Month: August 2014
French MP fined for saying Hitler ‘did not kill enough’
A French court on Tuesday fined an MP Gilles Bourdouleix 3,000 euros for saying that Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler “maybe…
Adeboye Ordains 1,101 Pastors
Femi Anjorin The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye has ordained over…
Police, Robbers In Gun Battle
Yusuf Muhammed One suspected armed robber has been killed, while three others fled during a gun battle with policemen from…
OAU students congratulate Aregbesola
AKINTOLA LUKMAN/Ile-Ife The students of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State have sent their congratulatory messages to Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola,…
Emir Escapes From Boko Haram
A heavy rainfall late Monday night helped hundreds of residents of Gwoza, Borno State, who had been trapped on the…
Ebola: Kuje Community, FCT Minister at war
There is no doubt that the importation of Ebola Virus Disease into the country by Liberian-American, Mr Patrick Sawyer has…
Philippine ex-general arrested over missing women
A retired Philippine general implicated in multiple political assassinations was arrested in a rundown house in the nation’s capital on…
‘Ethical’ to use experimental Ebola drug, ZMapp – WHO
A panel of medical experts has determined it is ethical to provide experimental treatments to patients infected with the deadly…
Evacuated Spanish priest with Ebola dies
An elderly Spanish priest infected with Ebola died in a Madrid hospital on Tuesday, five days after being evacuated from…
Japan aid agency pulls staff from Ebola-hit nations
Japan’s foreign aid agency said Tuesday it was evacuating two dozen staff from Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, as the…
Global Ebola death toll passes 1,000 – WHO
The Ebola virus has killed 1,013 people and infected another 1,848, latest World Health Organisation data showed. The fatalities include…
US sends Ebola drug to Liberia, West Africa
In a bid to curb the Ebola Virus, Liberia will receive an untested experimental drug, ZMapp, to treat people infected…
FG to shut illegal mining operations
Minister of Mines and Steel Development says it will close any mining or quarry firm not operating in accordance with…
NUPENG threatens strike over alleged anti-labour practices
The National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) has threatened to shut-down oil and gas operations over alleged…