Armed bandits on Tuesday night launched another attack on Manta village in Shiroro Local Government Area…
Month: February 2021
Ooni urges peaceful coexistence across ancient city of Ile-Ife
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, Ojaja 11, has urged peaceful coexistence in the ancient…
Police kill 4, arrest 8 over attack on police station in Abia
The Police Command in Abia has killed four suspects and arrested eight others over the attack…
INTERVIEW: How past Igbo ministers mismanaged their opportunities – Ngige
Senator Chris Ngige, a former governor of Anambra State and current Minister of Labour and…
Senate confirms Bawa as EFCC Chairman
The Senate has confirmed the appointment of Mr Abdulrasheed Bawa as substantive Chairman of the Economic…
DHQ assures NNPC of adequate protection of national assets
The Chief of Defence Staff, Maj.-Gen. Lucky Irabor, has pledged to ensure that the armed forces…
Northern elders disown Gumi, say he’s on his own
A coalition of Northern elders on Wednesday dissociated themselves from recent comments credited to an Islamic…
Borno attacks: Zulum confirms 10 dead, 47 injured
By Kenneth Onuoha Borno Governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum, has disclosed that 10 residents were killed…
Ghana takes delivery of first doses of free Covax vaccines
By Deborah Hassan The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Wednesday announced that the West…
Okonjo-Iweala: Africa’s meal ticket at WTO?
By Harrison Arubu Unarguably, expectations are high across Africa following the emergence of Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala…
NASS now a village square for idiots, Abia Govt. replies Sen. Adeyemi
By Gabriel Atumeyi The Abia State Government has described the Senator representing…
Nigeria’s restructuring should be driven by economic viability – Adesina
Former Minister of Agriculture and President of the African Development Bank, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina has said…
Questions Gumi must answer, by Reno Omokri
Dear Sheikh Gumi, Why should we give bandits amnesty? Is it because they are Fulani or…
A letter to Smart, by Bekee Anyalewechi
Smart, Every Nigerian State Governor drinks something just as those of you in the National Assembly…
Court adjourns Air Marshal Dikko’s trial till April 28
Justice Nnamdi Dimgba of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja onn Tuesday, February 23, 2021,…
Viewpoint: Criminal Cartels on the loose in Nigeria
By Olusegun Adeniyi Following a tip-off in July 2016, the Office of the National Security Adviser…
One Region, 5 Eunuchs
Over the last 18 months, since the coming together of my secondary school classmates, via a…
Mohamed Bazoum wins Niger’s presidential runoff
Former Interior Minister Mohamed Bazoum and candidate of Niger’s ruling PNDS Party, has won the presidential…
Kidnappings: Senate probes $20m Safe School Initiative fund
By Deborah Hassan The Senate has mandated its Committees on Education (Basic and Secondary), Tertiary…
Duncan Mighty shares audio of wife confessing to charm him
Nigerian singer Duncan Mighty has released an audio of his wife, Vivian confessing to paying a…
Alleged 26m fraud: EFCC presents third witness against Fani-Kayode
The trial of a former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode before Justice John Tsoho of a Federal…
CSO drum support for confirmation of Bawa as new EFCC boss
By Gabriel Atumeyi A Civil Society Organizations, Citizens Awareness Against Corruption and Social Vices Initiative, (CAACASVI)…
Highway Development, Management Initiative Will Boost Economy – APC
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) said it has welcomed the federal government’s introduction of a…
Makinde reopens Sasa Market, lifts curfew
Governor ‘Seyi Makinde of Oyo State on Tuesday, February 23, 2021, directed the immediate re-opening of…
Buhari has done more for Southeast than his predecessors — Andy Uba
A former governor of Anambra State, Senator Andy Uba, has said President Muhammadu Buhari has performed…
Military records another disaster as Naval boat capsizes
Barely 72 hours after Nigeria lost seven Airforce officers in a plane crash , a boat…
Mystery fire guts High Court, Magistrate Court in Delta
By Ife Osemedua A mystery fire has razed the Delta State High Court and Magistrate…
Igbos marginalised themselves in Police leadership, says Ngige
…May never produce an IGP in decades By Edward T. Dibiana Minister of Labour and…
By Ife Osemedua
More celebrities in the entertainment industry have expressed support and willingness to work with philanthropist and promoter of malaria eradication in Africa, Ned Nwoko, on the project.
The latest entertainers to join the train include popular Ghanaian actress, Juliet Ibrahim and Mc Tagwaye, a Nigerian comedian, popularly known for mimicking President Mohammadu Buhari, in his comedy performances.
Both of them endorsed ‘Ned Nwoko Malaria Eradication Project’, just as many celebrities had done in the past.
They praised Nwoko, a former member of the House of Representatives, for making the initiative aimed at freeing Africa from the unrelenting pangs of the deadly tropical disease ravaging the continent.
According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), a child dies of malaria every two minutes in Africa.
Nwoko has been in the forefront of the advocacy to eradicate malaria in Africa. Among other measures, he has proposed fumigation of the whole continent, development of malaria vaccine and effective environmental sanitation as deliberate steps that would help reverse the prevalence of malaria in Africa.
Other celebrities who have endorsed the project in the past include, Davido, Teni, Wiz Kid, Patoraking, Laycon of Big Brother, Rudeboy, Buchi, Gordons, among others.
N6.2bn COVID-19 Fund: Senate orders arrest of Pondei, others
By Deborah Hassan The Senate has directed that the head of the former Interim Management…