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A Nigerian female scientist has developed cancer drug from African plants. Mansurah Abdulazeez, a molecular biologist at the Center for Biotechnology Research, Bayero University, Kano, made a marvelous breakthrough in the treatment of cancer from African plants. The biologist, who won a Nigerian National Research grant of $86,000 in June also got a fellowship in Spain in November 2018. Mansurah said that Nigerian plants like drumsticks and soursop trees are very rich with anti-cancer agents. In an interview with The Guardian, The researcher said she loves science so much while growing up, she wanted to be a medical doctor, but…

Dr Daniel Olukoya, the general overseer of Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries, MFM, has spotted spiritual laziness on the part of some church leaders as the basis of multi-dimensional crises in Nigeria. Speaking on the topic: ‘Re-arranged for revival’ that marked the 30th anniversary of the church on Sunday at Prayer City located at KM 12, Lagos-Ibadan Express Way, Ibafo, Ogun State, Olukoya said no man “needs a microscope to discern that the world has gone upside down. Many things have gone wrong and it will take a complete divine revival for Nigeria to move to the next level.” According…

Governors of the Niger Delta states have rejected President Muhammadu Buhari’s nominees into the board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). Rising from a meeting last night in Abuja, the governors expressed concerns over the way and manner the appointments were made, saying it does not reflect effecting governance mechanism. Bayelsa State Governor Seriake Dickson said the aggrieved governors would seek audience with President Buhari to address the imbalance. According to Dickson, their concerns arose from protests being staged by people and stakeholders across the nine member states of the NDDC. The governors, however, urged calm and restraint in…

Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi, Thursday, won as the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the November 16 Governorship election. Bello emerged winner of the governorship ticket by polling 3,369 votes to beat eight other aspirants who contested the governorship primaries conducted by the party in Lokoja. Governor Abubakar Badaru of Jigawa, who was the Chairman of the electoral panel that conducted the process, said that Mr Babatunde Irukera came second with 109 votes while Rep. Hassan Bewa came third with 44 votes. He said Mr Yahaya Audu got 10 votes while Mr Sani Abdulahi polled seven votes. He…

Defending champion Liverpool has been drawn with Napoli in the Champions League group stages, while Real Madrid will face Paris Saint-Germain. Madrid and PSG will also meet Club Brugge and Galatasaray in Group A, with the action set to get underway on September 17 and 18, while the final will be played in Istanbul on May 30. Liverpool’s attempt to defend its title will see Jurgen Klopp’s Reds come up against Napoli, Salzburg and Genk in Group E. Meanwhile, beaten finalist Tottenham is in Group B with Bundesliga champion Bayern Munich, as well as Greek giants Olympiacos and Red Star Belgrade. The…

From 2005 to date, the African Development Bank has spent $2 billion on the education and training of six million science students in Africa. A statement by the bank’s Communication and External Relations Department on Thursday in Abuja, said the AfDB’s president, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, stated this at the Tokyo International Conference of African Development (TICAD) in Japan. Adesina said the bank was strongly supporting Africa to train and develop the next generation of scientists. “Since 2005, we have provided financing of over two billion dollars to support education; this has provided education opportunities for six million students. “We are proud…

Ahead of the All Progressives Congress, APC, governorship primary in Bayelsa State this weekend, some stakeholders within the party have asked Chief Timipre Sylva, the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, not to interfere in the conduct of the primary to avoid chaos. The stakeholders, under the umbrella body called Bayelsa APC Vanguard for Peace, said in a statement on Thursday in Yenagoa that there were signs of disunity in the party already, counselling the minister as the leader of the party against imposition of his preferred aspirants. In a statement endorsed by Prince Mike Egberi, coordinator of the group…

A chieftain of the ruling APC from Bayelsa State says the time is ripe for a comprehensive probe of all activities and transactions of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, under the ousted acting managing director, Prof Nelson Brambaifa. Chief Richard Kpodoh who spoke with journalists on Thursday in Yenogoa that though Brambaifa has been sacked, he must not be allowed to go free because of the rate of decay in the commission. Kpodoh lamented that the last six months was terrible for the Niger Delta because “never in the history of the NDDC have we experienced such bare-faced corruption.…

By Akanimo Sampson About 400 public officials, scholars and farmers from Benue, Cross River, Delta, Ebonyi, Kaduna, Kebbi, Niger and Oyo states as well as the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja have so far benefitted from the training of the Nigeria Strategy Support Programme of the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI-NSSP). The Institute delivered 16 trainings between March 25 and April 30 this year, covering a wide range of areas, including Group Dynamics, Issues in Agriculture, Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E), Policy Communications and the use of STATA for policy analysis. Participants included agro-dealers, farmer groups, journalists and researchers in…

A Nigerian, Raymond Ekevwo, has been crowned fastest man in Africa. He secured the title with a 9.96s, a new Personal Best (PB) and African Record to finish in the men’s 100m at the 2019 All African Games in Morocco. His fast finish in the race set several records — becoming the fastest in the continent and helping Nigeria win a Gold Medal. This marks the first win for the country in the 100m event since 2007 when Nigerian sprint legend, Olusoji Fasuba achieved this feat. After his victory, the new African fastest runner told Premium Times, “I just want to give…