Timeline of recent flood incidents in Nigeria
LAGOS - ON July14, 2012, flood ravaged Cross-River communities after a four-day downpour. The cause of flooding was attributed to a landslide that blocked the River Kaala, a river traversing the communities.
Obesity promotes tumor growth regardless of diet – Scientists
Scientists have again discovered a new explanation as to why obese patients with cancer often have a poorer prognosis compared with those who are lean.
Osun shuts college over students’ protest
OSOGBO—Authorities of Osun State College of Education, Ila Orangun Tuesday shut down the school following violent demonstration by students of the institution over the death of one of their colleagues in an accident in the town on Monday night.
FG worried on use of dollars as 2nd currency in Nigeria
LAGOS—The Federal Government is worried by the use of dollar as means of payment or legal tender in the local market in Nigeria.
CNPP backs Fashola on traffic laws
Conference of Nigerian Political Parties, CNPP, Lagos State chapter, has thrown its weight behind Governor Babatunde Fashola on the state’s traffic laws, saying the laws “will bring sanity and orderliness to a responsible community.”
Kogi Assembly sacks Speaker
LOKOJA—The Speaker of the Kogi State House of Assembly, Hon. Abdullahi Bello and all his principal officers were sacked from office, Tuesday, at an emergency session of the House attended by 17 members of the 25-member House.
