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300m child-friendly antimalarial treatments supplied without profit by Novartis
Novartis has announced that it has reached a delivery milestone of 300 million pediatric antimalarial treatments supplied without profit since…
Pro-Biafra agitators remanded
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt A Federal High Court in Port Harcourt has fixed Thursday, 17 December, 2015 to hear the bail…
We will help Benin Republic conduct credible elections in 2016, says Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has pledged that Nigeria will assist the Republic of Benin in conducting free and fair general elections…
Rivers Assembly passes Wike’s N104bn 2015 supplementary bill into law
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt In less than 21 days to complete this year’s cycle, the Rivers State House of Assembly has…
I’m not the owner of stolen N310m, says Saraki
Senate President, Dr Abubakar Bukola Saraki has dismissed claims by online news medium, SaharaReporters, that he was the owner of…
Police woman battered while arresting suspect
Cyriacus Izuekwe A police woman attached to human rights section of Idimu Divison, Chinyere Dike, has been attacked and brutally…
How I will solve power, roads, housing problems – Fashola
Babatunde Fashola, Minister of Power, Works and Housing has outlined how he intends to tackle the problem of power, roads…
OEAS petitions EU on Biafra
The Organization of Emerging African States (OEAS), an international governmental organization that promotes self-determination and the end to colonial era…
Only 20% of Nigeria’s healthcare facilities are functional – Reps
The House of Representatives Committee on Health says it will work assiduously to ensure that health facilities worked efficiently to…
Appalling cases of death, missing persons in Lagos
The rate at which people go missing in Nigeria’s commercial capital, Lagos, coupled with issues relating to ritual murders, is…
Biafra As Nightmare and Fantasy by Okey Ndibe
I have been distressed beyond words by what has crystallized as an agitation for Biafra’s divorce from Nigeria. I am…
Niger to transfer 500 Boko Haram prisoners to Nigeria
Niger has agreed to transfer hundreds of prisoners from the militant Islamist group Boko Haram back to their home country…
38 graduates with first class at Kaduna State University
Prof. William Qurix, the Vice Chancellor, Kaduna State University (KASU) on Tuesday said that out of 3,160 graduates produced by…
FG approves 2015 civil service promotion examination
Mrs Winifred Oyo-Ita, Acting Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (HOS), has approved the conduct of the 2015…
FG to deploy 5,000 NSCDC personnel to north-east
Retired Lt.-Gen Abdulrahman Dambazau, the Minister of Interior, says five thousand personnel of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps…
Akwa Ibom Guber: Court hears APC, PDP, INEC appeals
The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja on Tuesday reserved judgement in separate appeals against the April 11,2015 Akwa Ibom…
EFCC stages anti-corruption walk to Yar ‘Adua Centre
As part of activities to mark the 2015 International Anti- Corruption Day celebration, staff of Nigeria’s leading anti-corruption agency, the…
Afghan Taliban fighters attack Kandahar airport, kill 9
At least nine people have been killed in heavy fighting at the airport in the Afghan city of Kandahar, reports…
Tyson Fury stripped of IBF title
World heavyweight champion Tyson Fury has been stripped of his IBF title less than two weeks after winning it. The…
Daniel Sturridge out for weeks with new injury
Liverpool striker Daniel Sturridge will be out for several weeks after suffering a hamstring injury during Sunday’s defeat by Newcastle.…
Van Gaal says Man Utd making progress after Champions League exit
Louis van Gaal insists his Manchester United side are showing signs of improvement this season, despite being knocked out of…
Ikpeba raises alarm over fake Twitter account
Taiwo Adelu Former Nigerian international, Victor Nosa Ikpeba has raised an alarm over what he described as a deliberate attempt…
I won’t join issues with Faleke – Yahaya Bello
The Kogi state governor-elect, Alhaji Yahaya Bello said he is not prepared to join issues with Hon James Abiodun Faleke…
Massive shake-up in Edo civil service, as Oshiomhole retires HOS, Perm-Sec
Jethro Ibileke/Benin A wave of tsunami has hit the Edo state civil service following a massive shake-up ordered by the…
Dialogue with pro-Biafra agitators, APC support group tells Buhari
The South-South chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Coalition Support Group, has appealed to the federal government led by…
Dasuki challenges FG’s move to revoke bail
The former National Security Adviser, Colonel Sambo Dasuki (rtd) who is standing trial over allegations of illegal possession of arms…
Nigerian troops intercept, kill fleeing Boko Haram terrorists
Nigerian Troops have intercepted and killed many Boko Haram terrorists while trying to escape the onslaught on the Sambisa forest.…
$4m fraud: Court admits suspects to bail
Justice U.N. Agomoh of the Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State on Monday, December 7, 2015 granted…
Court adjourns Dasuki’s case till next year
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday adjourned hearing in the trial of former National Security Adviser (NSA), retired…
More work needed to perfect elections in Nigeria, says Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari says more work is needed to perfect the conduct of elections in Nigeria. The President made the…