Day: April 26, 2018

Be my best man, Harry asks William

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Britain’s Prince Harry has asked his elder brother Prince William to be his best man at his wedding to U.S. actress Meghan Markle next month, his office said in a statement on Thursday. Harry was William’s best man at his own glittering wedding to wife Kate Middleton in 2011. “The Duke of Cambridge is honoured to have been asked, and is very much looking forward to supporting his brother at St George’s Chapel, Windsor on May 19th,” Kensington Palace said. Some 600 guests are expected to attend Harry and Markle’s…

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In Yobe, 1, 296 IDPs risk cholera outbreak

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There are indications that the 1, 296 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Pompomari camp, Damaturu, may face cholera outbreak and other water-borne diseases due to absence of water and sanitation facilities. According to the inmates,  they get water once a day, while their toilet facilities are not being maintained. NAN correspondent on a delegation of the Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) in Emergency Working Group, further reports that inmates of the camp said the coming rains would compound the problems as their makeshift homes are in tatters. One of the…

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Trump to get rid of nuclear deal – Macron

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French President Emmanuel Macron has said he may have failed in efforts to persuade Donald Trump to retain an international nuclear deal with Iran. “My view is… that he will get rid of this deal on his own, for domestic reasons,” Mr Macron said at the end of a three-day state visit to the US. Mr Trump has until 12 May to decide on the deal, which aimed to prevent Iran acquiring nuclear weapons. He has been a strong critic of the deal, calling it “insane”. Under the agreement reached…

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Diego Costa, Arsenal’s tormentor in Atletico squad

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Atletico coach, Diego Simeone has warned Arsenal: Diego Costa is coming to make you suffer again. Having initially been ruled out of the Europa League semi-final first leg with a hamstring injury, Costa recovered sufficiently to travel to London with Atletico Madrid, the Mirror newspaper has reported. And the fiery frontman’s potential involvement tonight is bad news for the Gunners as he was their worst nightmare during his time at Chelsea. He was public enemy No.1 whenever he faced Arsenal because of how he tormented and got under their defenders’…

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Edo State Health Crisis: Only 3  of 34 State Hospitals  Functional – NMA

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By Lucky Isibor The Edo state branch of the Nigeria Medical Association, NMA, has said that only three  hospitals are functional in Edo state out of the 24 government owned hospitals.The Chairman of of the state branch of the  Chairman, Nigeria Medical  (NMA), Dr. Emmanuel Osaigbovo disclosed this on Wednesday in an interview with news men in Benin City. He named the functional hospitals as the Central Hospital, Stella Obasanjo Hospital, both in Benin City and General Hospital, Auchi. However, he said that in the course of the five days…

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Illegal extortion: Road users send SoS to Okowa, Dieseruvwe over DESTMA officials 

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  From Igbunu Miracle MEMBERS of the public have called on the Director general of the Delta State Traffic Management Authority, DESTMA, Olorogun Dieseruvwe to call to other his staff over illegal fee collection embarked upon by some officers Destma officials, it was gathered has taken over the role of Nigeria police in checking suspected vehicle particulars and the Road Safety officers. According to one of the victims who gave his name as Eloho, Okowa police stopped us at Otovwodo market demand for us helmet which we told them we…

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