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The Rwandan government has announced a ban on cosmetic products used for lightening the skin. “Love the skin you’re in”, is the message from Rwanda’s government in the fight against skin lightening products, reports eNCA. Francois Uwinkindi of Rwanda’s Ministry of Health Cancer Unit said, “We are now putting more effort into educating people, going around and seizing those illegal products....

President Muhammadu Buhari has called on Nigerians not to re-elect governors who failed to pay civil servants’ salaries even after collecting bailouts from the federal government. Mr Buhari, who is also seeking re-election on the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, advised Nigerians to vote competent persons into various elective positions. Speaking on Hausa service of the Voice of...

Less than 38 days to the 2019 general elections, 456,517 permanent voter cards (PVCs) are yet to be collected by residents of Ondo state, The Precision has learnt. Available records show that the total number of registered voters in the state as at the last continuous voter registration (CVR) on 31st August, 2018 stood at 1,828,219. The total number of...

By Doris Esa It was all tears as the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) buried the remains of five crew members, victims of the NAF Mi-35M Helicopter that crashed during a combat on Jan. 2 in Borno. The helicopter crashed while providing close air support to troops of 145 Battalion in Damasak, Borno. The late crew members are Flight Lieutenant Perowei Jacob –...

...Liverpool ousted Arsenal will host Manchester United in the English Emirates FA Cup fourth round, according to the draw held Monday night. The Gunners have won the competition a record 13 times, while United are 12-time winners. Premier League champions Manchester City are at home to Burnley, while Tottenham face a tough trip to Crystal Palace. Holders Chelsea have an easier task with...

The Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) reached possible agreement on Monday toward resolving the ongoing lecturers’ strike. Sen. Chris Ngige, Minister of Labour and Employment, said this after a reconciliatory meeting with ASUU in Abuja. Ngige said the meeting was fruitful as an agreement had been reached between the Federal Government and the striking university lecturers. According...

By Johnson Eyiangho The Nigerian Army said it raided the offices of Daily Trust Newspapers in Maiduguri and Abuja on Sunday to invite the organisation’s journalists responsible for the publication of a classified military operation plan. The siege was lifted by 9.30pm on Sunday, following the order of the Federal Government. But it was not clear whether the computers carted away...

The Air Officer Commanding Tactical Air Command (AOC TAC), Air Vice Marshal Oladayo Amao, has paid condolence visits to the families of the five-man Air Force combat crew who died in the Mi-35M attack helicopter that crashed in Damasak on 2 January. Among those visited was the wife of late Flight Lieutenant Pereowei Jacob. The couple married last December. Also visited...

A recent international study found that drinking green tea was associated with an increased risk of type 2 diabetes in Chinese adults. A total of 119,373 participants from the Shanghai Women’s Health Study (SWHS) and Shanghai Men’s Health Study (SMHS) were included in the study, according to a report by Xinhua. The SWHS and SMHS are two large population-based studies initiated...

By George Odok/Benson Ezugwu The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it will train over one million electoral staff and ad-hoc personnel for the conduct of the 2019 general elections. Mr Solomon Soyebi, Chairman, Board of Electoral Institute (BEI), made the disclosure on Monday in Calabar. He stated this during a training workshop for State Training Officers and Assistant State Training Officers...