Insomnia sufferers should rest easy as the largest ever study into the lack of sleep found it does not cause an early death. A review of more than 36 million people revealed there is no evidence struggling to nod off…
We promised change but not in four years, says Fashola (Guardian)
The All Progressives Congress (APC) promised Nigerians would witness change but never said the agenda would be attained within any time frame, according to Minister of Power, Works and Housing Babatunde Fashola. Fashola made the clarification yesterday at the inauguration…
Four years to go but little World Cup joy for Qatar workers (Guardian)
Stonemasons Ojor and Raju take their lunch break sitting on a pavement near the smart central Doha complex they have helped build as Qatar prepares to host the 2022 World Cup in exactly four years’ time. “I made a mistake…
Two drug addicts drown in River Niger evading NDLEA arrest (Guardian)
Luck ran out of two alleged drug addicts in Lokoja on Sunday when the men of National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) swooped on their joint called ‘Bunk’ behind Moremi, where they buy and smoke Marijuana, also known as ‘weeds.’…
California fire death toll rises to 81(Guardian)
The death toll from the devastating wildfire in northern California rose to 81 Tuesday with the discovery of two more sets of remains, officials said. The number of people listed as unaccounted for in the deadliest and most destructive fire…
Goodluck Ebele Jonathan to launch new book “My Transition Hours” (Guardian)
The former president of Nigeria, Goodluck Ebele Azikiwe Jonathan, is set to release a new book on the 20th of November. This was revealed via his Twitter page: Coming next week in bookshops all over the world, my book, #MyTransitionHours…
Dominic Raab accuses May of caving in to EU bullying (Guardian)
Theresa May has come under more fire from MPs within her own party, with the former Brexit secretary Dominic Raab suggesting the prime minister has failed to stand up to a bullying European Union over the withdrawal deal. Meanwhile, the…
Nigeria held by South Africa, qualify for AFCON (Guardian)
After a 1-1 draw against South Africa, the Super Eagles have qualified for the Africa Cup of Nations for the first time since 2013. Nigeria raced into the lead early in the game through an own goal following a drilled…
Soldiers caught on camera shooting, beating up traders in Lagos (Guardian)
Officials of the Nigerian Army on Saturday were caught on camera shooting sporadically and assaulting traders at CMS area of Lagos Island. Eyewitnesses alleged some persons in the area had earlier ganged up to beat up a military officer which…
Maldives gets new president (Guardian)
Ibrahim Mohamed Solih was inaugurated Saturday as the new president of the Maldives after the opposition united to dislodge pro-China strongman leader Abdulla Yameen in September elections. Solih, 54, emerged as common opposition candidate as all key dissidents were either…