Staggering four billion cases of diarrhoea per year, cause an estimated 2.2 million deaths, with majority of casualties being children under the age of five.

DETERMINED to squarely address the security situation in Maiduguri, Borno State Capital, where 20 lives were lost in fresh attacks from the Boko Haram sect, the Federal Government has sent two Air Force Helicopters that will complement the efforts of the police and the military to curb the ugly trend.

Ogun State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Iziaq Salako, has described the seven-days ultimatum handed down by the House of Representatives to the Inspector General Of Police, Hafiz Ringim to provide security for Mr. Tunji Egbetokun, the factional speaker of the G-15 to reconvene the sitting of the House as a decision done in a haste.

Pained by the lull in the state’s tertiary institutions especially, the Lagos State University, LASU, following lecturers’ strike, the Lagos State House of Assembly has stamped its foot down with a determination to end the problem.

The federal government has approved concessionary exchange rate of N135 per dollar for the 2010 Hajj pilgrims.
This represents 10 per cent discount when compared the present official exchange rate of N150 per dollar. The concessionary exchange rate is however pegged to maximum dollar purchase of $1000 per pilgrim.

THE Appeal Court has granted the prayer of the police seeking an extension of time to file its brief in the appeal filed by the Osun State governorship candidate of the Action Congress of Nigeria in the 2007 election, Engr Rauf Aregbesola.

NO fewer than 10 gun-wielding militants have invaded the country home of the Ondo State Commissioner for Culture and Tourism, Chief Tola Wewe and kidnapped her 80-year-old mother, Madam Pege Esther Wewe and her 12-year-old grand daughter, Rachael Lawrence at Sabome in Ese Odo council area of the state.

Some pregnant women weekend urged Lagos State Government to meet the demands of striking doctors to enable them get attention in the hospitals.

Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has opened a case file on embattled CAF and FIFA executive member, Amos Adamu who is in the centre of a World Cup bid bribery scandal.

The former Secretary to the Delta State Government and governship aspirant under the banner of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Obarisi Ovie Omo-Agege has said that the proper implementation of biometric voters registration would ensure credible elections in 2011.

A leader of a kidnap gang has been arrested in Etche area of Rivers State. Confirming the arrest, the state Police Public Relations Officer, Dr Mrs Rita Inoma-Abbey, said the suspect led a gang to abduct one Emmanuel Nwokocha on April 10, this year.

Former Eagles striker, Samson Siasia yesterday denied that he has reached an agreement with the Nigeria Football Federation to take over the national team.

AS FIFA drags its two executive members, Dr Amos Adamu and Tahiti’s Reynald Temarii before a disciplinary hearing today over the World Cup cash_for_votes scandal, former Vice Chairman of the NFA, Barrister Richard Nwabufor Obienu is practically ‘wagging his tail’ that Nigerian football would soon be free.

GOING to Ayobo Ipaja for the burial of a fallen colleague last week, was like travelling to Golgotha. Although we were warned about the parlous state of the road, we did not bargain for what we went through. Put succinctly, the journey was akin to walking through the biblical valley of the shadow of death such that one wondered how residents of the area connect other parts of the city.

Nigeria boxing federation officials came under ridicule after Nigerian boxers failed to win a pin at the recent Commonwealth Games in New Delhi India.