SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS IFEANYI UBAH’S ELECTION The Supreme Court has affirmed the election of Senator Ifeanyi Uba of Young Progressives Party, YPP, as duly elected to represent Anambra South Senatorial District at the National Assembly. The apex court in a unanimous decision on Tuesday dismissed the appeals brought by Chief Chris Uba and Dr Obinna Uzor, challenging the election of …

Ibrahim Agboola Gambari  This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification. Ibrahim Agboola Gambari, CFR (born November 24, 1944, in Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria) is a Nigerian scholar and diplomat. He was Minister for External Affairs between 1984 and 1985. Gambari has been appointed by the secretary-general of United Nations Ban Ki-moon and the chairperson of the African Union Commission as Joint African Union-United Nations Special Representative for Darfur effective from …

Breaking: President Buhari appoints Prof. Agboola Gambari as new Chief of Staff Professor Agboola Ibrahim Gambari has been appointed as the new chief of staff to President Muhammadu Buhari. Prof. Gambari, a Nigerian scholar, diplomat and an indigene of Kwara State was appointed to replace the late Abba Kyari on Tuesday, May 12. Mallam Abba Kyari was the Chief of …

Coronavirus can enter the body through the eyes: Scientists find eye cells are a prime target for the deadly virus to attach to The coronavirus latches onto ACE-2 receptors, known as the ‘gateway’ into cells Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine found ACE-2 in the eyes It means if infected droplets land on the eye, the virus can begin infiltrating …

Onitsha Archdiocese Loses Three Reverend Sisters The remains of three Reverend Sisters of Immaculate Heart of Mary, Nkpor, under Onitsha Catholic Archdiocese have been reposed. Governor Willie Obiano in company of his wife, Dr Ebelechkwu Obiano attended the funeral mass at the Novitiate Chapel of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, Onitsha. While Reverend Sister Mary Virginia Onuorah was born on …

Kawasaki Disease From COVID-19 in Kids: How Common? — Warnings out on inflammatory syndrome but many questions remain As health organizations have started warning about unusual presentations of a Kawasaki disease-like inflammatory syndrome associated with COVID-19, some pediatric cardiologists noted that even classic cases are likely going undercounted. The first known published case of classic Kawasaki disease associated with COVID-19 was …

Sympathiser killed while separating fight in Lagos Sympathiser killed while separating fight in Lagos …As spiritualist arrested over death of woman during childbirth in church Tragedy struck weekend, in Mushin area of Lagos, after a sympathiser who had gone to broker peace between her apprentice and a stranger, along Itire road, Mushin area of Lagos State, was killed in the …

Mystery deaths: Traditional ruler, two others die in Kano The Kano State traditional institution has again been thrown into a mourning state with the death of another traditional ruler, Dan Iyan Kano, Alhaji Yusuf Bayero. A source who confirmed the death said Bayero died on Saturday. Also read: Challenges: Monarch seeks constitutional roles for traditional rulers Before his death, Bayero …

Soul Singer Betty Wright Dead at 66 Grammy-winning and oft-sampled vocalist also had hits with “Clean Up Woman,” “Tonight Is the Night” and “Girls Can’t Do What the Guys Do” American Soul & R&B singer Betty Wright performs onstage at the Uptown Theater, Chicago, Illinois, November 14, 1979. (Photo by Paul Natkin/Getty Images) Getty Images Betty Wright, the R&B and …

By Steve Unegbu There were smiles in the faces  the beneficiaries of the hand of help from the COOL ROSY FOUNDATION, a NON Governmental Organization ,whose mandate is to reach out to the less privileged ones and attend to their needs . The COOL ROSY FOUNDATION led by their president, Mrs Rosemary Ngozi Amakwe ,has disbursed funds as palliatives to …