25 pupils collapse after inhaling chemical waste in Lagos
There was confusion at Ogba Junior Secondary School yesterday in Lagos State as 25 pupils collapsed after inhaling a chemical waste discharged
There was confusion at Ogba Junior Secondary School yesterday in Lagos State as 25 pupils collapsed after inhaling a chemical waste discharged
The 7 Division of the Nigerian Army in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, has appealed to journalists to, as a matter of urgency, give a total blackout to Boko Haram activities in the country. The army division said doing so will not only boost the confidence of members of the public but will also put…
The International Monetry Fund, IMF, yesterday, called on the Federal Government to implement timely policy actions to avert risk of oil price shock and reversal of foreign capital inflow looming over the country and other s in the sub-saharan Africa region. IMF Director, African Department, Antoinette Sayeh made this call in Lagos at the presentation…
The Nigerian Army, on Thursday, said it had destroyed two suspected operational vehicles of the Boko Haram sect in the ongoing operations in Maiduguri. The spokesman of the 7 Division of the Nigerian Army in Maiduguri, Lt.-Col. Mohammed Dole, announced this in a statement. Dole said that the destruction was to get rid of insurgents…
NATIONAL leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), General Muhammadu Buhari, in Kano, on Thursday, said the party is on a tough and ruthless recruitment drive across the country. Buhari, speaking after a meeting with the Kano State governor, Dr Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, at the Government House, Kano, said “we are here to convince you…
President Goodluck Jonathan, yesterday, lamented that the crises in some parts of the country has slowed down economic development. He stated this while being presented with the 2013 Africa Peace Award from the United Religions Initiatives URI, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. According to the president, internal stability is essential for the development of the…
SaharaReporters has been informed that Nigeria’s security operatives last night ambushed suspected Boko Haram members at a location in Bauchi State. The operatives recovered 11 AK 47 rifles, rockets, grenades and over 1000 rounds of ammunition. A military source who participated in the operations confirmed the development to SaharaReporters. According to the source, one suspected…
More than two and half years now since Governor Rochas Okorocha became the Governor of Imo state, what has dominated many discussions within and outside the state is his free education policy to pupils and students of the state’s school system. In as much as we applaud the idea, it is also good to make…
THE Northern socio-cultural organisation, Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has called on Northerners to participate fully in the forthcoming national dialogue in the interest of national stability. ACF however, expressed dismay that the decision of past conferences were not implemented and hoped that the outcome of the forthcoming conference would not suffer the same fate. This…
Senator representing Abia North Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Uche Chukwumerije (PDP), has decried what he termed the predicament of Igbo ahead the 2015 general elections. Speaking in Ohafia Local Government Area of Abia State at the maiden Abia North Youth Empowerment Initiative, Chukwumerije said the condition of Ndigbo was pitiable. The lawmaker, who…