Men of the Rivers State police command have cordoned off the premises of Braithwaite Memorial Specialist Hospital (BMH), Port Harcourt where the victims of Thursday’s commercial bus explosion at Rumuokoro roundabout, Port Harcourt, were being tre...
General TY Danjuma has commissioned the multi-million naira office complex of the Mission to Save the Helpless Centre (MITOSAH), a non-governmental organisation, in the fight to eliminate river blindness in Nigeria. The occasion took place ...
A new United States report on Narcotics, which was on Thursday presented by William R. Brownfield, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs before the US Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control, has in...
Everyone says they are good at keeping a secret - but only because they want to hear the gossip. And what happens? Within two days of one person knowing about the hottest office romance, or who spilled that wine all over the carpet, everyone knows the ...
Common anti-depressants could be doing patients more harm than good, according to researchers examined the impact of the medications on the whole body. A team from McMaster University examined previous patient studies into the effects of anti-depressan...
When people dwell on regrets and find themselves endlessly brooding and focusing on them, they can become depressed – and often very anxious. They suffer from low moods and experience common stress symptoms, such as a racing heartbeat, sweaty han...
Political tension heightens in Edo State as Governor Adams Oshiomhole, last Monday led thousands of Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) supporters to protest alleged plot to use INEC to manipulate the scheduled voter’s registration in favour of the ...
The Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Premier Petroleum Limited, Abuja last week celebrated his Birthday. But instead of throwing lavish parties, he decided to celebrate it by visiting Orphanage homes and local primary schools within Abuja v...
Towards the development of the indigenous shipping industry, Nigeria in 2003 enacted the Inland and Coastal Shipping Act, popularly known as the Cabotage Act 2003. Nearly a decade later, the country has yet to witness a reasonable implementation of the...
President Goodluck Jonathan has urged Nigerians to assist him and security agents in the country to curb terrorism across the nation. He also tasked the citizens in nation building and urged them to be vigilant in order to assist the law enforcement ag...
Operatives of the Joint Military Task Force (JTF) code named “Operation Pluto Shield” intensified its security operations against crude oil theft in the Niger Delta region with a multiple raid on over 218 illegal refineries along the waterw...
Spirited moves by some members of the House of Representatives to suspend budgetary allocations to local government caretaker councils has failed, as federal lawmakers at yesterday plenary instead limited their resolutions on the caretaker committees t...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission yesterday took custody of 11 people alleged to have been involved in oil bunkering, even as it took possession of a suspected oil bunkering vessel from the Nigerian Navy. In a statement signed by its Acting ...
As the last child in the Fayemi household, my arrival was heralded with song and dance. Although my birth elicited genuine excitement on the part of my siblings, it was for my mother a cautious welcome. My mother’s caution was understandable havi...
As from June 1, 2012 electricity consumers in the country will no longer pay for electricity metre supplied to them by the Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN). The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) commissioner in charge of governme...