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Allocate more fertiliser to councils, LG Chairman tells FG
The Chairman of Kabo Local Government Area in Kano State, Murtala Sulen-Garo, has appealed to the Federal Government to allocate…
Nigeria approves use of experimental Ebola drug
The National Health Research Ethics Committee, Nigeria, has approved the use of experimental Ebola drug, ZMapp, for treatment of patients…
WHO lauds FG’s response to Ebola outbreak
The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Wednesday commended the Federal Government’s response to the outbreak of the Ebola virus in…
Ebola: Nigeria will contain the spread – Governors
Governors of the 36 states on Wednesday in Abuja assured citizens that the Ebola virus would soon be contained as…
N. Korea fires rockets as Pope arrives in South
North Korea fired five short-range rockets into the sea off its east coast Thursday, just as Pope Francis arrived in…
Amputee sailor overjoyed by Wenger’s letter
A Singaporean who lost three limbs in a naval accident but won an ASEAN Para Games medal just over a…
Lenovo posts 23% jump in profit
Lenovo on Thursday posted a 23 percent jump in quarterly net profit, beating market estimates as the Chinese technology giant…
LP to involve NLC, TUC in party affairs
The leadership of Labour Party in the Federal Capital Territory says it would involve the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and…
Oct. 9 campaign deadline for Adamawa guber poll – INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Wednesday announced the timetable for the conduct of Adamawa governorship by-election scheduled to…
PVCs: Delta declares Aug 15 public holiday – SSG
The Delta state Government on Wednesday declared 15 August as public holiday, to enable eligible voters to obtain their Permanent…
Heavy security at polling units encourages large voters’ – INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said on Wednesday in Abuja that the heavy presence of security personnel at polling…
Omisore stops panel of inquiry from investigating him
Peoples Democratic Party’s defeated governorship candidate in Osun, Senator Iyiola Omisore on Wednesday secured an order to prevent the panel…
Funding, major constraint to Abuja indigenes’ resettlement
Malam Yahaya Yusuf, Director of the Development Control Department, Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), has identified paucity of fund as…
Patience Jonathan inaugurates fishing vessel in Poland
Dame Patience Jonathan, wife of the president has inaugurated a research and fishing vessel, expected to reposition the marine and…
NEMA distributes relief materials in Jigawa
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Wednesday donated relief materials to flood victims in Jigawa state. Alhaji Musa Ilalla,…
Federer advances with milestone Masters match win
Roger Federer became the first man to win 300 matches at the ATP Masters 1000 level, beating Vasek Pospisil 7-6…
Ebola: Infected nurse leaves Lagos for Enugu, breaking quarantine
A nurse who contracted Ebola at a Lagos hospital travelled to the eastern part of Nigeria before falling sick, raising…
Where you go will determine if you live or die – Kumuyi
Pastor William Kumuyi, General Superintendent, Deeper Life Bible Church, has warned Nigerians to be careful of the invitations they accept…
Terrorism: Police set up Tactical Operation Points in 8 states
Acting Inspector-General of Police, Suleiman Abba, has ordered the setting up of Tactical Operation Points (TOP) in eight states in…
241 criminals arrested in Anambra in 4 months – Obiano
Governor Willie Obiano of Anambra says 241 suspected criminals, including 70 kidnappers, have been arrested in the state in the…
Military seeks cooperation in combating terrorism
The Military on Wednesday appealed for more understanding and cooperation from Nigerians to enable it win the war against terrorism.…
Mexican international Jimenez to sign for Atletico Madrid
Mexico international forward Raul Jimenez is set to sign for Spanish champions Atletico Madrid his Mexican club America revealed. The…
Dortmund beat Bayern in SuperCup
Borussia Dortmund ensured former star striker Robert Lewandowski’s return to the Ruhr ended in disappointment on Wednesday as they beat…
Pensioners want FG to offset arrears before 2015 elections
The Nigeria Union of Pensioners (NUP) on Wednesday urged the Federal Government to offset outstanding arrears of pensioners before 2015…
Confab: Discussion of draft report begins Thursday
Delegates to the National Conference on Wednesday reconvened at the National Judicial Institute in Abuja, venue of the Conference to…
2015 Election: Police arrest Rivers monarch, others over shooting
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt There was pandemonium Wednesday in the Mile Four area near Port Harcourt, Rivers State capital, southern Nigeria,…
FG re-awards N5.6bn Mangu regional dam project
The Federal Government has re-awarded the contract for the construction of the Mangu Regional Water Dam in Plateau, Mrs Olivia…
Man Utd’s Shaw out for a month
Manchester United defender Luke Shaw has suffered a hamstring injury and will miss the opening game of the season against…
Ribery retires from French international duty
French winger Franck Ribery has announced his retirement from international football, he said in an interview with the German magazine…