The Federal Government has approved the employment of 490 Environmental Health Officers (EHO) to man border areas to prevent further spread of Ebola disease. The Minister of Environment, Mrs Laurentia Mallam, made this known at […]
Hundreds of women and children weekend forcefully stopped military trucks from conveying their husbands and fathers to the Boko Haram-seized Gwoza by locking the exit gates of a barracks in Borno State, demanding quality fighting […]
BY BBC Outgoing Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has won his country’s first direct presidential election, provisional results show. With almost all votes counted, Erdogan had won about 52 per cent, against 38 per cent for his […]
(CNN) – The U.S. military carried out a new series of airstrikes Sunday against ISIS targets in Iraq, while some 20,000 Yazidi Iraqis who had been trapped on Mount Sinjar were rescued and taken to […]
Lagos – Football coaches on Sunday urged Nigeria’s women’s squad at the ongoing Under-20 World Cup in Canada to remain focused following their 2-1 win over South Korea. The coaches in Lagos said that the […]
IN a rather surprising fallout of the US-Africa Summit with over 40 presidents and heads of state from Africa, including President Jonathan Goodluck, in attendance, US President Barack Obama has decided to leave Nigeria out […]
By Dakuku Peterside In 1787, the United States gave the world a unique gift. Through the famous Philadelphia Convention, Congressional Oversight came into existence as a means of reviewing, monitoring and supervising government agencies, programmes […]
By Dakuku Peterside The writings of Johann Von Goethe, German playwright and philosopher always fascinate me. “Knowing is not enough, we must apply. Willing is not enough, we must do”. Goethe wrote these immortal words […]
By AFP LAGOS – The battle to contain the Ebola outbreak continued at the weekend, after Nigeria appealed for volunteers to help halt the spread of the virus, but Guinea went back on a statement […]
A woman climbed a barbed wire fence at Halifax Stanfield International Airport in Nova Scotia, Canada, on Sunday with the intention to stop the plane she thought was carrying her husband, said a Royal Canadian […]
ABUJA – The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has congratulated Gov. Rauf Aregbesola of Osun, for his re-election in last Saturday’s governorship poll in the state. In a statement in Abuja on Sunday, the party also […]
Stomberg Engineering Limited has announced the completion of the first phase of the ultra modern Tejuosho Market and its inauguration this week. Although the company did not give the exact date of inauguration, it said […]
By Madison Park (CNN) – The worst outbreak of Ebola, which has killed 961 people and triggered an international public health emergency, may have started with a 2-year-old patient in a village in Guinea. About […]
The Joint Task Force (JTF) in Kano has arrested a man suspected to be the master trainer of Boko Haram female suicide bombers with 16 females who were reportedly being trained for suicide operations, Daily […]
Clinical trials of a preventative vaccine for the Ebola virus made by British pharmaceutical company, GlaxoSmithKline, may begin next month and be made available by 2015, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said. In a […]
Barcelona has announced that Thomas Vermaelen will be out of action for an indefinite period of time due to a hamstring injury. The Belgium international passed a medical at the weekend before completing his €19 […]
The Super Eagles trainer expressed his delight at the recovery of players from injury on return to playing for their clubs as the national team warms up for next month’s matches Nigeria coach Stephen Keshi […]
French international defender ,Eliaquim Mangala has joined Manchester City from Porto for an undisclosed fee, the Premier League club said on Monday. The 23-year-old, who was part of France’s World Cup squad but did not […]
Chelsea manager, Jose Mourinho says his club have moved on from the exit of Frank Lampard by signing Cesc Fabregas. Lampard, 36, left in the summer at the end of his contract before the Blues […]
BRUSSELS/DONETSK (Reuters) – NATO said on Monday there was a “high probability” that Russia could launch an invasion of Ukraine, where the government said its troops have been closing in on Donetsk, the main city […]
Iran international Payam Sadeghian has been banned for three months by the country’s football association after pushing a referee who sent him off in a domestic league match. The Perspolis attacking midfielder was incensed at […]
Argentine legend, Diego Maradona has been caught on camera hitting a journalist on Saturday, according to Sky Sports. The confrontation took place as the 53-year-old left a theatre where he had taken his son, Diego […]
Germany’s all-time leading goalscorer Miroslav Klose has announced his retirement from international football. The 36-year-old Lazio striker helped his country win the World Cup in the summer, becoming the record scorer in the tournament’s history. […]
Javier Aguirre arrived in Tokyo on Monday to start work as Japan’s new head coach, four years after he was first approached about taking on the role. The Mexican told reporters that the Japanese Football […]
The leadership of the national conference has adjourned the sitting of the conference till Wednesday. The adjournment is to enable delegates study the reports of the conference which they received on Monday. The documents, which […]
BOKI – Hunters in Boki Local Government Area of Cross River State, where bush meat is largely sourced from, say they are facing hard times because of lack of patronage. The hunters told the News […]
ABUJA – The Speaker, House of Representatives, Alhaji Aminu Tambuwal, on Sunday congratulated Gov. Rauf Aregbesola of Osun state on his re-election as governor in Saturday’s poll. Tambuwal, in a statement signed by his Special […]
ABUJA – The Peoples Democratic Movement (PDM) said on Sunday that the best candidate emerged winner of Saturday’s governorship election in Osun. National Chairman of the party, Malam Bahsir Ibrahim, who stated this in an […]
IBADAN – Dr Muideen Olatunji, the Chairman, Oyo State branch of Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), has said that the association is ready to collaborate with the state government to check the spread Ebola virus disease. […]
ABUJA – The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has congratulated Gov. Rauf Aregbesola of Osun, for his re-election in last Saturday’s governorship poll in the state. In a statement in Abuja on Sunday, the party also […]
ISELE-UKU – The Director-General, National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brig.-Gen. Johnson Olawunmi, has assured corps members participating in the conduct of the forthcoming council elections in Delta of adequate security. Olawunmi gave the assurance in […]
BENIN – Owners of water packaging outfits in Benin, the Edo State capital, have commended the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) for its national water quality testing programme. The owners, […]
By David Wainer A Canadian patient who recently traveled to Africa tested negative for Ebola after demonstrating flu-like symptoms consistent with the virus, health officials said on Sunday. “I can now confirm a recent case […]
ABRAKA – The Delta State Government on Sunday commended the Federal Government for starting its cassava project in Abraka, Ethiope East Area of the state. The state Commissioner for Agriculture and Natural Resources, Mr Misan […]
By Calev Ben-David and Saud Abu Ramadan Israel and Gaza Strip militants agreed to Egypt’s proposal for another 72-hour truce, giving negotiators time to try to craft a more enduring accord after a month of […]
The Nigeria Army has made an unsuccessful attempt to re-claim Gwoza in Borno State from the extremist Boko Haram sect, residents and security sources say. The Nigerian Army 213 Battalion, Operation Task Force Mike and […]
BY AGENCY REPORTER Twenty-five years after he died playing for Nigeria at the National Stadium in Lagos, the family of Sam Okwaraji would wish the arena is named after the fallen football star. A bust […]
Ikeogu Oke Even if I was born for a life destined to surprise the unworthy and uplift the underserving, it would still be a rare good fortune that I knew Nadine Gordimer closely, that she […]
ABUJA – The Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja on Sunday announced new procedures for worshippers at Masses to check likely spread of the Ebola virus. The procedures which include the administration of the Holy Communion on […]
ABUJA – Rep. Kole Akinlade (PDP-Yewa South, Ogun) on Sunday commended Federal Government agencies for the peaceful conduct of Osun governorship election. Akinlade, who is also the Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Science and […]
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