Day: February 8, 2024

FG to open reserves to address food costs

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As part of the measures to crash food prices, the Federal Government, yesterday, assured Nigerians that food items would be released from the National Food Reserves. The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, said this after the meeting of the Special Presidential Committee in Emergency Food Intervention which was at the instance of President Bola Tinubu. The meeting which was convened by the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, and the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, is part of the Federal Government’s move to stem rising…

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Oldest man alive celebrates 123rd birthday in Brazil

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Andrelino Vieira da Silva, a Brazilian man claiming to be the world’s oldest living person has celebrated his 123rd birthday, surrounded by family and loved ones. Andrelino who was born on February 3, 1901, according to his ID card, marked the occasion on Saturday in the city of Aparecida de Goiania. While da Silva’s age hasn’t been officially verified by Guinness World Records, his family maintains his birth certificate and identity documents as proof. If his claim is true, he would surpass the current record holder, Jeanne Calment of France,…

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Nigeria beats South Africa, reaches final

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The Super Eagles of Nigeria has survived a determined South Africa, to qualify for the final of the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations in Cote d’Ivoire, with Goalkeeper Stanley Nwabali becoming hero of the match. With the game poised at 1-1 after 120 minutes of normal and added time, the South Africa-based goalkeeper rose to the occasion, saving two penalty kicks as the Super Eagles beat the Bafana Bafana, whose goalkeeper, Ronwem Williams, is renowned for his penalty saving heroics. Yesterday in Bouake, Williams found the Nigerian players too clinical…

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More states join in the protests against high cost of living

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More states are joining in the protests against the high cost of living in the country, which is a reminiscent of the 2011 #OccupyNigeria protest against petrol subsidy removal that lasted more than a week, and 2020 #EndSARS protest against police brutality that dragged for nearly a month. After what could be termed a warning shot to ‘test the microphone’ with protests in Kano, Niger and Osun states, another protest broke out yesterday on the streets of Suleja in Niger and Kogi State over the rising cost of living. This…

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Six pregnant girls rescued from Anambra baby factory

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Six pregnant teenagers have been rescued when the Anambra State Government in collaboration with security operatives on Wednesday raided a “baby factory” at Umunya in Oyi Local Government Area of the state, while five other persons were arrested. The state Commissioner for Health, Dr Afam Obidike, after the raid said that the “baby factory” where the babies were being sold had the name, ‘Mother and Child Hospital and Maternity’ and was located on a road along the Tansian University, Umunya. Obidike said the state’s Health Facility, Accreditation and Monitoring Unit…

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