By Stephen Adeleye Dr Kennedy Obohwemu, a renowned UK-based Nigerian researcher, has achieved a significant milestone in global mental health research with a fresh perspective on understanding emotional resilience and self-comforting behaviours. His feat is contained in the Self-Comforting Attitude Theory (SCAT) and the corresponding Self-Comforting Attitude Scale (SCAS). TheContinue Reading
By Desmond Ejibas The 115 Special Operations Group of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says that NAF has commenced free medical screening, diagnosis, and treatment for about 900 residents of its host community, Rumuomasi, in Rivers. Group Capt. Abdulafeez Opaleye, Commander of Special Operations Group, NAF, Port Harcourt, disclosed thisContinue Reading
By Ibironke Ariyo The Road Safety Officers Wives Association (ROSOWA) has donated food and other items to two orphanages in the FCT, as part of activities to commemorate the 8th UN Global Road Safety Week. Speaking at the event on Saturday in Abuja, the ROSOWA President, Dr Nafisat Shehu-Mohammed, saidContinue Reading
By Kemi Akintokun Dr Adedamola Dada, the outgoing Medical Director of Federal Medical Centre, Ebute Metta, says the hospital had been paying N20 million monthly electricity bill for just three hours of daily public power supply. According to him, this extraordinary expense has led to the consumption of 80,000 litresContinue Reading
By Ehigimetor Igbaugba The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has distributed food and other items to victims of markets fire incidents at Ikom and Ogoja in Cross River. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the fire incidents that occurred four days apart destroyed properties and goods worth millionsContinue Reading
By Abujah Racheal In a significant reorganisation of the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) senior leadership, Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu has been appointed as the new head of the organisation’s Health Emergencies Programme. The change is part of a broader leadership shake-up announced by WHO Director-General, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. The shake-upContinue Reading
By Joy Akinsanya Gov. Dapo Abiodun of Ogun, on Saturday inaugurated the Abeokuta Polo Club and polo. Abiodun, while speaking at the Polo Estate in Kobape, Abeokuta, said that the introduction of polo game was timely and welcomed. He said that polo couldn’t have come at a better time thanContinue Reading
By Abbas Bamalli The World Bank, in collaboration with the Katsina State Government, is to construct latrines for about 1,500 households across three Local Government Areas (LGAs) in the state. Alhaji Ibrahim Dankaba, the Executive Director of the state’s Small Towns Water Supply and Sanitation Agency (STOWASSA), disclosed this inContinue Reading
By Abiodun Lawal No fewer than 23 states have arrived in Ogun State for the National Sports Festival (NSF) tagged ‘Gateway Games’ 2024. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the biennial festival is to officially commence on Sunday. The Director General, National Sports Commission (NSC), Bukola Olopade, madeContinue Reading
By Desmond Ejibas The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has concluded a Computer-Based Test (CBT) to select candidates for its 2025 Foreign Postgraduate Scholarship programme. Chief Boma Iyaye, Executive Director of Finance and Administration at the NDDC, disclosed this to journalists in Port Harcourt on Saturday. He stated that aboutContinue Reading
