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National Conference ends, adopts final report
The five-month National Conference, inaugurated by President Goodluck Jonathan on March 17, ended on Thursday in Abuja, on conclusion of…
Jonathan Sacks All Resident Doctors Over Ebola
By Kazeem Ugbodaga Nigeria’s President, Goodluck Jonathan has sacked all resident doctors in all federal government hospitals across the nation…
Colombia president supports allowing medical marijuana
President Juan Manuel Santos signalled his support Thursday for a bill that would allow the medical use of marijuana in…
Antonio Conte named as new Italy coach
Former Juventus boss Antonio Conte was named the new coach of Italy on Thursday on a two-year contract, the Italian…
Syria troops retake key town outside Damascus
Syrian government forces on Thursday retook a key town on the outskirts of the capital Damascus after a months-long battle…
Javi Garcia joins Zenit from City
Manchester City midfielder Javi Garcia joined Russian club Zenit St Petersburg on Thursday. Garcia was signed by former City manager…
Jonathan pledges to cooperate with private sector to fight poverty
President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday reiterated his administration’s commitment to work with private sector to reduce poverty through job creation…
CBN reintroduces charges on ATM cards
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) said that Automated Teller Machines (ATM) withdrawals would attract N65 per transaction to cover…
Robin Williams was sober, had Parkinson’s – Wife
Hollywood actor Robin Williams, found dead this week after an apparent suicide, had not fallen back into drink or drugs…
Robbers Stab Couple To Death In Benin
By Jethro Ibileke/Benin Unknown assailants suspected to armed robbers in the early hours of Thursday attacked a couple in Benin…
Obama talks to Liberia, Sierra Leone leaders on Ebola
United States President Barack Obama called his counterparts in Liberia and Sierra Leone Thursday to discuss the Ebola outbreak in…
20 Institutions Set For Quantity Survey Convention
Sulaimon Mojeed-Sanni At least students from 20 higher institutions would attend the first annual convention of the National Association of…
‘Nigeria’s Level Of Education Poor’
Damilare Okunola Engr. Olawunmi Gasper, former Rector of the Lagos State Polytechnic, LASPOTECH, has said that Nigeria’s level of education…
The Abuja Environment During And After El-Rufai’s Era
By Akinsola Alonge The residents of Abuja were enjoying the sanity, air and perfection being experienced in the city. The…
Aribisala An Enemy Of Democracy
BY IDOWU AJANAKU It is no longer news that the satanic wishes of the ilk of Aribisala for the All…
Other Lessons From Osun
BAMIDELE JOHNSON Certain lessons, presumably, have been learnt from the governorship election in Osun State or the State of Osun…
Chidoka’s Poor Start
Three weeks after he was sworn-in as the Minister of Aviation, Osita Chidoka, the former boss of the Federal Road…
Noun Law Society Inaugurates Obalende Centre
Sulaimon Mojeed-Sanni The National Open University, NOUN, Law Society, has inaugurated its Obalende McCarthy centre. Speaking at the inauguration of…
Court Jails 3 For Drunkenness
An Upper Area Court, Kuje , FCT, on Wednesday sentenced three men, Micheal Adibe, Ogunlade Micheal and Warya Terso to…
Gwoza Villagers Need Help — Lawmaker
Hundreds of people who escaped a Boko Haram attack need urgent help, a local lawmaker said on Wednesday, as those…
Petroleum Marketers Decry Pipeline Vandalism
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) on Wednesday expressed worries over continuous petroleum products pipeline vandalism and its…
Fake Cop Nabbed With Marijuana
Femi Adi/Kaduna A fake Assistant Superintendent of Police, Ugochukwu Adegoke, has arrested with over 1ookg of marijuana by Kaduna State…
Ebola Drug Arrives Nigeria Today
An experimental drug for treatment of Ebola has been provided by a Nigerian in diaspora and will arrive the country…
Jilted Man Murders Girlfriend
Cyriacus Izuekwe A man who allegedly stabbed his estranged lover to death for refusing to marry him has been charged…
Delegates Conclude National Conference
The National Conference came to an end Thursday, without any rancour. The conference was convened by President Goodluck Jonathan and…
2015: PDP Woos Lagos Okada Riders With Motorcycles
By Jide Osokoya As part of its strategy to capture power in 2015 from the All Progressives Congress, APC, in…
Spanish duo Chico, Hernandez leave Swansea
Spanish pair Chico Flores and Pablo Hernandez have both left Swansea City for teams in Qatar, the Premier League club…
Belgian defender van Buyten hangs up his boots
Belgian international defender Daniel van Buyten, without a club since his contract with Bayern Munich expired in June, has decided…
CAS upholds Suarez suspension, lifts training ban
Luis Suarez on Thursday failed to win a reprieve from his four-month ban for biting Italy’s Giorgio Chiellini at the…
Ebola slows down Customs operations
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) on Wednesday said the prevalence of Ebola virus in the country was slowing down its…