Ebola: Japan May Offer Unapproved Drug
Japan would like to offer a drug to help treat the deadly Ebola virus before the World Health Organization officially rules on its use, the […]
Day: August 25, 2014
Kwara PDP wants electoral offenders prosecuted, seeks extension of registration
ILORIN -The Kwara State Chapter of PDP has called for the prosecution of all electoral offenders arrested during the ongoing Continuous Voters Registration (CVR) in […]
Stakeholders reject 8,000 polling booths allocated to South-East
UMUAHIA – The leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the South- East zone has rejected the 8,000 polling booths allocated to the entire […]
Rockets target lifeline airport in eastern Libya
BENGHAZI Libya (Reuters) – Attackers fired rockets at eastern Libya’s Labraq airport on Monday, its director said, targeting one of the oil producer’s few functioning […]
Breaking: Liberian doctor who received rare Ebola drug ZMapp dies
DAKAR (Reuters) – One of three African doctors infected with Ebola and treated with the experimental drug ZMapp has died in Monrovia, Liberia’s Information Minister […]
Newly crowned MBGN Beauty Queen clears air over age controversy
ABUJA – Newly crowned Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria (MBGN) 2014, Ms Iheoma Nnadi, has posted a copy of her Birth Certificate and International passport […]
Boko Haram: Army will launch offensive in North-East, says Army chief
PORT HARCOURT – The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Kenneth Minimah has said the army will soon launch a massive military offensive to end insurgency […]
Police foils robbery attack in Gwagwalada, FCT
GWAGWALADA – The Police said it foiled an armed robbery attack in Gwagwalada metropolis of the FCT on Saturday night.Mr Patrick Daaor, the Divisional Police […]
MTN Group to cut nearly 850 managerial jobs
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa’s MTN Group plans to lay off around 850 managerial staff, an official of the Solidarity Union said on Monday, as […]
Board issues 4-day ultimatum to intending female pilgrims in Kano
KANO – The Kano State Pilgrims Welfare Board on Sunday issued a four-day ultimatum to intending female pilgrims who had not undergone pregnancy test to […]
Stakeholders hail suspension of strike by NMA
ABUJA – Stakeholders in the health sector have welcomed the decision by the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) to suspend its nearly two-month-old strike on Sunday.Dr […]
Fire Service to launch National Fire Data Centre
ABUJA – The Controller, Federal Fire Service, Mr Oketa Emmanuel, says it will launch a national fire data centre to enable it have a standard […]
Catholic Church not involved in Anglican Centre demolition in Anambra – Director
ONITSHA – The Catholic Archdiocese of Onitsha, Anambra, has said that the Church has no hand in the demolition of an Anglican worship centre in […]
British citizen begins Ebola treatment in London hospital
BY BBCDoctors at a hospital in north-west London have begun treating a Briton who contracted Ebola in Sierra Leone.The man has been named as William […]
Abia marks 23rd anniversary of state creation
UMUAHIA – Gov. Theodore Orji of Abia State on Sunday led other government functionaries to a commemorative church service marking the 23rd anniversary of the […]
Box, Dropbox and Hightail Pivot to New Business Models
By QUENTIN HARDYSAN FRANCISCO — Nothing concentrates minds at a tech start-up like living in the middle of a price war between Amazon and Google.Just ask executives […]
Japanese entertainment giant, Sony hit by cyber attack, bomb threat
Japanese entertainment giant Sony said Monday its online music and gaming sites came under a cyber attack by a hacker group that also claimed there […]
Ebola: Chad shuts down border with Nigeria
The Chadian government has revealed it will be introducing travel restrictions to Nigeria and other neighboring countries suffering from the Ebola Virus Disease outbreak.It will […]
Ebola Outbreak Traced To A Child’s Contact With Infected Fruit Bat
BY AGENCY REPORTERThe largest-ever outbreak of Ebola was triggered by a child’s chance contact with a single infected bat, a team of international researchers have […]
Ebola: WHO Expert Infected
BY AGENCY REPORTERThe World Health Organisation (WHO) yesterday announced the first Ebola infection among its experts, describing the infected person as an epidemiologist who had […]