Month: August 2014
FRSC begins 5-day special patrol, deploys 240 personnel
The Federal Road Safety Commission on Monday began a special five days of patrol on three critical highways across the…
Katsina disburses N100m to victims of gunmen attack
The Katsina State Government on Monday began the disbursement of N100 million to victims of gunmen attack in Sabuwa and…
Shettima calls for calm over Boko Haram’s Caliphate
Governor Kashim Shettima of Borno on Monday advised residents of the state to remain calm following alleged proclamation of Islamic…
Russia says soldiers crossed Ukraine border ‘by accident’
Russian military sources quoted by state agencies on Tuesday said that Russian troops captured by Kiev and shown on Ukrainian…
Peugeot gets approval for China plant
French auto maker PSA Peugeot Citroen’s fourth plant in China has been approved for the southwestern city of Chengdu by…
US to track jihadists in Syria with spy planes
The United States is poised to send spy planes into Syria to track Islamic State jihadists whose advances have sparked…
Real Madrid off to winning start, Atletico held
Real Madrid got their La Liga campaign off to a winning start as they beat newly promoted Cordoba 2-0 at…
Ask tough questions, US diplomat charges Nigerian journalists
By Simon Ateba Nigerian journalists should begin to ask tough questions that will build and strengthen democracy, Jeffrey Hawkins, the…
Ebola: USAID announces medical aid to Liberia
Eromosele Ebhomele The United States Agency for International Development, USAID, has announced that it airlifted more than 16 tons of…
Attack on Gwoza: Seven policemen rescued
Nigeria Police Force said on Monday that it has rescued seven of its 35 men declared missing after an attack…
170 bodies of African migrants found from Libya shipwreck
Libyan rescuers have recovered the bodies of around 170 people after a boat carrying illegal migrants from sub-Saharan Africa sank…
Jonathan returns to Abuja after visit to Germany
President Goodluck Jonathan has arrived Nigeria after a four-day private visit to Germany, The President arrived at the Nnamdi Azikwe…
Auto crashes claim 31 in Osun
Muhammad Husaini, Osun Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Commission, said on Monday that 31 deaths were recorded from…
Ebola: Nigeria reverses the number of cases to 13
Nigeria’s minister of health, Professor Onyebuchi Chukwu on Monday announced the reversal of the number of confirmed cases of Ebola…
UBA Group appoints Tony Elumelu as Chairman
The board of United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA) today announced the appointment of Tony O. Elumelu as Chairman, succeeding…