The Senate on Tuesday, passed Violence against Persons (Prohibition) Bill which seeks to prohibit female circumcision or genital mutilation, forceful ejection from home and harmful widowhood practices. The bill also prohibits abandonment of spouse, children and other dependents without sustenance, battery and harmful traditional practices.

Speaker of Niger State House of a Assembly, Barrister Usman Adamu has been impeached and a new Speaker sworn in immediately.

In a bid to reduce absenteeism from work and eliminate the scourge of malaria, Westfield Development Initiative, WDI a non-governmental orgainsation has offered free malaria treatment to the resident of Alimosho Local Government Area of Lagos state. The programme which has over 700 people in attendance offer free malaria treatment, HIV/AIDs screening, blood pressure test, blood sugar tests, and free insecticide treated mosquito nets.

Warri Wolves Football Club, Nigeria’s remaining representatives in 2015 continental club football competition, were on Tuesday drawn against AC Leopards de Dolisie in the CAF Confederation Cup’s Round of 16.

Ugandan runners have been hit by a major health scare after it emerged that a coach accused of sexually abusing young athletes was infected with HIV. There are fears the virus, which can lead to AIDS, may have been spread further among other runners due to promiscuity among the athletes, and one of the east African nation’s top sportsman is calling for widespread testing.

Mr Ikechukwu Umeh, Member, Anambra House of Assembly (APGA Aguata 1) constituency, says the 6th Assembly will check illegal excavations in the state through legislations. Umeh told newsmen on Tuesday in Awka that illegal excavations, street trading and hawking had become a scourge in the state.

The Enugu State governor-elect, Chief Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, has called on the two factions of the state assembly to sheath their swords and return to status quo for the amicable resolution of the contending issues.

Anambra re-elected legislators promise to check illegal excavation, street trading

Tribunal grants Agbaje leave to inspect governorship election materials

No fewer than 1,000 Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) faithful in Enugu State stormed the Government House on Tuesday, protesting against the purported impeachment plan against Gov. Sullivan Chime. The protesters, drawn from the 17 Local government areas of the state, carried placards with inscriptions: `Sullivan is fair to every member of the House’, `Let peace reign in Enugu State’, `Sullivan is a good governor’, `We are solidly behind the new speaker, Chinedu Nwamba’

A 36 year old Lagos to Maiduguri bound trekker, Hassan Umar, in fulfilment of his promise over General Muhammadu Buhari’s victory in the last presidential election arrived Ilorin yesterday in continuation of his journey.

Committed to supporting the Nigerian smart phone market with innovative products, Microsoft Devices has announced the availability of the Lumia 640 XL in Nigeria.

IT was a day to remember for residents of Ibafon Community, in Olodi-Apapa area of Lagos recently when in partnership with the Total Group in Nigeria, in partnership with the Lagos State Government, as 3,250 residents in 500 households were provided Long Lasting Insecticide Treated Nets, LLINs, in line with the global recommendations for malaria prevention.

Brief remarks by chief Bisi Akande, the founding national chairman of APC, at the international health conference of the Ondo state catholic diocese held at the federal university of technology, Akure on 4th May, 2015

President jonathan appoints new executive secretaries for PEF and NCDMB