When with partner, women patients feel more pain

The presence of a romantic partner during painful medical procedures could make women feel worse rather than better, researchers say.

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el-Rufai, Gov. Yero sign peace pack in Kaduna

As the March 28 and April 11 general elections approaches, a peace meeting at the instance of the Assistant Inspector General (AIG) in charge of zone 7 was held in Kaduna yesterday, where candidates of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), All Progressives Congress (APC) and other political parties signed a peace pact, agreeing to provide an enabling environment for peaceful polls.

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Funds mismanagements delays the fight against Boko Haram - buhari

 Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, has identified misappropriation of funds provided by government for the fight against Boko Haram as the reason for the military’s inability to defeat the insurgents.

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Why you should know your partner inside out before marriage

I’m gonna marry her anyway

(Marry that girl) Marry her anyway

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Partnership against Boko Haram a must - ECOWA

The Economic Community of West African Heads of State and Government, have expressed serious concern over the humanitarian consequences of Boko Haram attacks in Nigeria and neighbouring countries and called for synergies between national, regional and international actions in the fight against the terrorist group.

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How blood can reverse aging

Conversation about the work of the Gates Foundation, with a digression on Bitcoin and a coda on artificial intelligence. “The key is not Internet connectivity. It doesn’t in itself stop childhood mortality, or help farmers know what to plant.

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With election looming, politics of religion shifting

Less than two weeks from national polls, Nigeria’s ruling party is facing unprecedented shifts in the politics of religion that could spell trouble for the incumbent, President Goodluck Jonathan.

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Togolese court awards Ecobank ex-CEO $11.6million

 A court in Togo awarded Thierry Tanoh, the former chief executive of pan-African lender Ecobank , $11.6 million on Tuesday after he filed a wrongful dismissal suit following the bank’s decision to fire him last March.

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Obama sympathises with Jordan

US President Barack Obama will host Jordan’s King Abdullah II later Tuesday in a hastily arranged meeting just hours after a video emerged of a caged Jordanian pilot being burned alive by the Islamic State group.

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There is no plans for interim government - Nigerian Army

Nigerian Army said on Tuesday that it was not aware of plans to foist an interim government on the country.

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Nigeria to detain ships entering nation’s territorial water with foreign guards

THE Federal Government has said that it will not hesitate to detain any vessel entering the country territorial and coastal waters with security escorts on board, whether armed or unarmed.

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Marketers embrace up for post-election Naira devaluation

Tumbling oil prices and political chaos have eroded Nigeria's lure for foreign investors, but they are likely to venture back if authorities will allow what some say is a much-needed currency devaluation.

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183 supporters of the outlawed Muslim brotherhood to face death in Egypt

An Egyptian court on Monday confirmed death sentences for 183 supporters of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood on charges of killing police officers, as authorities continued a crackdown on opponents, AFP and Reuters news agencies reported.

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Chile's President proposes end to total abortion ban

Chilean President Michelle Bachelet has announced plans to end a total ban on abortions in the predominantly Roman Catholic country.

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Whitney Houston daughter's condition unknown

Bobbi Kristina Brown, daughter of late US singer Whitney Houston, is in hospital in an unknown condition after being found unresponsive in a bathtub.

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Ecobank supports Nigerian army

The Nigerian Army School of Public Relations and Information has commended Ecobank Nigeria’s donation of N2.5 million towards the completion of a building project at the Nigerian Army School of Public Relations and Information.

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Twin explosions killed five persons in Gombe

Two bomb explosions were witnessed on Sunday afternoon in Gombe metropolis killing five people including the perpetrators of the blasts barely twenty hours before President Goodluck Jonathan’s campaign visit to the State.

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APC demands appology from AIT

The All Progressives Congress' Presidential Campaign Organisationl has asked the Director-General of the National Broadcasting Commission to investigate Africa Independent ‎Television (AIT) for broadcasting a fabricated hate documentary against its presidential candidate,  General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.)

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Bin Talal begins pan-Arab news channel in Saudi

Outspoken billionaire Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal on Sunday launched a pan-Arab satellite news channel aimed at challenging established networks in the region.

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Chad loses 3 soldiers killing 123 insurgency

Three soldiers and 123 Boko Haram militants were killed when the Islamist group attacked a Chadian army contingent in northern Cameroon, the Chadian military said Friday.

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Nigeria orders sophisticated weapons from Czech arms dealers to fight Boko Haram

The government of Nigeria is buying Soviet-made tanks, amphibious vehicles and rocket launchers from Czech republic to combat the terrorist group, Boko Haram, according to a Thursday report by Czech daily, Mladá fronta Dnes (MfD).

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Three person-baby plan against church rules

Senior church figures have called on the UK government to block the creation of babies from three people.

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50-year-old woman to spend three years in prison for drugs peddling

Lagos – A Federal High Court in Lagos on Friday sentenced a 50-year-old widow, Nwakpa Nwore, to three years imprisonment for dealing in Cannabis Sativa, also known as Indian hemp.

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Maitatsine and Boko Haram

There was this three way push-and-pull at the weekend involving Gover-nor Rotimi Amaechi, General Muhammadu Buhari and a certain Alhaji Adamu Muhammed  concerning the violent pseudo-Muslim sect leader Muhammadu Marwa alias Maitatsine and how the lessons of that old case could apply to the ongoing Boko Haram war.

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Zimbabwean man jailed nine years for eating python

A Zimbabwean has been jailed for nine years for eating python, a protected species, a Zimbabwean daily reported on Friday.

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Sugary drinks leads to early menstruation

The findings are important because early onset of menstruation is linked to a higher risk of breast cancer in later life, the paper said, although other experts saw flaws in the probe.

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