Month: August 2014
Electricity company decries equipment vandalism in Bayelsa
The Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company (PHEDC) said on Sunday that the vandalism of its equipment in Yenagoa, Bayelsa capital,…
Gwagwalada flood victims count losses, seek FG assistance
Victims of Friday’s heavy downpour which ravaged many parts of Gwagwalada Area Council in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory on…
Delta farmers appeal for rehabilitation of cassava mills
Cassava farmers in Delta have appealed to the state government to rehabilitate the three abandoned cassava mills established by Governor…
Yobe legislators right to dismiss impeachment rumours – APC
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Yobe on Sunday said that the dismissal of alleged impeachment plot against Governor Ibrahim…
Name NAFDAC HQ after Akunyili, Association tells FG
The Nigerian Association of Patent and Propriety Medicine Dealers Association (NAPPMED) on Sunday urged the Federal Government to immortalise Prof.…
FG partners stakeholders to fight Ebola virus
The Director of Port Health, Federal Ministry of Health, Dr Nasiru Gwarzo, has said that the Federal and other stakeholders…
Ebola: Nigerians commend FG for quick response
Nigerians have commended the Federal Government and Lagos State government for swift response to the deadly Ebola Virus Disease. An…
Di Maria exit imminent, Ancelotti confirms
Argentine midfielder Angel di Maria’s expected move to Manchester United should be completed in the coming days, Real Madrid boss…
Notting Hill Carnival brings reggae to London streets
A million revellers were expected to join Europe’s biggest street party the Notting Hill Carnival in London from Sunday, filling…
Ebola: Nigerian doctors call off strike, resume Monday
Kayode Obembe, president Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) says the association has called off its three-month old (55 days) strike action.…
Netanyahu: Gaza offensive to continue as long as necessary
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told his ministers on Sunday that the military campaign against Gaza militants would continue until…
German kidnapped by jihadists released in Syria
A 27-year old German kidnapped in Syria by militants from the Islamic State around a year ago has been released,…
Israel air strike kills two after Egypt calls talks
An Israeli air strike killed two Palestinians in Gaza Sunday as militants kept up rocket fire, a day after an…
35 Nigeria police ‘missing’ after Boko Haram raid
Thirty-five Nigerian police officers deployed to a training academy in the remote northeast are missing after a Boko Haram attack…
Death toll from Hiroshima landslides reaches 50
The death toll from devastating midweek landslides in Hiroshima rose to 50 on Sunday as fresh rain stoked fears of…