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Osogbo hotels raided by police ahead of election
By Gbenro Adesina/Osogbo Heavily armed policemen on Friday raided some hotels in Osogbo, capital of Osun state, demanding from the…
US steps up response to Ebola in Nigeria
United States health authorities said Friday they are sending extra personnel and resources to Nigeria, which has declared a national…
Ebola drugmaker’s shares surge after US eases restrictions
Shares of Canadian company Tekmira Pharmaceuticals surged on Friday after US officials loosened restrictions on the use of its experimental…
Serena defeats Wozniacki to reach Montreal semi-final
World number one Serena Williams clinched a gutsy 4-6, 7-5, 7-5 victory over Caroline Wozniacki on Friday to reach the…
Police arrests, detains Osun APC chairman
All Progressives Congress (APC) Chairman for Ifedayo Local Government Area (GRA), Mr. Dapo Biola, and Dr. Atolagbe, a Member of…
Tsonga downs Murray to reach Toronto semi-finals
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga beat Andy Murray for the first time in six years on Friday with a 7-6 (7/5), 4-6, 6-4…
Ebola: Ogun bans wildlife hunting
By Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta In a bid to ensure that the Ebola Virus Disease does not make its way to Ogun…
Ebola: Nigeria doctors in crisis
As Nigeria declared a national emergency over Ebola Virus on Friday, the association of local medical doctors which should lead…
#OsunDecides: Police Comm. withdraws orderlies from politicians
By Simon Ateba/Osogbo Less than 24 hours to the governorship election in Osun state, the newly deployed police commissioner in…
Ebola: Health Minister confirms nine cases
By Oluremilekun Osobu-Asubiojo Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu, Minister of Health on Friday said that there were nine confirmed cases of Ebola…
Osun Election: APC accuses Police boss of bribing security agents to rig for PDP
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has accused the new Police Commissioner in Osun state, of distributing cash to police personnel…
OPEC trims 2014 oil demand growth forecast
The OPEC oil cartel trimmed its 2014 forecast for global oil demand growth on Friday after weaker-than-expected economic growth in…
US Ebola outbreak ‘possible’ but not large – CDC chief
People with symptoms of Ebola will inevitably spread worldwide due to the nature of global airline travel, but any outbreak…
Couples battle in Italy over IVF twins implanted in wrong woman
An Italian judge will decide who are the legal parents of IVF twins whose embryo was implanted into the wrong…
Shehu of Borno optimistic insurgency will end soon
Shehu of Borno, Alhaji Abubakar Ibn Garbai, on Friday expressed optimism that the Boko Haram insurgency would end soon. Garbai…
EFCC, NCC to sensitise public on ways to tackle corruption
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has said it would sensitise Nigerians on ways of tackling corruption to assist…
Pistorius trial concludes, verdict set for September 11
A verdict in the high profile murder trial of sports star Oscar Pistorius has been set for September 11, after…
Illegal election materials intercepted in Osun State
By Simon Ateba, Gbenro Adesina and Jethro Ibileke/Osogbo Police in Osun State have intercepted alleged illegal election materials and some…
Osun poll: Restriction on movement begins Friday
Austin Ekhavbahbokun, the Commissioner of Police in charge of the Osun governorship election, says the restriction placed on movement in…
INEC registers 1.4m voters for Osun guber poll
A total of 1,407,222 voters, comprising 661,394 males (47 per cent) and 745,828 females (53 per cent), were registered by…
Navy, Police to strengthen cooperation
The Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS), Vice Admiral Usman Jibrin, said on Thursday that the Nigerian Navy would strengthen…
Obama authorises air strikes to prevent Iraq ‘genocide’
President Barack Obama has ordered US warplanes back into Iraqi skies to stop jihadists from moving into autonomous Kurdistan and…
Interfaith Conference: Muslim, Christian clerics meet
The Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja on Thursday said the second conference of the Interfaith Initiative for Peace would hold between…
Israel army strikes Gaza ‘terror sites’
The Israeli army carried out strikes on militant targets in the Gaza Strip after rocket attacks by Palestinians at the…
WHO declares Ebola epidemic a global emergency
The World Health Organisation on Friday declared the killer Ebola epidemic ravaging parts of west Africa an international health emergency…
Aluko fires Hull City to next round of Europa
Nigerian international, Sone Aluko saved the blushes of Hull City in the Europa League on Thursday night. The English Premier…
FG raises transaction advisers on railway stations remodeling
The Federal Government said on Thursday that it had inaugurated transaction advisers to drive the process for Public Private Partnership…
Edo to redeploy teachers to rural schools
The State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) in Edo on Thursday said it had concluded plan to redeployed teachers to…
Ebola: Liberia appeals to Nigeria to protect its citizens
The Liberian Government has appealed to Nigerian authorities to protect Liberian citizens in the country from “stereotyping and harassment” in…
FG not behind impeachment saga in Lafia – Maku
The Minister of Information, Labaran Maku, has said the Federal Government was not behind the impeachment saga in Nasarawa State.…