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Nigeria: Armed robbers kill six policemen
A gang of armed robbers murdered six policemen and wounded many others in Kano State North West of Nigeria as the police tried to counter the robbers who attacked a foreign exchange market in the old city. - The dare-devil armed robbers had stormed Kano in the early hours of Tuesday and literally murdered the relative peace enjoyed by the city in recent times.
The Robbers according the state commissioner of police Alhaji Muhammad Aminu Yusufu during an interview with Africa news reporter in his office said “the Robbers attacked the Wapa bureau de change market in the heart of the city, carted away undisclosed amount of money and a laptop computer, which they abandoned later for the…Nigeria: Pfizer to compensate with $75m
United States pharmaceutical giant, Pfizer, has agreed to pay the sum of $75 million (N11.250 billion) as compensation over the 1996 Trovan drug test in Kano State, north-west of Nigeria. The drug experiment test left over 200 children with deformities and some died as a result of the third test. - According to report from the US pharmaceutical company, the amount is going to be shared among the victims, Kano State government and other forms of litigation. $35 million of the amount is going to be shared among the victims as compensation; $30 million will be paid to Kano State Government for the construction of modern hospitals; and the remaining $10 million will be paid to cover litigation e…U-17: Nigeria may lose hosting rights
The world football governing body - FIFA - might dump Nigeria as host of the upcoming Under 17 World Cup tournament. FIFA said poor preparations and lack of serious commitments from the Nigeria government might force it to change its mind. - The Vice president of FIFA, Jack Warner said this during the official launching of U-17 World Cup emblem at the presidential Villa in Abuja this week.
Warner, who heads the 20-man FIFA inspection team to Nigeria, said there is a lot of work to be done in all the stadiums they visited in the country. “I am disappointed with the level of preparation I see in Kano And Enugu states,” he said.
The Media Consultant of FIFA Emmanuel Maradas s…
