August 14, 2019

Unfathomable Mercy: A full length TV drama series 35

August 14, 2019 11:48 pm

By MarkAnthony Nze

97. EXT. MR. KADIRI’S RES. NIGHT.

COLLINS arrives in his CAR with PRISCA at their GATE, keeps pressing the HORN and incessantly making a NOISE with it before ADAMU wakes up and comes outside to meet them.

ADAMU

Oga Collins, abegi, me no fit open am for gate for you.

COLLINS

My friend, open this gate immediately.

ADAMU

No be me talk am na oga Land-lord na em talk am so.

COLLINS

Adamu, you and the Land-Lord are crazy, come on! Get out of my way.

Starts struggling with him and eventually beats him up and pushes …

Family of police inspector killed by soldiers wants justice

August 14, 2019 10:09 am

Family of one of the police officers, who were murdered by soldiers of the 93 Battalion in Taraba State, has demanded justice over the gruesome murder of their son, Inspector Mark Edaile.The immediate elderly brother of the slain officer, Andrew Edaile, who disclosed this at a press conference in Abuja on Monday, also called for an independent enquiry by local and international bodies to unravel the death of the officer who has served the nation for 16 years.

He warned that if the Nigerian government fails to carry out a thorough investigation to bring the perpetrators to justice, the family

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Oil prices fall on weak economic data from Europe , China

August 14, 2019 9:38 am

Oil prices fell on Wednesday on weak economic data from China and Europe and a rise in U.S. crude inventories, almost erasing the previous session’s sharp gains after the U.S. said it would delay tariffs on some Chinese products.

Brent crude LCOc1 was down $2.08, or 3.4 per cent, at $59.22 a barrel at 1214 GMT, after rising 4.7 per cent on Tuesday, the biggest percentage gain in a day since December.

U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures CLc1 were down $2.13, or 3.7 per cent, at $54.97 a barrel, having risen four per cent the previous session, the …

Open letter to Omoyele Sowore

August 14, 2019 8:59 am

Dear Sowore,

…safe trip to prison

In 2010, some powerful elements within the defunct Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, under the leadership of Bola Tinubu approached the publisher of Sahara Reporters which is being published in New York, Omoyele Sowore, in order to help them rubbish the government of the then president, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan whom they referred to as a weak and minority president at that time.

Tinubu personally bought a mansion worth $2m for Sowore in Boston, bought him two exotic cars, built him two Mansions in Lagos and Ondo states and as well put him on

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Youths advocate reproductive health in school curricula

August 14, 2019 12:15 am

The need to introduce reproductive health in national school curricula has become a source of concern to youths of Taraba State.In an interactive session with The Guardian after the International Youth Day marked on Monday, August 12, the youths urged government at all levels to make education more “relevant, equitable and inclusive for youths in the state and the nation at large.”

They believed that the demand, if adhered to, would not only lead to the successful implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), but would also assist in addressing the challenges posed by population explosion in the country.State …

Walnuts protect against ulcerative colitis, study reveals

August 14, 2019 12:07 am

Walnut consumption may offer protection against ulcerative colitis, according to a new study by researchers at UConn Health and Texas A&M University, United States (U.S.).Through their complex array of natural compounds and phytochemicals, walnuts have been shown to provide a multitude of health benefits, including protection against inflammation and colon cancer. The latest findings from a study of mice, published in the journal Nutrients, found that walnut consumption also offered protection against experimentally-induced ulcerative colitis.

Ulcerative colitis is a form of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) characterized by chronic inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract. The current study, led by Dr. Daniel

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Ihedioha calls for peace between NAF, communities over land

My government won’t flout court orders, says Ihedioha

August 14, 2019 12:01 am

Governor Emeka Ihedioha of Imo State yesterday reiterated that his administration would adhere strictly to the rule of law devoid of any form of mediocrity and favouritism. He said efforts had been place to settle all those who got garnishee orders or owed by the immediate past government of Rochas Okorocha in the state, adding that the financial burden, which his administration inherited, was avoidable had the past government been responsible.

Ihedioha, represented by the state Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Ndukwe Nnawuchi (SAN), stated this at the presentation of a book written in his honour by a veteran journalist …