By Aliyu Dangida DUTSE — Jigawa state Magistrate Court sitting in Dutse, last week, turned down an application seeking for a court order to conduct a DNA test on Mallam Sani Maje, who was accused for impregnating his sister in-law.

At least 25, 000 people have benefited from the Eko free health screening in Lagos State for various health
services including free consultation and treatment for diverse ailments of dental, general and optical among
others even as the state government reiterated its commitment towards ensuring the accessibility of qualitative
health care to the people of the state.

By Patience Ogbodo BAUCHI — AS  part of its effort to tackle  poverty in the state, the Bauchi State government has approved the sum of N550 million as counterpart contribution to the implementation of the Village Economic Development Solutions.

Speaking on behalf of the party at the weekend after a Gold award on ‘Service to Humanity’ was conferred on him by the News Ray during the 4th edition and 15th year anniversary lecture, the state secretary of Action Congress (AC), Comrade Ebikibina Miriki, said the vice president should take the bold step of intervening in the issue concerning the arrest and trial of the four persons now popularly referred to as “Bayelsa Four”.

President of the West African Bar Association (WABA), Mr. Femi Falana, has said unless the law setting up the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC) and the present law of evidence are review, it would be difficult to prosecute corrupt public officials in the country.

By AbdulSalam Muhammad KANO — The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration (NAFDAC) has declared that counterfeiting activities in the country has shifted from Lagos and Onitsha to Kano even as the drug regulatory body  threatens to, henceforth, prosecute landlords whose properties are  used to store fake drugs.

For the first time, the Spanish President is visiting Nigeria today to cement the already existing bilateral relationship between the countries, Spanish Ambassador to Nigeria, Angel Losada, has said

The statement signed by Mr. Austin Obahor, National Assistant Publicity Secretary of the Urhobo Patriots urged the JTF and the Federal Government to “stop the continuous killing of innocent and defenceless citizens and wanton destruction of property in Gbaramatu and its neighbouring communities”.

By Kenneth Ehigiator International and domestic flight operations in the country may be grounded, as the two aviation ground handlers have vowed to withdraw their services over the N1 billion debt owed them.

BAUCHI—The   immediate past Special Adviser to Governor Isa Yuguda on Assembly Matters, Alhaji Abdulmumini Muhammad Kundak, has described the allegations that the governor is planning to impeach  his deputy as the   handiwork of the governor’s detractors.

There is a choice to be made, you can hold on to your frantic ambition and run yourself ragged, absent from your own life or surrender to a power that is all knowing, all seeing and all present and still achieve all you ever thought or more !

By Kingsley Omonobi Military authorities yesterday said the Ukranian cargo aircraft loaded with arms and ammunition, which was seized at the Malam Aminu Kano International Airport last week, was the type of aircraft used for arms smuggling and that they have no reason not to believe that the arms were not meant for militants in […]

THE Progressive Peoples Alliance (PPA) has taken a swipe at the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for plotting to make Governor Ikedi Ohakim of Imo State defect to the PDP describing it as a plot by a few to plunder the state’s treasury. PPA said the inference by the PDP of  Ohakim being kidnapped by the […]

By Demola Akinyemi Ilorin — A new Rector has been appointed for the Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin by the Kwara State Governor, Bukola Saraki. He is Mr. Mas’ud Elelu

By Demola Akinyemi Ilorin—The Managing Director, Chief Executive of Med-View Airlines, Alhaji Muniru Bankole, has tasked the Federal Government to show keen interest in the maintenance of  all the private and commercial aircrafts so as to reduce the chances of aircraft mishap in the country.