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Police confirm abduction of 317 students of govt girls secondary school in Zamfara Police confirm abduction of 317 students of govt girls secondary school in Zamfara Share Zamfara State Police Command has confirmed the abduction of 317 students of Government Girls Secondary School, Jangebe, Talatan Mafara in Zamfara State. In a statement issued by the state police command and signed by the state police spokesman, DSP Shehu Mohammed, on Friday, said the police in collaboration with the military have commenced a joint search and rescue operations with a view to rescuing the 317 students kidnap...

Share Certainly, venom from wasps sounds scary.  But a new study shows that new treatment for rheumatoid arthritis may involve wasp venom (WV). At least in rats, wasp venom, like scorpion venom, actually improves rheumatoid arthritis symptoms. Researchers say that a compound in the venom of the wasp may help to treat rheumatoid arthritis. In a new study, researchers have revealed how wasp venom stopped the progression of rheumatoid arthritis in rat models of the disease. They indicated that various doses of wasp venom significantly improve swelling and movement. More importantly, the venom c...

Share It is apparent that the lingering crisis between the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) and the breakaway Academic Staff Union of Secondary Schools (ASUSS) has degenerated into a new dimension as both unions now engage in a war of words. NUT which has been the umbrella body for all public primary and secondary school teachers in the country for almost 90 years, is insisting that it will continue to be in control of all  teachers. It insisted that the teachers in primary and secondary schools are better protected and covered by the union, and therefore no reason for any group under it to p...

Share While the world is reeling from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Ebola has again emerged, simultaneously, in both Central and West Africa. In this report by Sade Oguntola, experts highlight what Nigeria must do to respond quickly and effectively to the outbreak before it becomes large-scale epidemics. With the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases on the African continent surpassing 3.8 million, a fresh outbreak of Ebola in Guinea and Congo is becoming a source of concern to the World Health Organisation (WHO), the Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), International ...

Share A review of U.S. Elvis’ book, The Hidden and Ignored Truth about Nigeria, by Sam Nwaoko. That Nigeria needs a lot of things, chief among which are cleansing, regeneration, resetting and rebirth cannot be stressed enough. For many years, this conviction has been the force behind the perennial call by Ujeh Samuel Elvis that the name, ‘Nigeria’ must be changed for the country to begin a true journey of growth and development. And, as a cleric (a former full time pastor with The Redeemed Christian Church of God RCCG) and Bible teacher, he hinged his conviction on the charge in the Boo...