Robbers kill 4, cart away N28m in P/Harcourt
A Police Corporal and a female staff of a supermarket in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, were, yesterday, shot dead by armed robbers in Umurelu Street, close to Rumuola Road.
Court berates EFCC over Adigwe’s arrest
A Federal High Court, Lagos has berated Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, for unlawfully arresting and detaining former Managing Director of AfriBank (now MainStreet Bank), Mr. Sebastine Adigwe.
DSAN gives human face to Down Syndrome in Nigeria
Few years ago, mere mention of Down Syndrome – a chromosomal abnormality condition associated with intellectual disability, a characteristic facial appearance, and poor muscle tone (hypotonia) in infancy not only gets many parents with such children confused but sends wrong signals that all hope was lost.
We are better alternative to LP, says Ondo PDP
THE Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Ondo State yesterday said that it was a better party than the Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, as alternative to the ruling Labour Party, LP, in the state.
Eviction of agencies will reduce cost by 40%
NATIONAL President of the Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA) Alhaji Shittu Olayiwola has said that the eviction of the Standard Organisation of Nigeria and other security agencies from the nation’s seaports will reduce the cost of clearance of cargo by as much as 40 percent.
NFF dares Onigbinde to quit
Top officials of the Nigeria Football Federation, have reacted cautiously to claims by former Super Eagles coach, Chief Adegboyega Onigbinde, that he would soon quit his appointment into the NFF Technical Committee, because his views are not respected.
Oil firms: FG urged to emphasise CSR
Federal Government has been urged to mandate oil companies to live up to their corporate social responsibilities by ensuring wealth generation in oil-producing communities.
Prisoners live on N200 per day – Ogundipe
Comptroller General of Nigeria Prison Service, NPS, Mr. Biodun Ogundipe, Monday, said the Federal Government spends N200 per day to feed prison inmates.
Gov Yakowa tasks FG on capital base for FMBN
Governor Patrick Yakowa of Kaduna State has tasked the Federal Government to increase the capital base of the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN), to enable it meet the challenges of the scope of the services it renders particularly in the area of infrastructure loans.
Efficient, safe malaria vaccine on the horizon
THERE is renewed hope for an effective universal malaria vaccine that would offer significant protection against clinical and severe malaria, for African children aged 5 to 17 months as well as other young children in malaria-prone regions the world over.
Lagos govt acquires more Ford vehicles for security
The Lagos State Government has taken delivery of 50 new Ford Ranger pickups, 10 Ford Ranger mobile workshop vehicles and 10 armoured patrol carriers (APV) to beef up its security in the state.
