How text messages help to fight Malaria in Nigeria and Ghana

" Mobile phones could soon be helping re-assure Nigerians and Ghanaians they are getting genuine medicine. A pilot scheme in the two nations has begun putting unique scratch codes on more than 500,000 medicine bottles and packets of pills. When the code is texted to a free...

Nigeria army kills 'kidnap gang leader' in Abia state

" The alleged leader of several notorious kidnapping gangs in Nigeria's Abia state has been killed, its army says. Army spokesman Sagir Musa said a joint military task force had shot dead Obioma Nwankwo, also known as Osisikankwu, in a forest gun battle. Nwankwo had been...

'Allah meat' astounds Nigerians

" The gristle spells out the word "Allah" in Arabic Diners have been flocking to a restaurant in northern Nigeria to see pieces of meat which the owner...

30 unemployed Nigerians die in stampede to immigration centre.

In a very sad event, 30 unemployed Nigerians die as they rush to an immigration centre. " Nigerian jobseekers trampled to death Tue, 15 Jul 2008 08:13:24   At least 30 people have died in a rampage as jobless Nigerians stormed the country's immigration center in...

Indonesia to execute 57 drug offenders

""They have not yet been executed," he said through a cellular phone.Their lawyer, Bambang Sri Wahono said later in the afternoon that Anthony and Okoye had contacted their wives at 1 pm informing that they had just signed minutes on the implementation of their execution.Two...

Executions of drug convicts on death row need to be sped up : Police chief

""To give them a lesson, drug traffickers must be executed immediately. For this purpose, BNN is coordinating closely with the Attorney General`s Office as the agency responsible for carrying out executions," Sutanto said in his speech at a function to observe International...

Nigerians welcome Vogts resignation

"Vogts resigned from his post less than three weeks after the team crashed out in the quarter-finals of the Africa Cup of Nations.A statement issued by his lawyers said that the German coach took the action because "the measures and the behaviour of the Nigerian Football...

Sudan criticises US, EU after Darfur attack

"Sadig said rebels behind the attack were "more like bandits than military groups". "The international community should come together to punish whoever was responsible," he said. The African Union said on Tuesday it had established some clear leads in its investigation into...

Nigerians Vote, Nervously Await Results

"A European Union observer team said it was very concerned by the late start of voting and missing ballot papers for legislative elections in many areas, and missing serial numbers on many of the ballot papers that did turn up."

Protests after flawed Nigeria poll

As the votes get counted, results begin to point to a victory by the ruling party, causing many to cry foul.The voting process was far from smooth, and one gets the feeling that the tallying process will be equally turbulent."Opposition supporters burned buildings, blocked...