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Falconets defeat North Korea to reach final
The Falconets of Nigeria have defeated North Korea to reach the final of the U-20 Women’s World Cup in Canada. They qualified for the final by defeating North Korea 6-2.
Day: August 20, 2014
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Veteran Nigerian Disc Jockey, DJ Jimmy Jatt’s album tops iTunes Music Chat
ABUJA – Veteran Nigerian Disc Jockey (DJ) Jimmy Amu, popularly called Jimmy Jatt‘s second album, entitled ‘The Industry,’ has topped the iTunes Nigeria music chart, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. iTunes is the […]
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I am not gay, says Uti Nwachukwu, BBA winner
ABUJA – The 2010 winner of Big Brother Africa (BBA), Uti Nwachukwu, has said that he is neither gay nor in relationships with older women. Nwachukwu, who is also a co-presenter of `Jara,’ a showbiz […]
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Don Jazzy joins online ice bucket challenge for charity
ABUJA – Nigerian multi award winning record producer, musician and songwriter, Michael Ajereh, popularly called Don Jazzy, has joined American celebrities in the online ice bucket challenge for charity in the U.S. The American celebrities […]
News
NLC cautions FG on resident doctors’ sack
LAGOS – The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on Wednesday urged the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) to consider the consequences of its ongoing nationwide strike on Nigerians. Mr Issa Aremu, NLC Vice President, made the appeal […]
News
Ebola: UI Z00 safe to visitors— Director
IBADAN – Dr Olajumoke Morenikeji, Director, Zoological gardens, University of Ibadan on Tuesday said that the Zoo was safe for people to visit. She told the News Agency of Nigeria NAN on Wednesday that the […]
Health
Ebola: FAO Country Rep. advocates increased food safety, hygiene
ABUJA – Ms. Louise Setshwaelo, the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) Country Representative in Nigeria, has underscored the importance of increased food safety and hygiene in the current fight against the Ebola disease. Speaking with […]
News
Cleric says personal hygiene, environmental sanitation, prevent Ebola Virus infection
LAGOS – The District Superintendent, Apostolic Faith, West Africa, Rev. Emmanuel Adeniran, said on Tuesday that ensuring personal hygiene and environmental sanitation could help prevent Ebola Virus infection. Adeniran said this in an interview with […]
News
150,000 seek enlistment into Osun Youth Programme
OSOGBO – Mr Oyewole Enibukun, the Head of Osun Youth Empowerment Scheme (O-YES), says more than 150,000 youths have applied for enlistment into the programme. Enibukun made this known in Osogbo while speaking to the […]
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Ebola Virus will not weaken our commitment to sports devt., says Council chairman
LAGOS – The Apapa-Iganmu Local Council Development Area (LCDA) said on Wednesday that the outbreak of the Ebola Virus would not weaken its resolve to develop sports in the area. Its Chairman, Mr Adesola Adedayo, […]
Health
Lack of rest can cause bad breath — Expert
ABUJA – Dr Machu Abraham, Managing Director of a private Oral and Medical Care outfit, said on Wednesday that resting during working hours could help prevent bad breath. Abraham, who said this in an interview […]
Style
Mo Abudu at 50: EbonyLife TV CEO to celebrate unsung professionals
The Executive Chairman and CEO of EbonyLife TV, Africa’s first Global Black Entertainment and Lifestyle network, Mo Abudu, will turn the golden age of 50 this September. The media mogul continues to make her mark […]
News
Ondo inaugurates committee on Ebola
AKURE – The Ondo State Government on Wednesday inaugurated a 19-member committee saddled with the responsibility of checking the spread of the Ebola virus. Speaking at the inauguration of the committee in Akure, the state’s […]
News
FG Suspends Negotiations with NMA On Doctors’ Strike
The Federal Government has suspended further negotiation with the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) in order to resolve the ongoing doctors’ strike until Presidential Committee of Experts on Inter-Professional Relationships in the Public Health Sector finishes its […]
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UN Ebola coordinator to visit West Africa
A public health expert coordinating United Nations efforts to fight Ebola, David Nabarro, has said he would be visiting West Africa to determine the strategies that the global body can deploy to support people, communities […]
News
Ebola fears taking a heavy toll on tourist flow to Africa
By News Agency The Ebola outbreak in West Africa is putting off thousands of tourists who had planned trips to Africa this year, especially Asians, including to destinations thousands of miles from the nearest infected […]
News
Wife divorces husband over threat to life
LAGOS – An Igando Customary Court in Lagos on Wednesday dissolved the two-year-old marriage between Jumoke,25, and her husband, Mosuru Ige, over threat to life. “All efforts to reconcile the couple have proved futile as […]
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Court denies bail to Nyanya school bus hijack suspects
ABUJA – An FCT High Court on Wednesday refused the bail application of the two suspected terrorist who alleged hijacked “The Vine International Academy, Nyanya, school bus. The suspects were Victor Essein, 39, of Udobana […]
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Sales representative docked for defrauding employer
ABUJA – The police on Wednesday arraigned David Obalowo in a Gudu Upper Area Court, FCT, for allegedly defrauding his employer of N3.1 million. Obalowo of No1 Wisdom Street, Rafinsanyi, Suleja, Niger, is standing trial […]
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Motorcyclist bags 12 months imprisonment for reckless driving
MARARABA – A Mararaba Senior Magistrates’ Court, Nasarawa State, on Wednesday sentenced a motorcyclist, Isaac Doctor, to 12 months imprisonment for reckless driving. Doctor, 21, of New Karu, Nassarawa State, was convicted for causing grievous […]
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2 factory workers docked for assaulting expatriates
ABUJA – The police on Wednesday arraigned two factory workers in an Abuja Senior Magistrates’ Court, Life Camp, for assaulting two Expatriate of Golden Silk Company, Abuja. Saed Adoun, 26 and Chukwudi Allison, 24, both […]
