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By Aggrey Omboki A compound traditionally used by African hunters as poison on their arrows could be the key to male contraception. After conducting a study on rats, a report published in the American Chemical Society’s (ACS) Journal of Medicinal Chemistry has highlighted the contraceptive...

Ibekwe Almost three years into the President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration’s avowed fight against corruption, Nigerians are divided about whether corruption has declined in Nigeria, a new study has found. The study, however, revealed that most Nigerians believe that more Nigerians are...

Mr. Lawrence Ughamadu, a pastor, narrated, on his Facebook page, an engaging experience he had with people heading to church and victims of a ghastly car accident on Sunday, January 7. He started his story by stating that many Nigerians are like killer-herdsmen. According to Mr. Ughamadu, “this...

By Chinedu Eze Industry experts and airline operators have said the challenging operating environment characterised by high interest rates, unstable foreign exchange and poor infrastructure are some of the factors threatening the existence of airlines in the country. Currently there are only...

The Board of Trustees, BOT, of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, said it has commenced the search for its presidential candidate in 2019. The BOT also said prominent members of the party who left will soon return. The BOT chairman, Walid Jibrin, said this on Tuesday … via AllAfrica News...

Currently being constructed on a 2, 200 hectares at the Lekki Free Trade zone in Lagos, Dangote Refinery and Petrochemical is adjudged the single largest train petroleum refinery in the world and is being counted on by the federal government to nail the coffin … via AllAfrica News: Nigeria –...

Former president Robert Mugabe’s high-living sons face arrest for alleged corruption during their father’s time in office, a newspaper claimed on Friday. Robert Mugabe Junior and Bellarmine Chatunga are being investigated for illegal gold trading, said the Zimbabwe Independent. Russell Goreraza...

Super Eagles Chief coach, Salisu Yusuf has reiterated that the team has what it takes to lift the forthcoming Africa Nations Championship (CHAN) in Morocco. Salisu who early this week released his 23-man squad for the tournament which is slated to start on January 13, will see the team … via...

By Emeka Okonkwo Abuja — Nigeria’s Lagos Stock Exchange (NSE) outshone the South African and Kenyan bourses over the past year in a development analysts attributed to political tensions in the latter two countries. The Lagos all-share index (NSEASI) was among the best performing indices globally...

Nigerian refineries are not doing any better than they did in their woeful past despite renewed government pledge to fix them, and that dysfunction, at the root of ongoing fuel scarcity, has worsened in recent months, a PREMIUM TIMES’ analysis has shown. The current petrol scarcity, … via...

Croatian manager, Tomislav Obradovic, has predicted that Croatia will overcome Nigeria when both teams face-off in the World Cup at the Kaliningrad Stadium, Kaliningrad on June 16, 2018. He has equally stressed that there are several players in the team with the same characteristics in the Super...

The Senate President, Bukola Saraki, on Thursday gave the assurance that the $1billion withdrawal from the Excess Crude Account, ECA, will not be spent until the Senate considers the processes involved. The Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki had on December 14, announced the decision of...