The United States began an effort to drop humanitarian aid to trapped Iraqis on Thursday, while denying reports that American forces had conducted airstrikes in Kurdish territory. U.S. officials confirmed to NBC News that flights […]
ABUJA – The Nigeria Football Association (NFA) Board on Thursday in Abuja banned two of its members, Yusuf Ahmed and Chris Green, from footballing activities for one year and six months respectively. According to a […]
ABUJA – Nigeria’s under-20 male football team, the Flying Eagles, on Thursday in Abuja named a 25-man squad for their 2015 African Youth Championship (AYC) final round first leg match against Lesotho. A statement by […]
LAGOS – The Head Coach of Dolphins FC of Port Harcourt, Stanley Eguma, on Thursday urged organisers of the 2014 Federation Cup to restore the glamour usually associated with the competition. The final of the […]
LAGOS – Johnson Sulola, President of the Nigeria Para-powerlifting Federation, on Thursday applauded the performance of Nigeria’s athletes at the just concluded Commonwealth Games. The Nigeria powerlifters clinched four gold and two silver medals at […]
President of Liberia, Ellen Sirleaf-Johnson has said that the Ebola victim, Patrick Sawyer, was on surveillance, but he sneaked out of Liberia and came to Lagos, where he died 24 hours later. The Liberian President […]
The United States Justice Department said Thursday it had won legal control of nearly a half-billion dollars worth of corrupt gains hidden in bank accounts by former Nigerian dictator Sani Abacha. The department said a […]
LAGOS – Adegboyega Adeniji-Adele, a boxing instructor at the National Institute for Sports (NISport), on Thursday appealed to the Nigeria Boxing Federation to enhance the capacity of its officials through regular coaching clinics. Adeniji-Adele told […]
ABUJA – Coach Paul Obodoechina of the national under-17 sprinters has expressed optimism that the athletes will perform better in 2014 games than the achievements recorded at the 2010 Youth Olympics Games (YOG). Obodoechina told […]
LAFIA – Nasarawa United Football Club of Lafia on Thursday scored one goal in the concluding part of their delayed NPFL Week 21 match to make it 3-0 against FC Taraba. The 2013/2014 Nigerian Professional […]
ABUJA – Falconets’ head coach Peter Dedevbo says the team will re-strategise ahead of their second Group C match against South Korea at the ongoing FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup. The team’s Media Officer, Elizabeth […]
ABUJA – English referee Howard Webb, who took charge of the 2010 FIFA World Cup final in South Africa, has retired as an official after seven years on the international scene. Webb will now be […]
The embattled deputy Governor of Enugu State, Mr. Sunday Onyebuchi, on Thursday, declared that he is not afraid of being removed from office. He, however, said before that happens, he must let Enugu residents and […]
By Stella Dawson WASHINGTON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – The health care system in Liberia is collapsing, hospitals closing down and medical workers fleeing from the Ebola epidemic, which is poised to worsen, Liberia’s foreign minister […]
ABUJA – Etisalat Nigeria on Thursday opened a new office in Abuja with a renewed commitment to provide best services to its customers across the country. Mr Matthew Willsher, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of […]
ABUJA – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has said it would sensitise Nigerians on ways of tackling corruption to assist the commission in the fight against graft. The Executive Chairman of EFCC, Mr […]
ABUJA – Mrs Omobola Johnson, the Minister of Communications Technology, on Thursday in Abuja cautioned the public on the risks which go with the use of mobile phones. Johnson, represented by Mrs Ngozi Ogujiofor, a […]
ABUJA – A multinational Information Technology Company, Hewlett Packard (HP) has called on the Federal Government and other stakeholders to intensify the fight against counterfeit products. The Regional Investigations Manager, Europe, Middle-East and Africa of […]
ABUJA – The National Office for Technology Acquisition and Promotion (NOTAP) is partnering the National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA) on its telemedicine project and the promotion of space technology applications. Dr Umar Bindir, […]
IBM’s latest brainlike computer chip may not be “smarter than a fifth-grader,” but it can simulate millions of the brain’s neurons and perform complex tasks using very little energy. Researchers for the computer hardware giant […]
