By Peter Duru

MAKURDI —  No fewer than 7.9 million Nigerian children between the ages of six to 59 months have directly benefitted from the routine Vitamin A supplementation annually, sponsored by the Helen Keller International, HKI, in the country.

Also on the list of the beneficiaries of the HKI Vitamin A supplementation programme are [...]

By Wole Mosadomi

MINNA — The Federal Government has set a target of cultivating 12.85 tonnes of rice by 2018 as against the 4.179 millions tonnes cultivated in 2008 just as Niger state governor, Dr Muazu Babangida Aliyu said the target might be a failed project like many others unless the cartel frustrating local rice [...]

By  George Onah

Port Harcourt —The Oba of Ogbaland and immediate past Chairman, Rivers State Council of Traditional Rulers Chukumela Nnam-Obi II, has called on Acting President Goodluck Jonathan to implement without delay, the amnesty offer granted Niger-Delta ex-militants as a necessary basis towards bringing final peace to the region.

He said the nation, stakeholders [...]

By Dennis Agbo

ABAKALIKI—Even after the Ebonyi Police Command claim it had  caught seven suspected Ezza-Ezilllo militant, that have continued to unleash mayhem at the on-going communal clash, the gunmen, yesterday unleashed further attacks, killing no fewer than two passers-by, including a suspected police officer.

Whereas the Inspector General of Police, Mr Ogbonna Onovo, was [...]

By John Ighodaro

CALABAR—Students of the Federal Government Girls College in Calabar, Cross River State, have called on the relevant authorities to rebuild the 36 buildings that were destroyed by windstorm in the school.

Among the buildings affected were the dormitories, administrative blocks, staff quarters, laboratories, school hall and perimeter fence of the school.

Some [...]

By Emeka Mamah

KADUNA —  A syndicate which specialises in admitting students illegally at the Kaduna Polytechnic has been uncovered by the authorities of the institution.

An audit committee set up by the polytechnic discovered that about 1,672 students were illegally admitted during the 2009-2010 session and defrauded the school about N40 million altogether as [...]