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Former South African president Jacob Zuma goes on trial on Friday for alleged corruption and fraud in a large government arms deal in the late 1990s, charges denied by the 75-year-old who was ousted by his party in February.  The trial is a rarity on the African continent, where political leaders - particularly heads of state - are seldom called...

Barring any hitch, the former deputy governor of Osun state, Senator Iyiola Omisore is set to dump the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for another party. This is coming after the March 25 congress of the PDP in Osun State, in which Mr Soji Adagunodo emerged as the substantive Chairman of the party in the state. The former lawmaker’s camp was totally...

  The United States surgeon general, Jerome Adams issued an advisory Thursday recommending that more Americans carry the opioid overdose-reversing drug, naloxone.  The drug, commonly known as Narcan, can very quickly restore normal breathing in someone suspected of overdosing on opioids, including heroin...

Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose has queried President Muhammadu Buhari’s approval of $1 billion for the procurement of security equipment to fight Boko Haram insurgency. He described it as pooling of public funds for the purpose of funding President Buhari’s reelection as well as the coming governorship elections in Ekiti and Osun States. The governor demanded to know whether...

Some of the expectant mothers By Leke Adegbite, Akure Pregnant Women numbering over one hundred today staged a protest against alleged outrageous medical bills at the Ondo State Specialist Hospital, Akure calling on Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu to urgently reverse the situation before it leads to high rate of maternal mortality. According to some of them who spoke...

Residents of Fagbile Estate, Isheri Ijegun Road, a suburb of Lagos, have fled their homes as a result of a broken petroleum pipeline which spilled its content in the area. One of the residents told the News Agency of...

Baring any hitch, students of Adekunle Ajasin University Akungba -Akoko will commence the next Academic Session for 2017/2018 on Sunday, 8th April, 2018. An inside source in the school revealed that the decision was taken in an on-going meeting of the University senate. /script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || ).push({}); The University’s new school fee will also be announced after the senate meeting, in...

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the release of $1 billion to Nigerian Defence authorities for the purchase of security equipment to fight insecurity in the country. This was revealed Wednesday by the Minister of Defence, Mansur Dan Ali, while speaking with journalists at the end of a security meeting chaired by the president. “Of recent, our leader, President Muhammadu Buhari...

The Nigerian Army says its troops have killed 21 bandits in the ongoing operations against cattle rustlers and other criminals in Anka local government area of Zamfara State. Director, Army Public Relations Brig. – Gen. Texas Chukwu, who disclosed this in a statement on Thursday, added that many bandits escaped with gunshot wounds during the battle with the soldiers. Chukwu however...

Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal has said his administration has begun process of repealing obsolete laws hampering against effective revenue generation in Sokoto state. To this end, a bill that will soon be sent to the state House of Assembly for passage into law is being perfected by legal and tax officers who are expected to complete their assignment in due course. A statement issued in...