Month: August 2014
Osun Election: We’re attacked because we rejected N14mn bribe – DSS
The Department of State Service (DSS) said on Tuesday that an unnamed political party offered its men N14 million which…
NFF Lifts Ban On Ogunjobi, Others
By Taiwo Adelu The Executive Committee of Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, rose from a meeting in Abuja Tuesday and resolved…
NFF upholds dissolution of Plateau, Yobe FAs
The Executive Committee of Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, on Tuesday upheld the dissolution of the Plateau State Football Association and…
Ebola: Jonathan urges greater cooperation among W/A countries
President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has called for strategic collaboration among West African countries to control and contain the Ebola Virus…
Ebola: Instant hand sanitizer scarce, expensive
Since the deadly Ebola Virus killed Patrick Sawyer in Nigeria, hundred of thousands of people have improved their personal hygiene…
Udo man died of Peptic Ulcer, not Ebola – Edo Govt.
By JETHRO IBILEKE/Benin Medical test conducted on the man who died last Sunday at Udo in Ovia South West local…
Tripoli police chief assassinated – Security
Hooded attackers shot dead Tripoli police chief Colonel Mohamed al-Suissi in the Libyan capital’s eastern suburbs on Tuesday, a security…
WHO approves experimental Ebola drugs
The World Health Organization authorised Tuesday the use of experimental drugs to fight Ebola as the death toll topped 1,000…
Celestial Church pastor appears in court for rape
A 23-year old self-professed Celestial Church prophet, Adewale Adeleke, on Tuesday in Lagos, appeared before a Yaba Magistrates’ Court for…
Man kills, roasts mum in Anambra state
Anambra state police command has arrested and detained Ekene Ucheagwu for killing and roasting his mother in Ndikpa Awuka, a…
US to provide $180 mn in South Sudan food aid
The United States said Tuesday it will provide $180 million in additional aid to help feed people facing a looming…
Silva signs five-year extension at Man City
David Silva has signed a new five-year contract with Manchester City, the English Premier League champions announced Tuesday. Spain playmaker…
Uganda anti-gay law to be re-introduced in parliament – Speaker
Ugandan lawmakers will vote on reinstating a severe anti-gay law just weeks after it was scrapped by the country’s constitutional…
Bauchi govt to digitise state TV before 2015
Bauchi State Government has set up a committee of experts in the broadcast industry to ensure a smooth migration of…
Ex-militants protest exclusion from amnesty programme
Some former militants in Edo and Delta, who were not captured in the third phase of the amnesty by the…