Sierra Leone declares Ebola public health emergency
BY AGENCY REPORTER Sierra Leone’s president has declared a public health emergency to curb the deadly Ebola outbreak, BBC reports. Ernest Bai Koroma said the […]
Month: July 2014
Ebola: Nigeria isolates 2 people, keeps 69 under medical surveillance
Nigeria said on Thursday it had quarantined two people who had “primary contact” with a man who died of Ebola in Lagos last week as […]
Osun guber poll: Opinion poll says Aregbesola is in clear lead
-73% of voters chose Aregbesola -Omisore behind by 54 points -Confidence in INEC drops by 10 points With less than two weeks to the Osun […]
Muma Gee, husband name twins Ceasar and Cleopatra
Musician, Muma Gee and Actor, Prince Eke have finally showed off their set of twins, a boy and a girl. The couple who have not […]
Iraqi Kurds, battling Islamist threat, press America for arms
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The semi-autonomous Kurdish region in northern Iraq is pressing the Obama administration for sophisticated weapons it says Kurdish fighters need to push […]
Michael Jackson Neverland Ranch Being Readied for Sale by Colony
By John Gittelsohn and Nadja Brandt July 31, 2014 12:56 PM EDT 6 Comments Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Save Neverland Ranch, the Los Olivos, California, property […]
Boko Haram tops US-Africa summit’s agenda
The United States Government has said 50 African heads of government and states have signified interests to participate in the 2014 US-Africa Leaders Summit scheduled […]
Okiro congratulates Acting I-G
ABUJA – The Chairman of Police Service Commission, Mr Mike Okiro, has congratulated Mr Suleiman Abba on his appointment as Acting Inspector-General of Police. Abba […]
JONATHAN APPOINTS ABBA AS ACTING I-G
ABUJA – President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday appointed Mr Suleiman Abba as the Acting Inspector General of Police. This is contained in a statement issued […]
Security agencies receive 32 patrol vehicles in Oyo State
IBADAN – Gov. Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State on Thursday presented 32 patrol vehicles to security agencies in the state to aid their operations in […]
Police in Lagos trail murder suspect
LAGOS – The Police in Lagos have begun investigation into the murder of a business woman, Njideka Nzewe, the Chief Executive Officer/Managing Director of Edmark […]
Ajimobi inaugurates 33 patrol vans, assures on sustenance of peace
IBADAN – Ahead of the 2015 general elections, Gov. Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State has assured that all necessary measures have been put in place […]
FBN records N212bn gross earnings in 6 months
LAGOS – FBN Holdings Plc on Thursday announced a gross earnings of N212 billion for the first six months of this year compared with N196.4 […]
CBN’s Sarah Alade becomes new FMDQ chairman
LAGOS – Mrs Sarah Alade, Deputy Governor, Economic Policy Directorate, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has emerged the new Chairman of the Board of Financial […]
NNPC to make subsidiaries profit centre – GMD
ABUJA – The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) on Thursday said it had stepped up measures to make many more of its subsidiaries profit centres. […]
FG demolishes structures on NNPC’s Right of Way
ABUJA – The Federal Government has commenced the demolition of buildings and structures obstructing oil pipelines’ “Right of Way” across the country, a Pipelines and […]
NPA workers protest erection of more tank farms in Apapa
LAGOS – The workers of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) on Thursday urged the authority to revive the dockyard at Apapa rather than allow NIPCO Plc […]
NSE market capitalisation dips by N90bn
LAGOS – The market capitalisation of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) depreciated by N90 billion or 0.64 per cent on Thursday as major stocks recorded […]
Okonjo-Iweala assures on affordable mortgage interest rate
ABUJA – The Minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, on Thursday assured Nigerians of affordable interest rate under the new mortgage refinancing scheme of the […]
Rivers to raise N15bn loanable fund to entrepreneurs – Amaechi
PORT HARCOURT- Rivers Government is to raise N15 billion through the establishment of Equity Fund to provide loans for entrepreneurs in the State. Gov. Rotimi […]