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My husband slept with my best friend, woman tells court
LAGOS – A laboratory technician, Modupe Ajayi, on Wednesday told an Igando Customary Court, Lagos, that she once caught her husband in bed with her best friend. Modupe, 40, was responding to Ajayi’s petition, urging […]
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Husband wants marriage dissolved for alleged threat to life
ADO-EKITI – A 38-year-old father, Victor Ilesanmi, on Wednesday urged an Ado-Ekiti Customary Court tom dissolve his eight-year-old marriage to his wife, Omobola for alleged threat to his life. Ilesanmi, who filed the divorce petition […]
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Sales representative to spend 500 days in prison for misappropriation
ABUJA – An Abuja Senior Magistrates’ Court, life Camp, on Wednesday sentenced a sales representative, Friday Amah, to 500 days in prison for absconding with goods worth N1.4 million. Amah, 25, of Dape Village, Abuja, […]
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2 drivers bag 5 years imprisonment each for rape
IKORODU – An Ikorodu Magistrates’ Court sentenced two commercial bus drivers to five years imprisonment each for abducting and raping a 25-year-old woman on Wednesday. The convict, Cbibuike Amalu, 31, and Tony Umuaka, 27, were […]
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Police arraign man, 25 for theft, unlawful entry
LAGOS – The police on Wednesday arraigned a 25-year-old man, Jacob Odili, in an Ejigbo Magistrates’ Court for theft of household appliances valued at N50, 000. Odili is charged with unlawfully entry and theft of […]
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CSOs urged to submit credible proposals to benefit from Commonwealth grants
ABUJA – Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in Nigeria have been urged to come up with credible proposals in order to benefit from the Commonwealth Foundation Grants. Dr Martin Uhomoibhi, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, […]
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RATTAWU president urges media workers to sustain struggle for salary structure
ENUGU – Dr Bamidele Bamgbose, the National President, Radio, Televisions, Theatre and Arts Workers Union (RATTAWU), on Wednesday urged media workers to remain steadfast in their agitation for a media salary structure. Bamgbose told the […]
Sports
Maigari, Umeh differ on cause of fire at NFF
ABUJA – The Chairman of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Alhaji Aminu Maigari, on Wednesday described the fire that gutted a section of the football secretariat in Abuja as unfortunate. Maigari returned on Monday to […]
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Al-Makura approves appointment of provost, College of Agriculture
LAFIA – Gov. Umaru Al-makura of Nasarawa State has approve the appointment of Prof. Muhammed Salihu, as the substantive Provost of the College of Agriculture, Lafia. The Acting Registrar of the college, David Musha, make […]
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Jonathan urges Head of Service to pursue reform with vigour
ABUJA – President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday urged the new Head of Service of the Federation, Mr Danladi Kifasi, to pursue the ongoing reform in the service vigourously. Jonathan spoke in Abuja after swearing in […]
Economy
NDE urges unemployed graduates to enrol in graduate attachment programme
ABUJA – The National Directorate for Employment (NDE) in FCT on Wednesday advised unemployed graduates in Abuja to key into its Graduate Attachment Programme (GAP). Mr Abdulrahman Mohammed, the Head, Information and Public Relations of […]
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Ebola: FRSC distributes protective gears to operatives
ABUJA – The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) on Wednesday in Abuja distributed personal protective kits to its operatives in all formations to protect them against contracting the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD). The FRSC Corps […]
Features
Zakkat committee disburses N105.3m in Sokoto
SOKOTO – The Sokoto State Zakkat and Endowment Committee on Wednesday said it disbursed N105.3 million to the needy in the last seven months. The Chairman of the committee, Alhaji Lawal Maidoki, said this at […]
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Why Nigeria resisted “immediate burial” for woman allegedly killed by Ebola in UAE – Official
ABUJA – The Nigerian Embassy in Abu Dhabi says it “resisted pressure’’ from local authorities the immediate burial of a Nigerian woman who died of `suspected Ebola virus’ in the United Arab Emirate (UAE). A […]
Foreign
Afghanistan orders US reporter to leave over election story
Kabul (AFP) – Afghanistan on Wednesday ordered a New York Times correspondent to leave the country after he wrote an article saying government ministers and officials were threatening to seize power to end a stand-off […]
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NBA assures members of Ebola-free annual conference
ABUJA – The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) on Tuesday said it taken measures to protect members of the association against Ebola virus during its annual conference in Owerri, Imo State. Briefing newsmen on the Association’s […]
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Northern California patient tested for possible Ebola exposure
(Reuters) – Blood samples from a patient at a Northern California hospital, who is suspected of having been exposed to the deadly Ebola virus, will be tested by the federal Centers for Disease Control and […]
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B&N, Samsung unveil reading-focused Nook tablet
NEW YORK (AP) — Barnes & Noble and Samsung unveiled a new reading-focused tablet that will replace the bookseller’s own Nook tablets. The 7-inch Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 Nook will sell for $179, the same […]
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2,240 Ebola Cases in West Africa – UN
The number of Ebola cases in Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria and Sierra Leone, has reached 2,240 and a total of 1,229 deaths were also registered, UN spokesman Steaphane Dujarric has said. ‘WHO is working with the […]