Month: August 2014
Israel army strikes Gaza ‘terror sites’
The Israeli army carried out strikes on militant targets in the Gaza Strip after rocket attacks by Palestinians at the…
WHO declares Ebola epidemic a global emergency
The World Health Organisation on Friday declared the killer Ebola epidemic ravaging parts of west Africa an international health emergency…
Aluko fires Hull City to next round of Europa
Nigerian international, Sone Aluko saved the blushes of Hull City in the Europa League on Thursday night. The English Premier…
FG raises transaction advisers on railway stations remodeling
The Federal Government said on Thursday that it had inaugurated transaction advisers to drive the process for Public Private Partnership…
Edo to redeploy teachers to rural schools
The State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) in Edo on Thursday said it had concluded plan to redeployed teachers to…
Boko Haram recruits young Cameroonians
Cameroonian authorities now believe that Boko Haram movement has recruited and trained hundreds of young Cameroonians to carry out attacks…
Benin reports 2 possible cases of Ebola, one a Nigerian
Benin said Thursday that it has placed two patients, one of them a Nigerian, with Ebola-like symptoms in isolation and…
Ebola: US orders families of diplomats out of Liberia
The United States on Thursday ordered families of its diplomats in Liberia to leave and warned against non-essential travel to…
Ebola: Liberia appeals to Nigeria to protect its citizens
The Liberian Government has appealed to Nigerian authorities to protect Liberian citizens in the country from “stereotyping and harassment” in…
FG not behind impeachment saga in Lafia – Maku
The Minister of Information, Labaran Maku, has said the Federal Government was not behind the impeachment saga in Nasarawa State.…
Gov. Aliyu seeks peaceful harmony of herdsmen, farmers
Governor Babangida Aliyu of Niger on Thursday called for mutual understanding and harmonious co-existence between herdsmen and farmers in the…
In Pictures: Osun gears up for 9 Aug. gubernatorial election
Photos By Emmanuel Osodi/Osogbo
Glo offers subscribers 3-in-1 recharge option
Nigeria’s National Telecommunications carrier, Globacom, has unveiled a unique ‘3-in-1 Recharge Option’ to make the process of loading regular airtime…
APC condemns assault on TVC journalists by PDP thugs
By Simon Ateba The All Progressives Congress, APC, has condemned an attack on two journalists working with Television Continental, TVC,…
APC counters Jega’s ban on photographs
By Simon Ateba/Osogbo The All Progressives Congress, APC, on Thursday rejected an assertion made by Professor Attahiru Jega, the Chairman…