SAFA president among CAF broadcast renegotiating group
SAFA president, Danny Jordaan will serve on a working group that will renegotiate the current contract between CAF and the company that holds television broadcast […]
Day: August 29, 2014
Wenger still keeping close eye on transfer market
Arsenal manager, Arsene Wenger is keeping a close eye on the transfer market but says finding a replacement for injured striker, Olivier Giroud is not […]
Ebola Scare: Ivory Coast risks disqualification from 2015 Nations Cup
Ivory Coast will be disqualified from the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations if they forfeit their qualifier against Sierra Leone because of fears over Ebola. […]
Reus and Gomez back for Germany
Germany coach, Joachim Loew on Friday named 18 of his World Cup winning squad for a friendly match against Argentina and the opening European Champion […]
Richards, Sinclair and Guidetti may leave City soon
The Manchester City careers of Micah Richards, Scott Sinclair and John Guidetti appear to be over after manager Manuel Pellegrini said the trio were not […]
Time Warner Ends Talks to Acquire Vice Media Stake
Time Warner Inc. has called off talks to purchase a stake in Vice Media Inc., the startup that combines punk culture with online journalism, according […]
Venus Williams Loses at U.S. Open as Seeds Continue to Fall
Venus Williams got a rare opportunity Friday to show the up-and-down sides of her game in recent seasons — the dominant and the ugly, the […]
Residency programme: NMA commends FG’s reversal of suspension
BY NAN National President, Nigerian Medical Association, Dr. Kayode Obembe, on Friday commended Federal Government’s reversal of suspension on residency programme by medical practitioners. Obembe […]
Sambo meets with Kogi, Anambra govs over boundary dispute
ABUJA – Vice President Namadi Sambo on Friday met with the governors of Kogi and Anambra to discuss the longstanding boundary dispute between the two […]
FCT VIO to commence computerised vehicle inspection in September
ABUJA – The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Vehicle Inspection Office (VIO) is to commence computerised vehicle inspection from September 1, this year. This information is […]
Police partner PCN to combat drug abuse
ABUJA – The Acting Inspector-General of Police, Mr Suleiman Abba, says the police will continue to support the Pharmacists Council of Nigeria (PCN) in its […]
Military needs political will to curb insurgency – Audu-Bida
ABUJA – Retired AVM Muhammad Audu-Bida, Chairman, International Emergency Management and Engineering Society (TIEMES), Nigeria/West Africa Chapter, says the military needs political will to end […]
FCT Police restate commitment to ensuring security of lives, property
ABUJA – The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command on Friday restated its commitment to ensuring the security of lives and property of residents, especially […]
Researches Warn Ebola Virus Is mutating rapidly
Researchers claim the Ebola virus disease (EVD) is rapidly and continually mutating, making it harder to diagnose and treat. A study of the initial patients […]
Medical researcher decries low patronage of HIV prevention services
LAGOS – A medical researcher, Prof. Oni Idigbe, on Friday expressed concern over the public’s low patronage of Prevention of Mother-to-Children Transmission of HIV (PMTCT) […]
FG recalls resident doctors, lifts suspension on residency training
ABUJA – The Federal Government has lifted the suspension on residency training in all federal hospitals with effect from Thursday, Aug 28. This is contained […]
Jonathan has improved fortune of Nigerian women, says First Lady
ABUJA – The First Lady, Dame Patience, has described her husband, President Goodluck Jonathan, as gender-loving and had improved the fortunes of Nigerian women. Dame […]
FCT Minister restates commitment to protecting Abuja master plan
ABUJA – The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Sen. Bala Mohammed, has renewed the commitment of the FCT administration to maintain the Abuja […]
Forum urges elders to leave governance for young people
ABUJA – The Chairman of the Nigerian Young Professionals Forum (NYPF), Mr Moses Siasia, on Friday in Abuja urged elderly among the politicians to give […]
NCC to conduct internet spectrum auction
The Nigerian Communications Commission on Thursday said it would soon conduct a spectrum auction on the 2.6GHz band. The NCC said that two slots of […]