The wife of Enugu State governor, Mrs. Monica Ugwuanyi, has advised parents, especially mothers, to ensure proper immunisation of their children at designated hospitals to enhance their health status as future leaders. Mrs. Ugwuanyi urged the women to document the…
Fashola: Nigerians enjoy electricity supplies in three years than PDP’s 16 years (ThisDay)
The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, has said that Nigerians enjoyed improved electricity supplies in the last three years of President Muhammadu Buhari’s government than they did in the 16 years that the opposition party, the…
Fayemi Signs Executive Order On Compulsory Enrollment Of Children Of School Age (Thisday)
The Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi, has signed an executive order barring principals of schools from taking illegal fees from pupils in public primary and secondary schools. The same order also compelled parents to release all children of school…
Meghan Markle’s designer nominated for British 2018 fashion awards (Glamour)
With the year’s major fashion showcases having come to a close, it fell to the British Fashion Council this morning to kick off the next big event by revealing this year’s Fashion Awards nominees. “Each and every one of them…
Tim Cook Called For A New Law To Mitigate The Intrusion Of Big Tech Firms Into People’s Lives (BuzzFeed)
Apple CEO Tim Cook on Wednesday expressed concern about the indiscriminate collection of people’s data by technology companies, and called for a new law to mitigate the intrusion of big tech firms into people’s lives. “We see vividly, painfully how…
Theresa May to face Tory critics at showdown meeting over Brexit (SkyNews)
Theresa May is set to face Conservative MPs who are increasingly concerned about her Brexit plans at a potentially crucial meeting later. The showdown at the backbench 1922 Committee of Tory backbenchers in parliament comes amid speculation she could be…
Two unborn babies’ spines repaired in womb in UK surgery first (BBC)
Two unborn babies have had their spines repaired by surgeons – weeks before they were born. The operations – which are the first ever of their kind in the UK – were carried out by a team of 30 doctors…
Turkey opens Khashoggi dossier to CIA (Nation)
Turkish intelligence has shared “all the evidence” over the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi with the CIA chief during a visit, pro-government media reported on Wednesday. CIA Director Gina Haspel visited the Turkish capital Ankara on Tuesday for talks…
Court grants Fayose N50m bail, trial to begin Nov. 19 (Nation)
A judge of the Lagos Division of the Federal High Court, Mojisola Olatoregun, has granted bail to the former governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose. The judge granted bail to Mr Fayose in the sum of ₦50 million with two…
United States cancels visas of Khashoggi killers, slams cover-up (vanguard)
The United States said Tuesday it was revoking visas of Saudis involved in the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, as President Donald Trump ridiculed the kingdom’s response as “one of the worst cover-ups” in history. The move came as Turkish…