The Minister of Health, Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu, has called on all stakeholders to address the challenges faced by autistic children in the country. Chukwu, who made the call at the 2012 World Autism Awareness Day in Abuja on Monday, said that the call ...
Vice-President Namadi Sambo on Monday in Khartoum urged the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) to assist in developing Africa. He challenged the bank to set aside 40 per cent of its operational budget for the implementation of the second phase of its Spec...
Senegal’s new president Macky Sall, 50, was sworn in on Monday after a crushing election victory over outgoing leader Abdoulaye Wade and a transfer of power hailed as an example of democracy on the continent. Sall swore to “observe and enforce the ...
Rampaging youths in Miango, Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau, on Sunday evening, burnt the Police Station and the Upper Area Court in the area after an annual festival. The Public Relations Officer of the State Police Command, ASP Samuel Dabai, t...
Mr Okotn Vincent, a HIV Research Officer, says it may take up to 20 years to get a HIV vaccine due to changes in the virus and the long process and challenges involved in the discovery a vaccine . Vincent, a research officer with Kenya Medical Research...
SuperSport.com has been informed that the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) will not stand in the way of its newly-appointed football director, Tom Saintfiet bringing foreign assistants. It was learned that the Belgian has been told he ca...
Mali braced for possible sanctions on Monday after its military rulers pledged to start returning power to civilians but no concrete moves were taken. It was not clear if neighbours would lift threats of isolation. A 72-hour deadline, set by West...
The INEC accredited Coalition of Domestic Election Observers, has adjudged the Kebbi governorship re- run election, held last Saturday, as among the best in the country. The group's position was contained in a communique jointly signed by its...
Many people were feared dead with several others seriously injured when a petrol tanker caught fire on Sunday evening at Ganigaku village in Demsa Local Government Area of Adamawa. An eyewitness, who identifies himself simply as Baba, told newsme...
The Joint Task Force (JTF) on Operation Restore Order said it killed two suspected members of Boko Haram sect in Maiduguri on Sunday during a shoot-out. Lt.-Col. Sagir Musa said in a statement issued in Maiduguri on Sunday that the incident happened ar...
Segun Arinze, the chairman, Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN) says they need fund to move the Nigeria movie industry to the next level because every sector needs fund to make meaningful impact. In an interview with LEADERSHIP SUNDAY, he said, every sector ...
Kebbi State Governor, Alhaji Saidu Dakingari was yesterday declared winner of last Saturday’s governorship rerun election. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) returning officer, Professor Lawal Sulaiman Bilbis, ...
A financial audit carried out by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has passed a damaging verdict on registered political parties: they lack transparency, prudency and proper accounting records in their transactions.. In the audit rep...
The Chairman, House Committee on Steel Development, Hon. Sadiq Asema Mohammed, in this interview with Ruth Tene, gives an expose on the potential of the steel sector and the need to complete Ajaokuta Steel Mill. You say the government is ignoring the s...
The Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, and the Executive Secretary of the Petroleum Training Development Fund (PTDF), Engr. Muttagha Rabe Darm, will appear before the Senate Committee on Petroleum (Downstream) to clarify reas...