Month: August 2014
JAMB partners service providers to curb UTME registration irregularities
The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has promised to partner its computer-based test service providers to improve the registration…
Fresh suicides fuel military service concerns in S. Korea
The South Korean military said Tuesday that two conscripts were found dead in an apparent suicide, the latest in a…
Australian grandfather in tears at severed head photo
The grandfather of a boy pictured holding a severed head in Syria said the shocking image brought him to tears,…
Man City makes Mangala most expensive EPL defender
Manchester City on Monday announced the signing of France central defender Eliaquim Mangala from FC Porto for a record breaking…
Boko Haram writes fleeing Borno residents, promises more attack
Fleeing Borno residents have been written by Islamist sect Boko Haram, promising more terror attacks. Survivors of menacing attacks in…
Military warns women against meddling in troops deployment
Women have been advised to steer clear of military troops deployment to battle Islamist sect, Boko Haram. A statement on…
Federer aiming for more hardcourt success
A weekend title defeat in Canada did not dent the hopes of a resurgent Roger Federer as the world number…
Two docked for stealing generators
The Police on Monday arraigned Paul Benedict, 29 and Jamilu Usman, 25, in Wuse Zone 2 Senior Magistrates’ Court, Abuja,…
Police arraign mason for assaulting hair dresser
The police on Monday arraigned a mason, Mohammed Ibrahim, 22, in a Grade 1 Area Court, Karu, Abuja, for attacking…
Ebola: Mixed reactions greet Cardinal Onayekan’s directive
Mixed reactions have greeted a directive issued by the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Abuja His Eminence, John Cardinal Onaiyekan on…
Jonathan mourns late Offodile, Ajayi
President Goodluck Jonathan has commiserated with the families of late Chief Chike Offodile (SAN), a former Attorney-General of the Federation…
Elechi, PDP attempt to reinstate impeached Speaker
Governor Martin Elechi of Ebonyi said in Abakaliki on Monday that Chukwuma Nwazunku remained the Speaker of the State House…
Eight Chinese quarantined as Ebola panic heightens
Eight Chinese medical workers who treated Ebola patients have been quarantined in Sierra Leone, as health experts grapple with ethical…
Actor Robin Williams dead from suspected suicide
Oscar-winning actor and comedian Robin Williams died from suspected suicide on Monday after a battle with depression, triggering an outpouring…
Nigeria’s first Ebola victim a ‘ crazy man’ – Jonathan
President Goodluck Jonathan has labeled the man who brought Ebola Virus into Nigeria a ‘crazy man’. Patrick Sawyer, a Liberian…