A retired military officer was yesterday shot dead by a group of armed robbers who invaded a micro finance bank in Jattu, near Auchi, in Etsako West local government area of Edo State.

By Emeka Mamah Kaduna — The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has blamed the rampant cases of kidnapping and hostage taking in the country on the harsh economic situation. In reaction to Monday’s kidnap of the Secretary to the Government of Kaduna State (SSG),  Mr. Waje Yayok, ACF said that apart from those in government, every […]

THE National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), yesterday urged Nigerians to discountenance the text messages being circulated round through the GSM that apple was now a poisonous fruit to eat.

The much-awaited respite for people living with HIV may have come at last, as scientists in Bangkok, for the first time, developed an experimental vaccine that could prevent HIV infections.

Frontline militant leader in Delta State, Chief Government Ekpemupolo, alias Tompolo’s call on the Federal Government last week, to extend the October 4, deadline fixed by the Amnesty Committee for Niger Delta militants to lay down their arms and ammunition and embrace peace, is aimed at ensuring a smooth and enduring peace process and not targeted at arm-twisting the Presidency, a group, the Niger Delta Peace Delta Restoration Initiative (NDRI), has said.