Dr Sam Adegboye, a Physician, has debunked the claim that frequent sexual activity reduces the risk of prostate cancer in men. Adegboye is the Assistant Chief Medical Officer and General Practitioner at the Federal Teaching Hospital, Ido-Ekiti. He debunked the claim in a telephone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in…
South Africa’s national budget meant to be presented on Wednesday has been postponed until further notice due to lack of agreement. The speaker of the National Assembly said this year the African National Congress will need the support of other parties to pass the budget, as it lost its parliamentary majority in an election in…
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved the disbursement of 10 million dollars to Somalia to boost the country’s economic reforms. IMF in a statement said that the latest funding “brings Somalia’s total disbursement under the current programme, originally approved in Dec. 2023, to 60 million dollars.’’ Bo Li, the IMF’s Deputy Managing Director, said…
President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday said he was saddened by the death of a former Federal Commissioner for Information and leader of Pan-Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), Chief Edwin Clark. The president extended his condolences to the Clark family, the Ijaw nation, the people of the Niger Delta and the government of Delta. “President Tinubu mourns…
The Police Command in Lagos State has detained two suspects for prosecution over their alleged involvement in a fight that resulted in a man’s death. The command’s spokesperson, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin confirmed this in a statement on Sunday in Lagos. He said that the incident happened on Saturday at NPA Road, Victoria Island area of…
The Chairman of Zinox Group, Mr Leo Ekeh, has urged Nigerian youths to take advantage technology evolution to enhance their economic fortunes. Ekeh, said this during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Enugu on the sidelines of the just-concluded Enugu Tech Festival 2025 which had as its theme: Coal…
Outrage has erupted in Abia State after residents of the World Bank Housing Estate in Umuahia accused the Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) of imposing excessive charges, with bills reportedly soaring from ₦9,000 to ₦47,000 per home in July. At a protest outside the EEDC office in Umuahia, residents brandished placards denouncing “astronomical” tariffs and…
The Federal Government on Tuesday, tendered some evidence in the alleged terrorism charge filed against Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the prescribed Indigenous People of Bifar (IPOB). The evidence were tendered by the Federal Government’s lawyer, Chief Adegboyega Awomolo, SAN, before Justice James Omotosho through the first prosecution witness and a Department of State Service (DSS)…
A community leader, High Chief Michael Aniazoka, has urged ndi Igbo to strengthen and sustain their cultural and traditional heritage, especially the New Yam Festival otherwise known as Iri ji. He said without doing so such important cultural heritage run the risk of going extinct. Aniazoka, the Odinanya Ebubueluigwe of Nanka, Anambra, gave the advice at the New…
