Month: August 2014
Senegal extends travel ban over Ebola fears
Senegal has decided to toughen restrictions on travels from Ebola-hit West African countries. Senegal’s interior ministry said on Thursday in…
Ebola: AU deploys military medics to West Africa
The African Union (AU) Commission is to deploy a joint military medical personnel and civilian humanitarian mission to tackle the…
25 dead in Central African gold mine collapse
At least 25 people died when an illegally operated gold mine collapsed for a second time in two years in…
Suspected Shebab militants behead Kenyan driver
A group of suspected Shebab Islamist militants have beheaded a Kenyan driver after kidnapping a group of traders on Kenyan…
SURE-P collaborates with ITF to train 2 million youths
Collaborative efforts between SURE-P and the Industrial Training Fund (ITF) will help the fund to train more than two million…
Four killed in India-Pakistan border fire
Four people were killed when nuclear-armed rivals India and Pakistan traded heavy fire across their border early Saturday, with each…
FG urged to reduce interest rate on loans from MSME fund
Mr Muktar Alkali, the Provost of Mohamet Lawan College of Agriculture, Maiduguri, has urged the Federal Government to reduce the…
Adamawa Poll: Fintiri, Ribadu, Marwa to face PDP primaries
The Peoples Democratic party (PDP) has said that all aspirants contesting the 11 October Adamawa governorship election will be subjected…
Court dissolves 17-year marriage over disagreement on sex
A Mapo Customary Court in Ibadan on Friday dissolved a 17-year old marriage between Rukayat and Rasaq Muniru, over disagreement…
Amazon readying an attack on Google’s ad business
United States online giant Amazon is preparing to take on Google in one of its core businesses, Internet advertising, the…
Imam receives death threat, says IS recruiting in Canada
A Canadian imam known for his pacifist sermons warned Friday that Islamist militant group IS was actively recruiting in Canada…
theMedia 360 Company Launches Lambo Xtra
theMedia 360 Company announced on Friday, it has bought Lambo Xtra, popular music news and review website as which runs…
Navy decorates 7 officers with new ranks
Capt. Musa Gemu, the Commander, Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) Delta, Warri Naval Base, on Friday charged seven newly-promoted officers under…
Air Force pilot receives full military honours at burial
The Nigerian Air Force on Friday buried Flt.–Lt. Akweke Nwakile, who died in active service with full military honours at…
IG assures of peaceful 2015 elections
The acting Inspector General of Police, Suleiman Abba, on Friday assured that the police would lead other agencies in ensuring…