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Victims’ Support Fund: FG rakes in N59 bn at fund raiser
A total of N58.79 billion was realised at Thursday’s fund-raising dinner for President Goodluck Jonathan’s Victims Support Fund, his office…
Commonwealth Games: Amalaha stripped of gold after drugs shame
Nigerian teenage weightlifter Chika Amalaha was stripped of her Commonwealth women’s 53kg gold medal on Friday after failing a drugs…
New IGP pledges to fight crime, insurgency
Nigeria’s new Inspector General of Police, Suleiman Abba resumed duties on Friday with promise to intensify the fight against crime…
Jonathan appoints new GMD for NNPC
The federal government has approved the appointment of a new Group Managing Director for Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC and…
Ebola: Fashola urges shutdown of neighbouring borders
Kazeem Ugbodaga Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State has urged the Federal Government to shut down some of its borders…
IKEDC Unveils Online Bill Payment Platform
The Ikeja Electricity Distribution Company (IKEDC) in partnership with the Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement Systems Plc (NIBSS), has created an online…
2Face’s ‘Ascension’ Among Top Selling Records Globally
Sulaimon Mojeed-Sanni It is indeed great news for music lovers in Nigeria as the latest album of Africa music sensation…
Ebola: FG stops dead bodies from coming into Nigeria
Kazeem Ugbodaga Following the threat posed by the Ebola Virus Disease, EVD, the Federal Government has issued an order stopping…
Somali Islamists shoot dead fifth lawmaker this year
Somalia’s Shebab insurgents said they had assassinated a lawmaker in Mogadishu as he left prayers at a mosque on Friday,…
Philippines monitors arrivals from west Africa for Ebola
The Philippines said Friday people arriving from west African countries hit by the Ebola outbreak would be monitored for a…
Police trail Edmark CEOs’ murderer
The Police in Lagos have begun investigation into the murder of a business woman, Njideka Nzewe, the Chief Executive Officer/Managing…
FG terrorising Osun ahead of guber election – APC
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has raised alarm that the PDP-led federal government has started terrorising and intimidating the peaceful…
Ebola: Immigration maintains intense screening at ports
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) says it is maintaining strict screening of visitors at airports, seaports and border areas to…
Ajimobi inaugurates 33 patrol vans, assures on peace
Ahead of the 2015 general elections, Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State has assured that all necessary measures have been…
Venus thrashes birthday girl Azarenka
Seven-time Grand Slam champion Venus Williams ousted fourth-seeded birthday girl Victoria Azarenka in straight sets Thursday to reach the quarter-finals…
Kano govt. urged to support local shoemakers
A shoemaker at Kofar Wambai in Kano, Malam Fatihu Yahaya, on Thursday called on Kano State Government to extend soft…
Kumuyi prays for God-fearing successor to Imoke
Pastor William Kumuyi, the General Superintendent, Deeper Christian Life Bible Ministry, on Thursday called on all residents of Cross River…
Jonathan storms Osun Saturday, campaigns for Omisore
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Osun on Thursday said that all arrangements had been concluded to receive President Goodluck…
APC threatens to boycott Niger senatorial bye-election
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Niger State has threatened to boycott the 16 August bye-election for Niger-East Senatorial District.…
Contest Adamawa guber under PDP, group urges Ribadu
A youth organisation in Adamawa, The Adamawa Concerned Youths for Good Governance, has urged the former Chairman of Economic and…
US hospital prepares to receive Ebola patient
A hospital in the southern United States said Thursday it was preparing to receive an Ebola patient “within the next…
Egypt’s president to skip Obama’s Africa summit
New Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi will not attend an unprecedented gathering of African leaders here next week, a US…
Ebola: Nigeria quarantines 2, place 69 under medical surveillance
Minister of Health, Onyebuchi Chukwu said the ministry has quarantined two people who had “primary contact” with a man who…
Ebola specimen floods LUTH laboratory
By Oluremilekun Osobu-Asubiojo Reports from the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) revealed that blood and fluid specimens of suspected Ebola…
Jonathan set to launch Victims’ Support Fund
By Ayorinde Oluokun All is set for President Goodluck Jonathan to launch President the Victims’ Support Fund, an initiative designed…
Security, democracy, top US-Africa Leaders Summit
By Simon Ateba American officials said on Thursday that peace, security, democracy and human rights issues will be top on…
National Council Of State to help end Boko Haram by Dec
By Ayorinde Oluokun Members of Nigeria National Council of State on Thursday agreed to support President Goodluck Jonathan to bring…
Okagbare wins gold in 200metres
Nigeria’s Blessing Okagbare claimed a women’s sprint double at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow Thursday. The Nigerian 100 metres champion…
World Ebola fears grow with Europe and Asia on alert
Fears that the west African Ebola outbreak could spread to other continents grew on Wednesday with European and Asian countries…