ABUJA – Today marks day 115 since the abduction of over 200 girls from Government Secondary School, Chibok, Borno State, while they were sitting for their final exams. The world seems to have moved on, […]
ROME (Reuters) – Pope Francis appealed to world leaders on Thursday to help end the crisis in northern Iraq after a sweeping advance by radical Islamic state militants forced thousands of residents of Iraq’s biggest […]
ABUJA – The FCT Primary Health Care Development Board has trained no fewer than 50 health care workers from the Primary Healthcare Centres in Abuja on Ebola outbreak. Dr Mohammed Rilwanu, the Executive Secretary of […]
ABUJA – The Federal Government on Thursday announced that it would commence the screening of all outbound passengers as precautionary measure to check the spread of Ebola. The Minister of Health, Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu, made […]
ABUJA – A non-governmental organisation (NGO), Civil Society for Scaling up Nutrition in Nigeria (CS-SUNN), has urged the Federal Government to approve the six months maternity leave for working mothers. The NGO Focal Person, Dr […]
ABUJA – The Dean, faculty of Public Health, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Prof. Ademola Ajuwon, has urged the media to champion the fight against sexual abuse in the country. Ajuwon made the call […]
MINNA – The Niger Government will fully enforce the law against those who refuse polio immunisation, Gov. Babangida Aliyu said Thursday at the sixth round of the Immunisation Plus Days in Minna. Aliyu said the […]
ABUJA – As the Ebola virus continues to pose a threat, the National Association of Resident Doctors of Nigeria on Thursday said its members were ready to go back and contain the virus if certain […]
ABUJA – The ECOWAS Commission has suspended all meetings involving member states of the commission due to the outbreak of the Ebola virus in some West African countries. The Vice President of ECOWAS Commission, Mr […]
ABUJA – Following the outbreak of Ebola Virus in Lagos, Nigeria, the Federal Government has assured that it was taking adequate measures to contain the spread of the disease in the country. The Minister of […]
The National Orientation Agency (NOA) has been instructed to educate Nigerians on the necessary actions and preventive measures to be taken against the deadly Ebola virus. President, Goodluck Jonathan, made this call as an important […]
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) Special Forces in the ongoing counter-terrorism campaign have cleared Delwa, Mustafari, Manga, Wanga and Damboa of terrorists who have been rampaging in the communities. This information is contained in a statement […]
ASABA – The Delta State Government has set up Special Isolation Wards within seven designated hospitals for suspected cases of Ebola virus disease in the State. The hospitals are Warri Central Hospitals, Ughelli Central Hospital, […]
BEIJING — Chinese authorities imposed new restrictions on the country’s most popular mobile instant messaging services on Thursday, including rules meant to curb the sharing of unauthorized political news and information. The State Internet Information […]
Argentina on Thursday sought to haul the United States before the UN’s highest court, accusing Washington of breaching its sovereignty after a United States judge blocked the country from servicing its restructured debt. “The Argentine […]
Greece and India have warned their citizens to avoid non-essential travels to Nigeria, Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone because of the outbreak of Ebola virus in these west African countries. A statement issued by the […]
NEW YORK (AP) — If you believe the media reports, former American President Richard Nixon suffered a stroke in 1994 and died days later at age 81. He is buried in his native Yorba Linda, […]
The body of a US general killed in Afghanistan has returned to the US in a military ceremony in Delaware. Major General Harold Greene was killed by an Afghan soldier at a British-run military academy […]
The special gear will reduce risk of infection to those who, by virtue of their jobs, may come in contact with victims of Ebola virus, and will be distributed to all federal hospitals beginning with […]
President Barack Obama is considering airstrikes and emergency-relief airdrops of food and medicine to aid approximately 40,000 religious minorities in Iraq threatened by advances from the extremist Islamic militants. The New York Times reports Obama is […]
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