Stakeholders of the Zamfara Lead Poisoning Group, in collaboration with Medecins Sans Frontiers/Doctors Without Borders, have said that without immediate government intervention, more children are at risks of lead poisoning in Zamfara State. In a...
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) yesterday linked its stoppage of Arik Airline flight from Abuja to Lagos to a technical fault. It, therefore, asked Nigerians not to entertain any fear over the security of flight operations in the country. ...
Nobel laureate, Prof.Wole Soyinka yesterday dismissed calls for peace negotiations with Boko Haram and said Nigerian society is at stake in what he described as a war for survival. Soyinka, a 78-year-old playwright and essayist, was once marked for dea...
Suspected ritualists currently operating inEruemukowharien community in Ughelli north local government area of Delta State have allegedly murdered a prominent high chief in the area. The ritualists removed his genitals and intestine, evenas his bodywas...
The Trade Union Congress (TUC) in Rivers State has started mobilising its members for two major strikes slated for next week. The leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the TUC have directed workers in the state to embark on an indefinite ...
The stage is now set for a legal battle against the victory of the incumbent Ondo State governor, Dr Olusegun Mimiko at the October 20 governorship election, as candidates of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), Mr Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, and the Accor...
Rampaging armed robbers operating in Ogume, Kwale axis of Delta State, on Thursday night, allegedly robbed residents and raped women and children in the area. Some of the victims were girls between six and seven years old. Although no death was r...
India's Bharti Airtel has announced that its second-fiscal quarter revenue rose by 17 per centwhilethe profitfell by nearly a third. Revenue reached $3.7 billion, led by strong growth of 77 per cent in India Mobile Data, 26 per cent in 'A...
Recently, President Goodluck Jonathan announced that the federal government would assist states ravaged by flood with N17.6bn. In this report, HAMZAT BABA, Lokoja, KOLA NIYI-EKE, Asaba, OSA OKHOMINA, Yenagoa, MUAZU ABARI, Yola, PATRICK OCHO...
The historic presidential election in the United States has come and gone. However, opinion differs as to what implications the re-election of President Barack Obama would have on American politics, the country’s economy, healthcare and immigrati...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Gombe State says it arrested 12 drug suspects in some parts of the state. The state Commandant of the NDLEA, Mr Aliyu Adole, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) ...
Gov. Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State on Friday advised African countries to increase trade among themselves in order to speed up the development and prosperity of the continent. Fashola, who gave the advice while speaking at the 2012 Lagos K...
Four men, including a commercial motorcyclist, were arraigned in Lagos on Friday for allegedly robbing three commuters waiting for transport at Anthony Bus Stop. The accused - Shaheed Akintayo, 34, Oluwa Olajide, 25, Sunday Koku, 25, and Femi Davi...
In commemoration of the 2012 World Pneumonia Day, the Delta government is partnering with Pfizer Pharmaceuticals to distribute pneumococcal vaccine (PCV 13) to children under five at the flood camps. This is contained in a statement signed by Mag...
Activities on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) ended on a downward trend on Friday with the market indices dropping by 0.62 per cent. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the market capitalisation lost N53 billion or 0.62 per cent to close at...