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Gulf states discuss Ebola precautions ahead of hajj
Representatives of the Gulf monarchies met in Riyadh on Wednesday to discuss precautions against the Ebola epidemic ahead of the…
Court Permits Indian Fraud Suspect To Travel Over Illness
By Henry Ojelu An Ikeja High Court has ordered that the international passport of an Indian national, Ashok Isran allegedly…
Russia eyes new airline for Crimea flights
A Russian minister said on Wednesday the government was discussing the creation of a new airline to serve the Ukraine’s…
Deep division in Nigeria after teenager murders husband
Many see Wasila Tasi’u as a victim: a 14-year old girl from a poor, strictly Muslim family in northern Nigeria,…
Keshi yet to be offered a contract by NFF – Aide
No contract agreement has been reached yet between Super Eagles’ Head Coach Stephen Keshi and the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF),…
Pope calls on UN to stop Iraq violence
Pope Francis has called on the international community and the United Nations in particular to do all they can to…
Germany urges nationals to leave Ebola-hit countries
Germany on Wednesday called on its nationals to leave Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone as the death toll from the…
Spain, Italy struggle with increase in illegal African migrants
Spain and Italy said on Wednesday they had rescued more than 2,300 African immigrants in just over 24 hours, plucking…
Kano women ditch hijab after suicide bombings
Women in north Nigeria’s largest city Kano are abandoning their traditional religious dress after a spate of suicide bombings by…
Humanitarian crisis warning after Boko Haram attack
Hundreds of people who escaped a Boko Haram attack need urgent help, a local lawmaker said on Wednesday, as those…
US wants punitive actions against South Sudan leaders
By Simon Ateba The United States Government said on Tuesday that punitive actions should be taken against South Sudanese leaders…
Teenager caught sleeping with dog in Benin
By Jethro Ibileke/Benin A 19-year old boy (name withheld), was Tuesday arrested at Iguosa, a suburb community in Benin City,…
Navy applauds Anambra for checking insurgency, bunkering
The Nigerian Navy on Tuesday applauded the Anambra government’s plan to position a mobile artillery on the River Niger to…
ECOWAS official dies from Ebola in Nigeria
An ECOWAS official has died from Ebola in Nigeria, the West African regional bloc said on Tuesday, taking the total…
Liverpool reach agreement to sign Moreno
Liverpool announced late on Tuesday that they have reached an agreement to sign Spanish left-back Alberto Moreno from Europa League…
Martino named new coach of Argentina
Gerardo Martino was named coach of Argentina on Tuesday replacing Alejandro Sabella who stood down after they lost 1-0 to…
Rooney named captain of Man Utd
Wayne Rooney has been named Manchester United captain by new manager Louis van Gaal, the club announced Tuesday. The 28-year-old…
Fellaini the hero as Van Gaal opens Old Trafford campaign
Louis van Gaal’s first match at Old Trafford as Manchester United manager ended in victory after Marouane Fellaini’s injury-time goal…
Ronaldo scores twice as Madrid wins Super Cup
Cristiano Ronaldo upstaged new team-mates Toni Kroos and James Rodriguez and homecoming hero Gareth Bale as Real Madrid beat Sevilla…
Military will not cede any part of Nigeria to terrorists – DHQ
The Director of Defence Information, Major General Chris Olukolade, on Tuesday reiterated the military would not cede any part of…
LASU fees, Ebola: Fashola seeks permission to re-order budget
By Eromosele Ebhomele Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos state on Tuesday urged the state House of Assembly to approve a…
INEC announces 11 October for Adamawa gov. election
The Independent National Electoral Commission yesterday said the bye-election to elect a substantive governor for Adamawa State will hold on…
Deserting the military, no different from terrorism – Olukolade
Director of Defence Information, Maj.-Gen. Chris Olukolade, on Tuesday described desertion from the military as a crime that was as…
Police get approval to recruit more personnel
The acting Inspector-General of Police, Suleiman Abba, said on Tuesday that the police has got approval to recruit more personnel…
Sierra Leone seeks experimental Ebola drug
Sierra Leone said on Tuesday it would seek a shipment of a controversial experimental drug to fight an Ebola outbreak…
Robin Williams found hanging from belt – police
First responders called to actor Robin Williams’ home found the Oscar-winning actor dead of an apparent suicide with a belt…
Quarter of world population will be African by 2050 – UNICEF
A quarter of the world’s population will be African within 35 years, the UN children’s agency said on Tuesday, as…
Osun Election: We’re attacked because we rejected N14mn bribe – DSS
The Department of State Service (DSS) said on Tuesday that an unnamed political party offered its men N14 million which…
NFF Lifts Ban On Ogunjobi, Others
By Taiwo Adelu The Executive Committee of Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, rose from a meeting in Abuja Tuesday and resolved…
NFF upholds dissolution of Plateau, Yobe FAs
The Executive Committee of Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, on Tuesday upheld the dissolution of the Plateau State Football Association and…