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Adult smoking rates increases in Nigeria

Nearly nine in 10 children in China can identify a cigarette logo, according to a US study out Monday that measured tobacco recognition among five- and six-year-olds in various countries. The study in the journal Pediatrics covered six nations — China, India, Nigeria, Pakistan, Russia, as well as China — where adult smoking rates are the highest, according to the ... Read More »

Ekiti 2014: Olubolade quits Jonathan’s cabinet this week

Minister of Police Affairs, Caleb Olukolade, will this week quit his ministerial job, Sunday Independenthas learnt. His voluntary exit from the cabinet of President Goodluck Jonathan is because of his ambition to run for the 2014 governorship election in Ekiti State and the need to effectively manage his political structure in the ever controversial and politically active state. Olukolade will ... Read More »

Police probe Kenya attack leader’s Nigeria links

The Nigeria police on Friday said it had launched investigations into the allegation that the suspected leader of the Kenya mall attack, Samantha Lewthwaite, visited Nigeria and was allowed to escape by unknown policemen. A UK-based newspaper, Daily Mirror, reported on Friday that Lewthwaite, the 29-year-old British woman, who was accused of masterminding the terrorist attack on Kenyan shopping mall ... Read More »

Gov Akpabio wants to kill me Ibro otu petitions police and sss

ENTREPRENEUR, IBORO OTU FILES PETITION AGAINST GOV. GODSWILL AKPABIO’S AIDE FOR ATTEMPTED KIDNAP AND ASSASSINATION Popular Akwa Ibom social cum business entrepreneur, Iboro Otu has petitioned the offices of the Inspector General of Police (IGP), the Director General of the State Security Service (SSS) and the National Security Adviser (NSA) to instantly commence investigations into an alleged kidnap and assassination ... Read More »

Kwara state Gov approves N1.5b road

Kwara State Government has awarded the construction of 32.8 kilometre Ilesha-Baruba/Gwanara/Kenu/Okuta road project at the cost of over N1.5b. This was in addition to the award of the 64 kilometre Kisi-Kaiama road project already awarded. The State Commissioner for Finance, Engr. Ademola Banu disclosed this while briefing newsmen of the outcome of the State Executive Council meeting held yesterday at ... Read More »

Eagle online Publisber loses Car to Robbers

The Publisher of The Eagle Online, Dotun Oladipo, was attacked on Wednesday evening by armed robbers as he walked out of his house. Oladipo’s Toyota Avensis car was taken away by the armed robbers. The car was snatched on Engineer David Ekundayo Street, popularly known as Ajoke Osho Street, Abule Egba area of Lagos State. There were three armed men ... Read More »