Members of the Board of Trustees of the Peoples Democratic Party are holding a closed-door meeting with the PDP caucus in the National Assembly. The PDP has faced internal strife since the lead-up to the 2023 elections. Party stakeholders have criticized Acting National Chairman, Umar Damagum, for failing to take decisive steps to reform the party. The situation worsened when Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, persisted in his criticism of Rivers State Governor, Sim Fubara, and the PDP Governors Forum regarding the party’s structure. The PUNCH reported that PDP BoT Chairman, Adolphus Nwabara, Secretary Senator Ahmed Makarfi,…
Author: UZDO Media
Oral sex could fuel the rising number of throat cancer cases, according to health experts. UK radio presenter Jamie Theakston, 53, has revealed his diagnosis of stage one laryngeal cancer after listeners noticed a change in his voice. Theakston announced this week that he will be taking a break from his role on Heart Radio, reports Mail Online Tuesday. “Around 70 per cent of throat cancer cases are caused by HPV,” said Dr Hisham Mehanna from the University of Birmingham, adding that multiple oral sex partners can increase the risk up to ninefold. Doctors have long linked smoking and alcohol…
Fidson Healthcare Plc has signed a Strategic Cooperation Memorandum with three Chinese firms; Jiangsu Aidea Pharma, Nanjing PharmaBlock, and the China-Africa Development Fund in Beijing, China, to expand access to HIV drugs in Africa. Through this collaboration, the four firms have agreed to actively leverage their respective strengths to establish a new joint venture pharmaceutical plant project in Nigeria. The signing ceremony took place during a visit by a team from Nigeria led by Dr. Fidelis Ayebae, the founder and Managing Director of Fidson Healthcare Plc. Other members of the delegate from Nigeria were Dr. Babatunde Ipaye and Mr. Oshoke…
Turkey on Thursday accused Israel of seeking to expand the war in Gaza to Lebanon with the “alarming” wave of deadly explosions that swept through Hezbollah strongholds. “The escalation in the region is alarming,” Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on state-run TRT television. “We see Israel mounting its attacks towards Lebanon step by step.” The blasts have killed 32 people in two days, including two children, wounding more than 3,000 others, according to Lebanese health ministry figures. Israel has not commented on the unprecedented operation in which Hezbollah operatives’ walkie-talkies and pagers exploded in supermarkets, at funerals and on streets.…
Nigerian striker Victor Olatunji made a remarkable UEFA Champions League debut, contributing both a goal and an assist in Sparta Prague’s commanding 3-0 victory over Red Bull Salzburg on Wednesday. Olatunji doubled Sparta Prague’s lead in the 42nd minute, finding the back of the net before assisting Qazim Laçi in the 58th minute for the team’s third goal. Olatunji’s impressive debut earns him a spot among the select group of African players to have scored and assisted in their first Champions League appearance. According to a football stats platform, Opta Joe, Olatunji is the third African player, and the first…
The United Nations Children Fund has recommended the Jigawa State model of nutrition intervention for Nigeria. UNICEF declared in Dutse that it was elated by the Jigawa Government’s unique strategies at addressing malnutrition in the state. The UNICEF Chief of Nutrition Section, Ms. Nemat Hajeebhoy, made the recommendation on Wednesday in Dutse during a visit to the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health, Dr. Kabir Ibrahim. Hajeebhoy noted the various measures taken by the state government to control malnutrition amongst children and mothers. She hailed the Masaki programme and integrated health system to reduce malnutrition. The UNICEF Chief of nutrition therefore…
Nigerian singer, Ikuforiji Abdulrahman, better known as Oxlade, has stated that he dropped out of school because he was targeted by gangs. In a recent podcast cited by Punch Online on Wednesday, the ex-Lagos State University student said he had to drop out of school in his final year, saying ‘leaving the school environment was the best decision for him, describing the situation as a ‘crazy time’ “I dropped out of the university in my final year because it was a crazy time. There were some gangs after me because I’m a fine boy. Being a fine boy makes you…
The Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Owolabi Olakulehin Ige, has stated that he will support the realisation of the United Nations Children Funds’ objectives in Oyo State. The Olubadan gave his word on Wednesday when the UNICEF team paid him a courtesy visit to solicit his support for the protection of children’s rights in the country. The monarch while speaking through the Maye Olubadan, Chief Olalekan Alabi, at the Oke Aremo palace, Ibadan, said the choice of the Olubadan as a reference point of contact with other traditional rulers in the country, was a step in the right direction. The monarch…
The Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has directed the redeployment of the Rivers State Commissioner of Police, Tunji Disu, to FCT command. The shake-up also affects the Delta State Police Command, with CP Abaniwonda Olufemi being reassigned to the Rivers State Command. In his place, CP Peter Opara who was recently posted to the FCT command, has been appointed as the new Commissioner of Police for Delta State. The Force spokesman, Muyiwa Adejobi, in a statement on Thursday, said the redeployment was to ensure effective policing in the affected states. He said, “The Inspector-General of Police in an effort…
A British investor and the Chief Executive Officer of Hinckley E-Waste Recycling Ltd, Adrian Clews on Wednesday said that Nigeria, coming after South Africa is the second highest producer of electronic waste in Africa. Clews said that the country is responsible for churning out 200,000 metric tonnes of electronic waste which is one of the most toxic wastes around the world. He explained that with the support of Manufacturing Africa, an initiative of UK government, a $5m Lithium-ion and lead-acid battery recycling plant is being established in the state to turn the threat posed by these toxic wastes into a…