Popular Canadian singer, Celine Dion has revealed she is diagnosed with Stiff Person Syndrome (SPD). SPS is a rare neurological disorder with features of an autoimmune disease that causes one’s muscles to tense uncontrollably. It is characterized by fluctuating muscle rigidity in the trunk and limbs and a heightened sensitivity to stimuli such as noise, touch, and emotional distress. While there is no cure for SPS, there are treatments — including anti-anxiety medicines and muscle relaxants — that can slow down its progression. The ‘All by myself’ crooner, in an Instagram post on Thursday,said she was recently diagnosed with the…
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The House of Representatives has summoned the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to appear before the house to justify the apex bank’s new policy on cash withdrawals. The lawmakers also ordered the suspension of cash withdrawal limits by the apex bank following a resolution during plenary on Thursday. The House of Representatives @HouseNGR, through a resolution, invites @cenbank Governor @GodwinIEmefiele to appear before the House on Thursday 15th December 2022 at 11 am to shed light on the newly proposed naira redesign and withdrawal limit policies,” a tweet from the lower chamber’s handle read. This development comes…
The Deputy Governor of Kogi State, Edward Onoja says that the online trolls the Presidential Candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Ahmed Tinubu receive are more of a blessing to his presidential ambition. According to Onoja, Tinubu keeps being talked about that by people which is an indication that he is ahead of the rest of the pack. Onoja who described Tinubu as the ‘game in the play’ stated this in a Facebook post on Wednesday. He said that three things confirm that Tinubu’s victory is certain which are: “1. When they make you the Topic; It confirms you…
The Labour Party (LP) has been accused of being an extension of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) with no difference between the duo’s ideologies. This was revealed by the presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Adebayo Adewole. Adewole, while speaking on Channels TV’s Sunrise Daily on Thursday said that LP is now an extension of the PDP He said, “Labour Party is now a branch of the PDP.” Recall that Labour Party has a presidential candidate in Peter Obi who was once a vice-presidential of the PDP. Adewole also revealed that his party had earlier pushed for a…
Popular Nollywood actress, Mercy Johnson has thrown her weight behind the All Progressives Congress ahead of the 2023 elections. The actress, in a post on an Instagram handle on Wednesday, shared photos of her appearance at the APC Southwest Women rally. Johnson expressed conviction that APC has solid plans to foster the welfare and prosperity of women in Nigeria. She stated this is reflected in their 35% affirmative action for women, calling on all Nigerians to vote for the ruling party. She wrote, “Earlier today, I joined His Excellency, Babajide Sanwo-Olu @jidesanwoolu and the incredible women leaders that make up…
The Governor of Lagos state Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has approved N68, 000 as school fees for the pioneer students of the Lagos State University of Education (LASUED), Ijanikin. LASUED, which was formerly Adeniran Ogunsanya College of Education (AOCOED), was converted to a university in 2022 by Sanwo-Olu’s administration to provide more admission spaces for Lagosian and Nigerian youths. The management of LASUED had proposed N195, 000 as tuition fees for the new students but Governor Sanwo-Olu graciously reduced the proposed school fees to N68, 000. A statement from the university management titled: “Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu graciously cuts…
President Muhammadu Buhari says that Nigeria has contributed to the growth of aviation in Africa. He said that over the years, the country has continued to champion the cause of aviation safety, security and facilitation throughout the continent. Buhari who was represented by Chief of Staff, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari, said this at the fourteenth ICAO Air Services Negotiation event, in Abuja. He said that Nigeria will build more partnerships that will continue to grow aviation on the continent. “I therefore wish to take this opportunity to appreciate ICAO under the leadership of Mr. Salvatore Sciacchitano, the President of the ICAO…
The Federal Government has announced that they recovered N120 billion, among other currencies, through the Proceeds of Crime (Recovery and Management) Law (POCA), 2022. Disclosing this was the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, in Abuja at the eighth edition of the President Muhammadu Buhari (PMB) Administration Scorecard series (2015-2023). He said that the money is being used to fund the completion of ongoing critical infrastructure projects. “In line with the new law, all relevant agencies of government have now opened. Confiscated and Forfeiture Properties Account with the Central Bank of Nigeria. “The money is being used to…
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has dismissed the suit challenging the candidacy of the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu ahead of the 2023 polls. This was contained in a statement issued by the Director, Media & Publicity, APC Presidential Campaign Council, Bayo Onanuga. It noted that in the last couple of weeks, the courts had dismissed several cases brought against Tinubu by opposition elements, including Action Alliance, for being frivolous, lacking in merit and abuse of court processes. In the case with suit No: FHC/ABJ/CS/854/2022, Justice Fadima Aminu Muritala described the…
The crisis currently besetting the Labour Party has taken a different dimension with the latest blow to their chances at the poll coming from Osun State as the party’s ex-gubernatorial candidate, Lasan Yusuf on Wednesday abandoned the party to join the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. Yusuf is known to be the right-hand man of LP’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi in Osun State, and with the his defection to the opposition party, it portends a major blow to their chances of sweeping the South West state, made worse by their tenuous hold of other states in the region. The ex-deputy speaker…