Month: August 2014
Ebola: FG postpones school resumption by one month
Nigeria said Tuesday that resumption of classes in all public and private schools will be delayed by a month to…
UN warns of food crisis in Ebola-hit Sierra Leone
The United Nations warned Tuesday of a looming food crisis in eastern Sierra Leone, under lockdown since the Ebola-hit west…
FG approves dredging of Calabar channel
President Goodluck Jonathan has approved the dredging of Calabar channel to boost the economy of Cross River and the country.…
Navy to attend Sea Power symposium in US
The Chief of Naval Staff (CNS), Vice Admiral Usman Jibrin, has said that the Nigerian Navy would participate in the…
Bayern agrees deal with Roma for Benatia
German champions Bayern Munich on Tuesday announced an agreement with Serie A side Roma for a deal to take Moroccan…
Di Maria joins Man Utd for British record £60m
Manchester United has signed Argentine winger Angel Di Maria for a British record fee of £59.7million. Angel joins the Red…
Zenit cruise into Champions League group stage
Zenit St Petersburg eased into the Champions League group stage for the fourth season running on Tuesday with a 3-0…
Boko Haram seizes town on Nigeria, Cameroun border
Boko Haram has seized control of a Nigerian town after soldiers deployed there fled to take refuge across the border…
Amosun promises prompt payment of arrears to midwives, nurses
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun state, southwest, Nigeria has assured protesting Midwives posted to Ogun state by the…
SSS Detains Maigari
The embattled President of Nigeria Football Federation, Alhaji Aminu Maigari has reportedly been detained by agents of the State Security…
Nigeria announces containment of Ebola, discharges 2 patient
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Nigeria minister of health, Professor Onyebuchi Chukwu announced on Tuesday said that two more patients of Ebola Virus…
Edo APC stronger after purge, says Oshiomhole
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State has described the defection of some prominent members of the All Progressives…
In Pictures: Osun PDP Legal Adviser Defects to APC
Barrister John Abolarinwa Abidoye, legal adviser, Peoples Democratic Party has defected to the All Progressives Congress in an elaborate welcome…
UNESCO advises state govts to tackle illiteracy
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has advised state governments to address illiteracy challenges confronting the country.…
Swiss delighted by first sex drive-in
Swiss authorities are basking in the afterglow of a decision to create a “sex drive-in” in Zurich, with social services…