89,700 babies die at birth in Nigeria – Report
A NEW State of the World's Mothers Report released yesterday ranked Nigeria 2nd among the top 10 countries with the most first-day of life deaths. According to the Report not less than 89,700 (9 percent) babies die on their first day of life every year in Nigeria,.
Three Ohio women rescued a decade after they vanished
Three Ohio women believed to have been abducted separately about a decade ago were found alive together on Monday at a Cleveland house near where they were last seen in Public, police said.
Benitez affirms Mourinho’s return to Chelsea
Rafael Benitez said Tuesday he expected to be replaced as Chelsea boss by former Blues manager Jose Mourinho.
IG orders redeployment of 11 CPs with immediate effect
Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar Tuesday ordered the redeployment of eleven (11) Commissioners of Police (CPs) to Commands and Formations.
Breaking news: Scores feared dead as Boko Haram attack Police Barracks in Borno
Scores of people were feared killed as gunmen, suspected to be Boko Haram members attacked a police barracks in the heart of Borno state, Tuesday.
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OTC 2013: Regulation frustrates greenfield refineries – NNPC
Regulation of the downstream petroleum industry has been identified as a major hiccup for the take-off of three green field refineries in Nigeria, for which Memoranda of understanding MoUs, have been signed with a Chinese construction firm.
Man, 40, dies after Okpekepe Marathon race
CONTROVERSY Tuesday dogged the death of a middle aged man, identified as Victor Adepoju, 40, whose corpse was found by the side of a stream, 48-hours after last weekend’s Okpekpe Marathon organized by the Edo State government in conjunction with the Athletics Federation of Nigeria(AFN).
Total Egina, Mobil Erha projects to be ready by 2016 – Minister
… To boost oil production by 350,000bpd By Clara Nwachukwu and Sebastine Obasi, Houston Texas Nigeria’s oil production is expected to rise by additional 350,000 barrels per day when two recently approved projects by the Nigerian units of French Total’s Egina and America Exxonmobil’s Erha North are completed before the end 2016. Nigeria’s Minister of […]
Oyerinde: Court orders IGP, Abubakar & AGF, Adoke to pay Ugolor N5m
THE Court of Appeal sitting in Benin Tuesday ordered the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Dahiru Abubakar and the Attorney-General of Federation, Mohammed Bello Adoke to pay the sum of N5million damages awarded against them by an Edo State High Court into an interest yielding account pending its judgment on the suit brought it by Rev. David Ugolor.
Herbalist, 38, faces fraud charges
A 38-year-old herbalist, Deji Adewole, was in Lagos on Monday charged with fraud at an Oshodi Magistrates’ Court.
Welder, cart-pusher charged with alleged stealing of cables
Two men, Bright Amadi, 25, a welder and Abubakar Muazu, 30, a cart-pusher, on Monday appeared before a Tinubu Magistrates’ Court in Lagos, charged with stealing electric cables worth N339,200.
