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Zambia bars entry for citizens from Ebola countries
Zambia has banned the entry of citizens from countries hit by the deadly Ebola virus, which is ravaging nations to…
We are under the siege of the gun – Aregbesola
After voting this afternoon at Ifofin unit 1 polling centre in Ilesa, Governor Rauf Aregbesola spoke on the conduct of…
FCT Minister, Health Personnel To Meet Over Ebola
The FCT Minister, Senator Bala Mohammed will on Monday hold a strategic meeting with health personnel to fashion out measures…
Osun Election: Accreditation, voting in Pictures
By Idowu Ogunleye and Emmanuel Osodi/ Osogbo
#OsunDecides: Five thugs arrested in Osogbo
Gbenro Adesina/Osogbo A man alleged to be a member of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) identified as Toyin Omotosho alias Akere…
APC Decries Arrest Of Its Members
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has raised the alarm over the mass arrest and intimidation of its members in Osun…
#OsunDecides: APC take the lead on OAU campus
Akintola Lukman/ Ile-Ife Voting exercise has been concluded at the OAU staff school polling station. The INEC officials have also…
GlaxoSmithKline Ebola vaccine to be ready in 2015
Clinical trials of a preventative vaccine for the Ebola virus made by British pharma company GlaxoSmithKline may begin next month…
Nigeria’s fashion industry worth over $10bn
Kuddus Kolawole, Lagos State Coordinator of the Fashion Designers Association of Nigeria (FADAN), says the nation’s fashion industry is worth…
Voters on OAU campus affirm tranquility
Akintola Lukman/Ile-Ife Accreditation and voting at the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun state have been peaceful, voters in the area…
Osun Assembly Majority Leader Arrested
Jethro Ibileke/Ilesa The Osun State House of Assembly Majority Leader, Timothy Owoeye, has been arrested. He was whisked away by…
Nun with Spanish missionaries dies of Ebola in Liberia
A Congolese nun who worked with Spanish Catholic missionaries in Liberia has died of Ebola, the charity she worked for…
Pellegrini not concerned by trophy target
Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini insists the club’s target of winning five trophies in five years isn’t important to him.…
Mourinho admits Lampard is impossible to replace
Jose Mourinho admits it will be impossible to find a replacement for Chelsea legend Frank Lampard. Lampard was released by…
Accreditation peaceful in Osogbo as voting commences
Gbenro Adesina/Oosgbo Amidst tight security but without any form of harassment, accreditation exercise at various poling units monitored in Osogbo,…
Uganda gay pride party after law is overturned
Dancing and waving rainbow-coloured flags, Ugandan activists held their first gay pride rally Saturday since the overturning of a tough…
INEC completes accreditation on OAU campus, begins voting
Akintola Lukman/Ile-Ife Independent Electoral Commission began accreditation of eligible voters by 7:300 a.m. in Obafemi Awolowo University community, Ile-Ife, Osun…
Lagos asks for volunteers to fight Ebola
Authorities in Lagos appealed Saturday for volunteers to help fight an outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus in this Nigerian…
Obama vows to continue Iraq air strikes ‘if necessary’
US President Barack Obama on Saturday vowed to continue air strikes against Iraqi jihadists if needed to protect US diplomats…
Railway moves 280,549 tonnes of cargo in 2 years
The Nigeria Railway corporation moved 280,549 tonnes of cargo between 2012 and 2013, according to a report released by the…
Garki Hospital: No confirmed case of Ebola
Dr Ibrahim Wada, Chief Medical Advisor of Garki Hospital, Abuja, said on Friday that the hospital adopted precautionary measures after…
Not all Ebola victims will die, says Fashola
Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State on Friday said it was wrong for people to believe that those who were…
Lai Mohammed, Sunday Dare released by security operatives
After hours of interrogation, National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Alhaji Lai Mohammed and Sunday Dare, media…
Birthday boy Federer beats Ferrer for semi-final spot
Roger Federer marked his 33rd birthday by beating David Ferrer for the 15th straight time to reach the semi-finals of…
Somali Shebab say 18 dead in attack on government troops
Somalia’s hardline Islamists reported heavy fighting Saturday in battles against government and African Union troops in the central Hiran region.…
Osun Election in Pictures: Voters brace up for a long day
Photos By Idowu Ogunleye and Emmanuel Osodi/ Ile-Ife
India stray dogs to be part of security squad
Stray canines roaming the Indian capital may soon find themselves attending police training school with civic authorities planning to turn…
Chinese police crack down on headlight misuse
Using the age-old reasoning of making the punishment fit the crime, police in a sprawling Chinese metropolis are making drivers…
Sovereignty of Nigeria will not be compromised – Jonathan
President Goodluck Jonathan said on Friday that Nigeria will not compromise its sovereignty and territorial integrity in the face of…
We’ll confront security challenges with all our endowment—Jonathan
President Goodluck Jonathan on Friday in Abuja said that the nation would confront its present security challenges with “all our…