Author: Vreporters
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How To Prevent Recurrent Stroke, Study
Nearly one-third of patients with stroke of unknown cause have heart rhythm disorder that can be treated to prevent another stroke, says a Nordic Atrial Fibrillation and Stroke study. The study presented at the European Heart Rhythm Association, EHRA, 2022 Scientific Congress of the European Society of Cardiology, ESC, was posted on ESC website on…
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99% of People on Earth Breathe Poluted Air – WHO
A full 99 percent of people on Earth breathe air containing too many pollutants, the World Health Organization said Monday, blaming poor air quality for millions of deaths each year. Fresh data from the UN health agency showed that every corner of the globe is dealing with air pollution, although the problem is much worse…
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Winners of the 2022 Grammy Awards (Full List)
Winners of the 2022 Grammy Awards have been announced by the organizers, as Multi-talented Benin superstar, Angelique Kidjo won the Global Music Album category in the just concluded covet award. The win is the Beninese singer’s fifth of her 40-year-career. Kidjo’s ‘Mother Nature’ album, which earned her the Grammy, is her first album of original…
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Bandit Terrorists Shot Dead Son of Zamfara Commissioner For Security, Three Others
Fully armed bandits have reportedly shot dead son of Commissioner of Security and Home Affairs in Zamfara, DIG Ibrahim Mamman Tsafe (rtd). According to Daily Trust, the Commissioner’s son alongside three others were killed when bandits invaded Tsafe town, headquarters of Tsafe local government area of the state, on Sunday night. In recent time, Tsafe…
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Bola Ige Murder: Omisore Replies Wole Soyinka
The Nation All Progressives Congress (APC) National Secretary Senator Iyiola Omisore yesterday accused people he described as “drowning politicians” of spreading propaganda against him. He lamented that a decade after the Bola Ige murder case, Nobel Laureate Prof. Wole Soyinka still referred to him as a prime suspect, despite being cleared by the court. Omisore,…
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Ex-corps Member Jailed For Stealing N3.1 Million Meant For Fellow NYSC Members in Osun
Justice Adepele Ojo of Osun State High Court 1, Osogbo, has sentenced a former Commandant of Osun State Disciplinary Corps, Mr Sola Oyedeji, to two years in jail with hard labour for stealing N3.1 million subvention meant for the salaries of members of the corps. Oyedeji was arraigned by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other…
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Suspension of Abuja Imam Not Surprising, UNIABUJA Chief Imam
The Chief Imam of the University of Abuja, Prof. Taofiq Azeez, has enjoined the suspended Chief Imam of Apo Legislative Quarters Mosque, Abuja, Shiekh Nuru Khalid, not to be discouraged by his present ordeal. Recall that the fiery cleric, Sheikh Khalid was suspended after delivering a strongly-worded sermon on insecurity in some part of the…
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Nigerian Artistes, Other World Celebrated Super Stars Nominated For 2022 Grammy Awards (Full List)
A couple of top Nigerian Artistes and their counterparts across the world world made the nomination list for the 64th annual Grammy Awards which will be handed out later on Sunday in Las Vegas. Jazzman and bandleader Jon Batiste leads the pack with 11 nominations, followed by Justin Bieber, H.E.R. and Doja Cat with eight.…
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ASUU Hints On Possible Extension of Strike
As students in government owned institutions continue to wallow in an ocean of indefinite break, the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has hinted the public that the ongoing nationwide strike may be extended due to the Government’s inability to accept the union’s requests. The Union through its President, Emmanuel Osodeke, made this known in…
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CBN Warns Banks Against Bringing Mutilated Naira Notes For Deposits
The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has warned Deposit Money Banks, DMBs, to stop bringing “composed banknotes” as part of their deposits with the apex bank. The warning is contained in a circular issued in Abuja by Ahmed Umar, the Director, Currency Operations Department of CBN, which he said took effect from April 1. The…