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The first-ever daily pill to help prevent HIV infection was approved Monday by US regulators for use by healthy adults who are at risk for getting the virus that causes AIDS. Truvada, made by Gilead Sciences in California, has been on the market since 2004 and was approved by the Food and Drug Administration for a new use as a ...

President Goodluck Jonathan has awarded contracts worth N927bn in ten months of his 13 months presidency, a SUNDAY PUNCH investigation has revealed. The contract figures are contained in a document entitled: Federal Executive Council Approved Contract, exclusively obtained in Abuja, that details contract awards within the period under investigation. A rash of contract awards in the past, especially during the ...

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Six Malian self-defence groups said Saturday they had joined forces to oust Islamist militants who have seized control of the country’s northern half for almost four months. The groups announced they had created a joint fighting force of several thousand men with the aim of pushing out the Islamists. “To liberate the north of Mali, to unite the resistance forces, ...

Police man on Saturday allegedly killed Timothy Huntoyanwha, an Egun Community leader in Makoko waterfront during a protest at the site of the ongoing demolition in the area. According to residents, the victim was said to be advising protesting residents on how to conduct themselves during a planned peaceful protest before the police corporal aimed and shot at him. A ...