Month: August 2014
Osun Assembly Majority Leader Arrested
Jethro Ibileke/Ilesa The Osun State House of Assembly Majority Leader, Timothy Owoeye, has been arrested. He was whisked away by…
Nun with Spanish missionaries dies of Ebola in Liberia
A Congolese nun who worked with Spanish Catholic missionaries in Liberia has died of Ebola, the charity she worked for…
Pellegrini not concerned by trophy target
Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini insists the club’s target of winning five trophies in five years isn’t important to him.…
Mourinho admits Lampard is impossible to replace
Jose Mourinho admits it will be impossible to find a replacement for Chelsea legend Frank Lampard. Lampard was released by…
Accreditation peaceful in Osogbo as voting commences
Gbenro Adesina/Oosgbo Amidst tight security but without any form of harassment, accreditation exercise at various poling units monitored in Osogbo,…
Uganda gay pride party after law is overturned
Dancing and waving rainbow-coloured flags, Ugandan activists held their first gay pride rally Saturday since the overturning of a tough…
INEC completes accreditation on OAU campus, begins voting
Akintola Lukman/Ile-Ife Independent Electoral Commission began accreditation of eligible voters by 7:300 a.m. in Obafemi Awolowo University community, Ile-Ife, Osun…
Lagos asks for volunteers to fight Ebola
Authorities in Lagos appealed Saturday for volunteers to help fight an outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus in this Nigerian…
Obama vows to continue Iraq air strikes ‘if necessary’
US President Barack Obama on Saturday vowed to continue air strikes against Iraqi jihadists if needed to protect US diplomats…
Railway moves 280,549 tonnes of cargo in 2 years
The Nigeria Railway corporation moved 280,549 tonnes of cargo between 2012 and 2013, according to a report released by the…
Garki Hospital: No confirmed case of Ebola
Dr Ibrahim Wada, Chief Medical Advisor of Garki Hospital, Abuja, said on Friday that the hospital adopted precautionary measures after…
Not all Ebola victims will die, says Fashola
Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State on Friday said it was wrong for people to believe that those who were…
Lai Mohammed, Sunday Dare released by security operatives
After hours of interrogation, National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Alhaji Lai Mohammed and Sunday Dare, media…
Birthday boy Federer beats Ferrer for semi-final spot
Roger Federer marked his 33rd birthday by beating David Ferrer for the 15th straight time to reach the semi-finals of…
Somali Shebab say 18 dead in attack on government troops
Somalia’s hardline Islamists reported heavy fighting Saturday in battles against government and African Union troops in the central Hiran region.…