Last Saturday, February 16, the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, at about 2:45am, announced a shift in the general elections that was barely five hours away. The postponement has continued to attract reactions with some welcoming the decision as [...]
The United States and United Kingdom have both urged Nigerians to be patient and support the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, for a successful completion of the electoral process.
Both countries in separate statements in Abuja last Saturday, noted that while Nigerians have the r [...]
The help el-Rufa’I needs
“This dwarf still observes the world from his own self-imposed height.”
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“Should Buhari win, we as citizens must be prepared for two things. The first should be to stretch the great endurance for which we are known. The power centres within the Buhari presidency would assert themselves more ferociously, with Osinbanjo becoming more of a lame-duck VP***the second opti [...]
Fasting may help people lose weight, but new research suggests going without food may also boost human metabolic activity, generate antioxidants, and help reverse some effects of aging. Scientists at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST) and Kyoto University identi [...]
Researchers at the University of Waterloo have developed a new way to prevent and treat Chlamydia, the most common sexually transmitted bacterial infection in the world.
The new treatment differs from the traditional anti-biotic treatment as it is a type of gene therapy that is delivered via na [...]
An MIT-led research team has developed a drug capsule that could be used to deliver oral doses of insulin, potentially replacing the injections that people with type 2 diabetes have to give themselves every day.
About the size of a blueberry, the capsule contains a small needle made of compress [...]
The Special National Delegates Conference, SNDC, of the Nigeria Civil Service Union, NCSU, has passed a vote of confidence on the leadership of the union led by Comrade Lawrence Amaechi.
This is contained in a communique jointly signed by the President Comrade Lawrence Ama [...]
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