Day: December 7, 2023

Organ Failure: Ex-Governor Ikpeazu Calls For Validation Of Folk Medicine In Nigeria

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By NewsBits The immediate past Governor of Abia State, Dr. Okezie Victor Ikpeazu, has called for the validation of folk medicine in Nigeria as one of the best ways of finding lasting solutions to the rising cases of organ failures. The former Governor, who is a lecturer and author in Pharmacology and Environmental Biochemistry, said this during a one-day research products exhibition and award ceremony organized by The Nigerian Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (NSBMB) in Abuja. He called for a thorough investigation on the people’s food consumption patterns…

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Ebonyi State Government To Partner Surveyors, Town Planners On Land Deals

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By Magnus Aluma, Abakaliki The Ebonyi State Government has expressed its willingness to work with the Nigerian Institution of Estate Surveyors and Valuers in all her land polices. The commissioner for Lands and Survey, Dr. Matthew Nwobasi disclosed this, while addressing members of the Ebonyi State Chapter of the Nigerian Institution of Surveyors in his office at Abakaliki. He said the Ebonyi State Government will soon come out with a   comprehensive inventory for her landed properties, to help in drawing a clearer road map that would boost her Internally Generated…

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Danger Looms In Kogi As INEC Chairman Refuses To Order Relocation Of Sensitive Election Materials From Lokoja To Abuja

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By NewsBits The refusal of the INEC Chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu to order the relocation of sensitive election materials used in conducting the November 11 governorship election in Kogi State from Lokoja to Abuja, where the election tribunal has been relocated, is generating another controversy. The safety of the sensitive election materials in Lokoja INEC office has become a source of concern to many of the interested parties following an insider report that soldiers guarding the INEC office in Lokoja would be withdrawn today (Thursday). There are fears that the…

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US: Four People Killed As Man Opens Fire In Las Vegas University Campus

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A lone shooter opened fire on the main campus of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, on Wednesday, killing three people and wounding a fourth before the suspect was shot dead by police, authorities said at a news briefing hours afterward. Police declined to publicly identify the assailant, going so far as to avoid any mention of the suspect’s gender, nor did they give any information about the four victims struck by gunfire – three fatally – or their connection to the university. The surviving gunshot victim was listed in…

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Family Mourns Nigerian Lady Strangled To Death In United Kingdom

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The strangled Taiwo Owoeye The family of a former ophthalmic nurse at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Taiwo Owoeye, who was found dead in her home in Suffolk, United Kingdom, has expressed sadness over her death. Taiwo was allegedly strangled to death by her husband, David Abodunde on Tuesday November 28. It was gathered that the mother of three who was also a nurse in the UK had reported a case of an assault by her husband to the police on Monday, November 27. The police, upon visiting their…

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Divorce Case: Judge Sacked For Having Affair With Petitioner’s Wife

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The Chief Justice of Ghana, Justice Gertrude Torkornoo, has dismissed Judge Alfred Kwambena Asiedu from the Judicial Service. The judge in question was found guilty of inappropriate conduct during a divorce case he presided over at the Jasikan Circuit Court. He was accused of taking an interest in the wife of the petitioner and having an affair with her. Not only that, but the accused judge also allegedly used the privilege of his position to victimize the estranged husband of the woman. A formal petition detailing the allegations was lodged…

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Months After Sanofi-Avensis, Glaxosmithkline Exited Nigeria, Procter & Gamble Is Set To Quit Local Production In Nigeria

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By NewsBits Procter & Gamble (P&G), an American multinational consumer goods, says it has plans to transition from local production to solely importing its products as the firm winds down its on-ground presence in Nigeria. Andre Schulten, chief financial officer, P&G, disclosed this on Tuesday, during his presentation at the Morgan Stanley global consumer & retail conference in New York. P&G is the manufacturer of common Nigerian household items such as Pampers, Always, Oral B, Ariel, Ambi-pur, SafeGuard, Olay, and Gillette. Schulten said the decision is a result of the…

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Senate Probes Customs Over N62billion Under Remittance

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The Senate Public Account Committee has launched investigation into how the Nigerian Customs Service under-remitted N62billionn in the revenue generated by the agency. The revealation of the under remittance is contained in 2017 Auditor General Report which is currently being considered by the committee chaired by Senator Ahmed Wadada. The query reads, “In the report of NCS summary of the monthly collection 2017 total collection for the federation account were N691billion. However, the receipt of NCS collection and remittance into Federation Account 2017 showed actual remittance into the account with…

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