Month: August 2014
Commissioner’s killers die in gun battle, says Gov. Orji
Governor Theodore Orji of Abia said those who killed the state’s Commissioner for Agriculture, Dr Kenneth Nwosu, have also been…
My husband has improved fortune of women – Patience Jonathan
Wife of the president, Dame Patience Jonathan, has described her husband, President Goodluck Jonathan, as gender-loving and had improved the…
NMA applauds FG reversal of residency programme
Dr Kayode Obembe, National President, Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), on Friday commended Federal Government’s reversal of suspension on residency programme…
Ghana says poverty cut by half since 1992
The number of people living in poverty in Ghana halved between 1992 and 2013, the government said Friday, with the…
Torres joins AC Milan on loan
Fernando Torres has ended three-and-a-half disappointing years at Chelsea by completing a move to AC Milan. The Spaniard replaces Mario…
Police detain woman for burning girl’s genital
The police in Dutse, Abuja, have detained a woman for allegedly forcing a 14-year old girl to sit on a…
Sambo meets with Kogi, Anambra govs. over boundary dispute
Vice President Namadi Sambo on Friday met with the governors of Kogi and Anambra to discuss the longstanding boundary dispute…
Military lacks political will to curb insurgency – Audu-Bida
Muhammad Audu-Bida, Chairman, International Emergency Management and Engineering Society (TIEMES), Nigeria/West Africa Chapter, says the military needs political will to…
2 DIGs, 37 CPs promoted by PSC
The Police Service Commission has approved the promotion of two Assistant Inspectors-General of Police and 30 Commissioners of Police with…
FIFA threatens to ban Nigeria over disputed elections
World football governing body FIFA has warned Nigeria could be banned by Tuesday if an “elected” executive committee led by…
Ebola drug clears early test hurdle
A prototype drug that has been urgently given to a handful of patients with Ebola has cleared an important test…
Britain raises terror threat level on Iraq, Syria fears
Britain raised its terror threat risk level to “severe” on Friday because of fears over the situation in Iraq and…
Lamido appoints Obasanjo chancellor of Jigawa varsity
Governor Sule Lamido of Jigawa on Friday appointed former President Olusegun Obasanjo as the pioneer Chancellor of the newly established…
Ebola: Ondo govt. cancels summer lessons
The Ondo State Government on Friday cancelled all summer school lessons in the state. This was contained in a statement…
Keyamo petitions Police IG over late officer’s pension
Eromosele Ebhomele Nigerian human rights lawyer, Festus Keyamo, has petitioned the country’s acting Inspector-General of Police, Suleiman Abba, over the…