Month: August 2014
Ebola sparks states of emergency across west Africa
Overwhelmed west African nations called states of emergency on Thursday as the death toll from a fast-spreading Ebola epidemic neared…
Ebola: Lagos Orders Churches To Stop Crusades
Kazeem Ugbodaga/with Agency Report Following the death of two victims of Ebola Virus Disease, EVD, in Lagos, western Nigeria, the…
Bangladesh police tear gas garment workers on hunger strike
Bangladesh police on Thursday fired tear gas and stormed a garment factory in the capital Dhaka where workers had been…
PSG pulls out of Di Maria transfer talks
Paris Saint-Germain have pulled out of talks with Real Madrid over the transfer of Angel Di Maria because the Argentine…
Omisore’s Bus Gift Tears OAU Students Apart
Damilare Okunola Students of Obafemi Awolowo University, OAU, Ile-Ife, Osun State, have described their union leaders as gluttons for receiving…
Deila Shoulders Blame For Celtic Defeat
Celtic manager Ronny Delia says he takes full responsibility after his side exited the Champions League following a resounding 6-1…
Saudi beheads Yemeni for rape, murder
Saudi authorities beheaded a Yemeni Thursday for raping and murdering two women, the interior ministry said. Awadha Ahmed Salem was…
Jonathan hosts summit to evaluate MDGs’ success in Nigeria
As parts of efforts to accelerate the attainment of Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) ahead of the 2015 target date, President…
Standard Chartered Shares Down On Probe Confirmation
Shares in Standard Chartered fell on Thursday in Hong Kong after it confirmed it faces fresh US fines over alleged…
China Tightens Controls On Internet Messaging Apps
China is banning users of Internet messaging services from posting political reports without permission, and demanding they promise to “uphold…
Secret ballot papers smuggled to Osun – APC
By Simon Ateba, Jethro Ibileke & Gbenro Adesina/Osogbo Despite assurances by President Goodluck Jonathan and Professor Attahiru Jega that…
Lagos police nabs man, 31, over lover’s death
The Lagos State Police Command on Wednesday paraded a 31-year old man over alleged murder of his 39-year old secret…
Pistorius branded ‘deceitful witness’
South African Olympian Oscar Pistorius returned to the dock Thursday for the finale to his gripping murder trial as lawyers…
Jihadist offensive sparks mass Christian exodus in Iraq
Jihadists took over Iraq’s largest Christian town Qaraqosh and surrounding areas on Thursday and sent tens of thousands of panicked…
Putin’s approval rating soars to 87% in Russia
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s domestic approval rating has soared to 87 per cent, pollsters said on Thursday, the highest level…