Father attempts to kill six-year-old daughter
A 42-year-old father, Mr. Edet Etok-Akpan, is currently being grilled at the headquarters of the Cross River State Police Command in Calabar for attempting to kill his six-year-old daughter, Eddiong,...
View ArticleLandslide hits Bayelsa
A major landslide weekend hit Okoloba community of Kolokuma/Opokuma local government area of Bayelsa State, destroying over eight houses including the home of a 69 year old ex-serviceman. Most...
View ArticleBritish press in the dark over Queen Elizabeth’s health
British Press has kept mum over the condition of Queen Elizabeth who was admitted in the hospital on Sunday for a suspected stomach bug. Agency reports claim the Queen is not likely to resign for now.
View ArticleA’Ibom police detect new crime method
Akwa Ibom State Police Command has warned taxi drivers/ operators of hired cabs against taking drinks from passengers. The command said the criminals who pretend to be passengers usually drug the drink...
View ArticleFirst documented case of baby cured of HIV out
Dr. Deborah Persaud of Johns Hopkins University today described the first documented case of a child being cured of HIV. The landmark findings were announced at the 2013 Conference on Retroviruses and...
View ArticleNsukka residents condemn murder of Kwara CP
Some residents of Nsukka in Enugu State have condemned the murder of Mr Chinwike Asadu, the Commissioner of Police in Kwara State by gunmen in Enugu. They urged security agents in separate in...
View ArticleHSBC set for $23bn profit
HSBC is expected to announce a near $23bn annual profit on Monday, with cost-cutting and restructuring ahead of schedule as Europe’s biggest bank seeks to consign its United States troubles to the...
View ArticleChina property curbs may trigger home buying rush
China’s property-related shares fell by the most in nearly five years on Monday on plans to tighten curbs on the housing market, though some economists predict a near-term spike in existing home...
View ArticleJapan could miss fiscal target
Japan will miss its target for cutting its fiscal deficit even if it achieved nominal economic growth of three per cent, unless there are further cuts in spending, according to a government estimate...
View ArticleZinox, Intel strengthen partnership
An indigenous technology company, Zinox Computers, has strengthened its partnership with Intel Corporation, a global computer chips and hardware manufacturer, to further advance Information Technology...
View ArticleAgain, Jonathan, N’Assembly leaders meet on budget
President Goodluck Jonathan and the leadership of the National Assembly again met behind closed doors on Monday evening over issues arising from their differences on the 2013 budget as passed by the...
View ArticleN5m largesse: Bishop sacks Vicar
The Bishop of Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion), Ekiti West Diocese, Rt. Revd. Oludare Oke, has compulsorily retired the Vicar of St. Paul’s Millennium Anglican Church, Odo Owa Ekiti, Revd....
View ArticleC’River community gets water after 50-year waiting
After over 50 years of waiting, Eseko community in Creek Town, Odukpani Local Government of Cross River State finally got succour with the sinking of a borehole that would address their water needs....
View ArticleCourt fixes Aragbaye’s threat case for April 10
A Magistrate’s Court in Ibadan, Oyo State, has fixed April 10 for hearing of the threat to life case between Evangelist Funmi Aragbaye and Olubunmi Bankole. Aragbaye, in a case with charge number...
View ArticleLagos demolishes buildings in Epe, residents groan
Lagos State Government on Tuesday demolished buildings allegedly occupying government land in Odoiragunshi community, Eredo Local Council Development Area, Epe. The exercise carried out by the combined...
View Article‘Two-headed’ baby delivered in Katsina
A baby girl with what appears to be two heads has been delivered of a woman at the General Hospital, Malumfashi, Katsina State. The baby also has a cleft palate and stunted fingers. The News Agency of...
View ArticleLeaders charged to promote youth devt
The police in Lagos on Tuesday arraigned a 30-year-old microfinance bank cashier, Christian Ibeh, who allegedly stole N1.1m belonging to the bank. Ibeh, a resident of Olodi, Apapa in Lagos State, is...
View ArticleNational health bill won’t legalise abortion —NMA
The Nigerian Medical Association, on Tuesday, dismissed claims that the proposed National Health Bill would give legal backing to abortion and procurement and management of human organs, if passed into...
View ArticleCMD canvasses genotype screening for intending couples
The Chief Medical Director, Federal Medical Centre in Ebute Metta, Lagos, Dr. Yewande Jinadu, has called for more enlightenment programmes on the importance of genotype screening, especially for...
View ArticlePrivate doctors’ conference holds in Calabar
The Association of General and Private Medical Practitioners of Nigeria will be holding her 35th Annual General Meeting and International Scientific Conference in Calabar, Cross River State next week....
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