his presidential aspiration, describing himself as the man Nigeria needs to tackle insecurity, poverty and other challenges bewildering the country. Amaechi made the call while speaking at the palace of Deji of Akure, the Ondo State capital on Monday. According to the minister, "Nigeria needs...
