Nigerian Red Cross Society, Lagos State branch has promised prompt delivery of services in the state provided a minimum of one million Lagosians can donate as little as N20 to the success of the organisation.

BY CHIOMA OBINNA With more than 20 million Nigerians said to be infected with worms, one of the country’s indigenouspharmaceutical company, Neimeth Pharmaceutical Plc last week introduced a new Antihelminthic product, Pyrantrin, a Block -Burster that would promote healthy growth among Nigerian primary school pupils as well as change adult Nigerians’ perception on worms. The […]

MORE than 18 hours after the legally prescribed deadline for the release of candidates list for the forthcoming general elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, yesterday, belatedly released the candidate lists in several States.
Among the States outstanding as at press time were Anambra, Kaduna and Niger.

THE debt crisis and European austerity measures mean that European cities will be divided into property winner and losers. A report anchored by anchored by Julia Kollewe in the Guardian of London, explained that the threat of further shocks from countries such as Italy, Portugal and Spain will hamper recovery of the European property market.

AGGRIEVED members of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Rivers State have been urged to remain with the party. Second republic Senator, Chief Victor Odili, who made the appeal while registering at the just ended voters registration exercise in his Ndoni hometown, said leaving the party for another may not be a better option.

LIKE the Wole Soyinka’s Proud Abiku that will defy all the charms and amulets to enter its mother’s womb to be born for the repeated time, a gang of bloodthirsty armed robbers who do not just rob their victims but must leave on their trail, death, sorrow and anguish, have continued to terrorize Festac town and environs in spite of the watertight security network put in place by the Police and the neighborhood watch.

GOVERNOR Peter Obi of Anambra State has directed the contractor handling the rehabilitation of the Onitsha end of the Onitsha -Enugu expressway, Consolidated Construction Company, CCC, to mobilize to site immediately.

Mr. ‘Sina Kawonise, Ogun State Commissioner for Information and Orientation, is a major driver of the Otunba Gbenga Daniel political machine. He is like a television producer that never appears on the screen, the former Nigerian Tribune chief had a day with Vanguard last Friday during which he spoke the mind of Governor Daniel on the crisis in the state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. Excerpts:

Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, candidate for Warri South-West Constituency, Delta State, Mr Alex Eyengho, has promised to rescue the area from under-representation and misrepresentation if elected into the Delta State House of Assembly.

PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan’s choice of the African Union summit in Addis Ababa to announce he intended to spend only one term, if elected, hopefully sent a message to Africa’s lengthening list of sit-tight rulers, who put their countries under perpetual tension.