Security forces kill 600 bandits, rescue 2,000 hostages in Zamfara
A total of 600 bandits have been killed, 2,000 hostages rescued in 45 major anti-banditry operations in the state in the last one year. Over 3,500 cattle and 277 sheep rustled by bandits were recovered and handed over to their owners through the intervention of the Zamfara State Government, the police said. This was revealed […]
Flood displaces 3,000 in Badagry as epidemic looms
A seven year-old girl (names withheld) was killed, while over 3,000 others were displaced by the flood that submerged all five communities in Badagry Local Government Area of Lagos State.
116 researchers apply for int’l accreditation
No fewer than 116 applicants from 26 African countries, including Nigeria, have applied for recognition as research Centre of Excellence, CoE, by African Network for Drugs and Diagnostics Innovation, ANDI.
AD condemns S-East Govs over ASUU strike
Alliance for Democracy, AD, yesterday tongue-lashed governors of the five South East states over their inability to resolve the protracted industrial action embarked upon by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, of state universities in the zone, describing their actions as unpatriotic and selfish.
AU urges resuscitation of African culture
African Union Commission, AUC, yesterday condemned the low attention and poor financial assistance the cultural sector in Africa had been receiving.
PDP aspirant asks court to stop Jonathan from contesting presidency
The Chief Judge of the Federal Capital Territory, Justice Lawal H. Gummi, yesterday, slated November 2 to commence hearing on a suit seeking to stop President Goodluck Jonathan from contesting the 2011 presidential election under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.
