One in five newborn deaths in Nigeria could be prevented with safe water, sanitation and clean hands,WaterAid Nigeria’s Country Representatives, Dr. Micheal Ojo, has said.

IN what appears to be an emerging reoccurrence of the infamous Aguleri /Umuleri war between 1999 and 2002 in which hundreds of lives were lost, a clash between Aguleri and the neighbouring Umuoba Anam, on Friday, over a stretch of land close to the Anambra River has led to the loss of one person, while 10 persons sustained various degrees of injuries.

He studied it, practised it and trained many in the field. In fact it was on the basis of his exploits in the theatre industry that he was appointed the first Artistic Director of the National Troupes of Nigeria, a position he held until he retired.

Indications have emerged on failed plots to scuttle the factional special delegates conference by the 23 aggrieved affiliates of Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, that has produced Comrade Joe Ajaero of the National Union of Electricity Employees, NUEE, as President.

NIGERIA’S Under-23
team coach , Samson Siasia has harped on the need to beat visiting Zambia convincingly when they play in the first leg of the All Africa Games qualifier today in Abuja.
“We need to score goals in that game,” Siasia said. “I know we can score goals as we have proved in our last games but we need to score more goals this time.
“This is the first leg of the last hurdle and we must do better than we did here against Gabon. We have made some corrections and the boys are better now and we just hope we can put the ball in the back of the net as much as possible.”
The Nigerians brushed Gabon aside 6-1 on aggregate round to make the final round, but struggled as they beat the Gabonese 2-0 in Abuja to complete the rout.
And Siasia reckons they must perform better this time at home.
“We were a bit jittery playing at home the last time but the players understand the advantage they have playing at home now and hopefully we will make that count.”

It was like a war situation on Monday in Benin City, when thousands of youths stormed the streets, including the secretariat of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) in GRA, Benin City, protesting the mysterious death of a 26-year-old man, Chibuike Edeh, allegedly in the hands of the police attached to the Area Command, Sapele Road, Benin City. The deceased, who was a staff of Protea Hotel, in Benin City, had been accused by the management of the hotel of stealing N42,000 from a guest.

AHEAD of the general elections, slated for March 28 and April 11, a group, Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Integrity Vanguard, said it would be an invitation to anarchy if the Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Professor Attahiru Jega, goes ahead with the use of smart card reader machines for accreditation.

A leader of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Alhaji Amoda Bello, weekend, kicked against the “campaign of calumny” by some Afenifere leaders against the national leader of the All Progressives Congress, (APC), Asiwaju Ahmed Tinubu.

He was declared the ‘Rookie of the Year’ at the Headies 2014 in December, and months after, Mavin Records signee, Reekado Banks has proven that he is indeed a rookie who can deliver the cookies. His latest song, “Katapot” is currently enjoying favourable airplay, and he has also featured in collaborations with other artistes.

The 2015 International Women Day celebration which held at the Access Bank Head office, Victoria Island, Lagos, turned out to be a most entertaining programme, way out of what was expected prior to the event.