Mr Daniel Bekele, Africa Director, Human Rights Watch (HRW), an International Human Rights Group, said that 815 Nigerians were killed between Jan. and Aug. by the Boko Haram sect. Bekele said this on Thursday in a report entitled: ``Spiraling Violence:...
Mrs Diezani Alison-Madueke, the Minister of Petroleum Resources, on Thursday in Yenagoa called for synergy among the three tiers of government to tackle flood in the country. She made the call when she visited communities affected by the flood in Bayel...
The Conference of Speakers of State Houses of Assembly on Thursday affirmed its support for financial autonomy of local government councils and states legislative houses. The Chairman of the group and Speaker of the Gombe State House Assembly, Mr Inuwa...
A Tinubu Magistrates’ Court, Lagos on Thursday remanded Patrick Ubah Managing Director, Capital Oil and Gas in custody of Police Special Fraud Unit (SFU), Lagos over alleged N43.291 billion fuel subsidy scam. Also charged and remanded with Ubah a...
Nigerian Breweries Plc has selected 12 contestants out of 35,000 applicants for the 2012 Gulder Ultimate Search competition, the Information office of Akwa Ibom Government, has said. A statement issued on Thursday in Uyo said that Mr Tony Agenmonmen, t...
The Plateau Pilgrims Welfare Board has barred 75 intending pilgrims from travelling to Saudi Arabia for this year’s Hajj, Alhaji Salisu Musa, the Executive Secretary of the board, has said. ``We have stopped 75 intending pilgrims from takin...
The Deputy Country Director of Action Aid in Nigeria, Mrs Ifeoma Monwuba, on Thursday in Abuja condemned the low-level of girl-child education in Nigeria. Monwuba made the condemnation at a news conference to mark the 2012 International Day of th...
The Federal Government plans to construct more dams on Rivers Niger and Benue to check the menace of flooding in communities along the river banks, President Goodluck Jonathan said on Thursday in Lokoja. Addressing victims of the recent flood disaster ...
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Thursday distributed relief materials worth millions of naira to victims of the recent communal crisis in Adamawa. Presenting the materials in Yola, Alhaji Muhammad Kanar, the North East Zonal Coordina...
Nigerian legend Nwankwo Kanu, was the surprise presence at the Super Eagles closed door training session on Thursday evening at the UJ Esuene Stadium in Calabar. Spotting his trade mark African plaited hairdo, Kanu was in company of his younger ...
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) in Akwa Ibom says it will Investigate the extent of tax evasion and prosecute culprits in the state. The state Tax Controller, Mrs Mafiana Uche, gave the warning while briefing newsmen in Uyo on Thursday. Uche ...
A Lagos High Court in Ikeja on Thursday sentenced an undergraduate, Michael Opaleye, to 18 months' imprisonment for swindling an American lady, Kathy Lunsford, of 9,200 dollars (N1.4 million). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Justice A...
The Bayelsa Government on Thursday donated N15 million to the Flood Outreach Committee set up by churches in the state. Gov. Seriake Dickson announced the donation while interacting with Christian leaders in the state at the Greater Evangelism World Cr...
There is a high turnover in the global herbal market spearheaded by China, India and Thailand. In this interview with WINIFRED OGBEBO, the Managing Director, Nigeria Medicinal Plants Development Company (NMPDC), a parastatal of the Federal Minist...
Giving children more fast food meals will make them grow up to have a lower IQ than those who regularly eat freshly-cooked meals, according to a study. Childhood nutrition has long lasting effects on IQ, even after previous intelligence and...