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Hundreds of JAMB students protest in Port Harcourt
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Hundreds of prospective Joint Admission And Matriculation Board (JAMB) candidates from far-flung coastal areas of the Rivers…
4000 Law Students Decry Mass Failure, Call For Review
Over 4000 students of the Nigeria Law School have decried the mass failure at the Bar examinations. The students who…
UN has only $100,000 in Ebola trust fund
The UN trust fund for Ebola has barely $100,000, a pittance compared to what the world body says it needs…
China ‘gravely concerned’ by Japanese MPs’ shrine visit
Beijing on Friday strongly condemned a visit by more than 100 Japanese lawmakers to a controversial war shrine in Tokyo,…
Putin and Merkel have ‘serious differences’ over Ukraine – Kremlin
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Russian President Vladimir Putin have major differences over the origin and causes of the conflict…
Virgin takes full control of Tigerair Australia for $1
Virgin on Friday took full control of budget carrier Tigerair Australia, buying the remaining 40 percent it did not already…
Ebola: WHO warns of deteriorating situation in W.Africa
The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Thursday warned again of continuous deteriorating situation in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, saying…
I owe TASCE no Kobo – Amosun
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun state has declared that his administration is not owing the staff of Tai…
Reps postpone debate on women discrimination bill
The House of Representatives on Thursday deferred consideration of a proposed legislation seeking to enforce certain provisions of the United…
Palace provides Mourinho a different test
Jose Mourinho will judge the progress of his Chelsea side when the Premier League leaders travel to face Crystal Palace…
Apple starts iPhone 6 sales in China market
Apple began selling its latest iPhone in China Friday, nearly a month after other major territories due to a licence…
Obama sends reservists to help fight Ebola in W.Africa
President Barack Obama on Thursday authorized the Pentagon to send reservists to take part in a US mission to combat…
Fashola decries postponement of FAAC over insufficient fund
Kazeem Ugbodaga Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos has decried the postponement of the Federal Account Allocation Committee, FAAC, meeting which…
PDP lacks quality candidates for Rivers guber race, says Amaechi
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt …As APC targets 69,000 supporters for mega rally Rivers State Governor and Chairman of Nigeria Governors’ Forum,…
2015: Buhari buys N27.5m nomination form, says cost too high
Ayorinde Oluokun Former Head of State, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (rtd) on Thursday paid N27.5 million for the expression of…
I’m not vying for APC presidential ticket – Oshiomhole
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Contrary to what Edo state information and orientation commissioner, Mr. Louis Odio said on Wednesday, the state Governor,…
Over 1000 Boko Haram members in South West – Sarkin Hausawa of Lagos
Sarkin Hausawa of Lagos, Alhaji Sani Kabir on Thursday told the Federal Government that northerners in the South West have…
Police boss warns against illegal campaign, reckless utterances
Muhammad Hurdi, the Commissioner of Police in Katsina State, on Thursday warned politicians to desist from campaigns and reckless utterances.…
Buhari’s allegations on non-performance reckless, baseless – Presidency
The Presidency on Thursday dismissed allegations of non-performance made by former Head of State and APC chieftain, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari…
British family shocked at text from dead grandmother
A British family were shocked to receive a text message apparently from their dead grandmother, who had been buried with…
Underworld queen Persephone uncovered in Greek myth mosaic
An imposing mosaic uncovered in the largest antique tomb ever discovered in Greece depicts the myth of the abduction of…
Ogun nursing students protest non-accreditation
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Hundreds of students from the Ogun state-owned School of Nursing and Midwifery, Ijebu Ode on Thursday staged a…
FG to upgrade cottage hospital in Jonathan’s town
The Bayelsa state government owned Cottage hospital at Otuoke in Ogbia Local Government Area of the State, has been taken…
Fayose appoints SA for ‘stomach infrastructure’, others
Gbenro Adesina/Ado-Ekiti The new Governor of Ekiti State, Mr. Ayodele Fayose has appointed, the secretary to the state government, some…
Newcastle reveals Ebola ‘strategy’
The manager of English Premier League strugglers Newcastle United said on Thursday the north-east side were making plans for the…
Awujale Endorses Amosun for second term
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta The Awujale and paramount ruler of Ijebuland, Oba (Dr) Sikiru Kayode Adetona, Ogbagba II has thrown his weight…
Jonathan playing politics with Chibok girls’ release, says APC
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has urged President Goodluck Jonathan to release the school girls who were abducted in Chibok…
US schools close in Texas, Ohio, over Ebola fears
Some schools in Ohio and Texas closed Thursday amid fears that students or staff had been exposed to a nurse…
Even Boko Haram cannot stop 2015 election, says Jega
Nigeria can hold elections in February even if Boko Haram violence makes voting impossible in parts of the northeast, the…