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Nigeria monitors 160 after Ebola kills doctor in Port Harcourt
Some 160 people are being medically monitored in Nigeria’s oil-producing hub Port Harcourt after a doctor died from the virus,…
Mourinho ready for life without Torres
Jose Mourinho insisted Friday he wanted to keep Fernando Torres at Chelsea, but admitted he would allow the striker to…
Sevilla, Everton get tricky Europa League draws
Spanish holders Sevilla and English side Everton have been handed tricky ties in the draw for the UEFA Europa League…
Senegal reports first case of Ebola
Senegal confirmed its first case of Ebola on Friday, as the country’s health minister announced that a young Guinean had…
Ribadu, Marwa, Gundiri granted PDP waiver
Malam Nuhu Ribadu, former Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, moved a step further to realising his ambition of…
At least 10 die as boat capsizes in Port Harcourt
At least 10 people died in Rivers state on Friday when a boat carrying 35 passengers bound for Port Harcourt…
Anita, Pastor Oyakhilome’s wife, files for divorce over adultery
The adultery scandal that has rocked the family of Nigeria’s popular clergyman, Pastor Chris Oyakholome, has resulted in a divorce…
Sex workers scramble for disabled men
Cyriacus Izuekwe There are strong indications that commercial sex workers have shifted their business target to physically challenged men because…
Tension In Police Over Transfer
Cyriacus Izuekwe There are indications that police officers attached to Lagos State Command, Southwest Nigeria are now living in fear…
Board retires NSPM company’s MD, 2 others
The Board of Directors, Nigerian Security Printing and Minting Plc has dissolved the executive management of the company and directed…
Nigeria no longer exports raw materials – NEXIM MD
The Managing Director, Nigeria Export Import Bank (NEXIM), Mr Robert Orya, on Thursday said Nigeria had shifted from exporting raw…
Fashion designers seeks N150m to build production hub, retail store
The Fashion Designers’ Association of Nigeria (FADAN), Lagos Chapter, on Thursday said that it would need about N150 million to…
Japan hangs gangster and killer arsonist
Japan executed a mobster and a killer arsonist on Friday, bringing to 11 the total number of death sentences carried…
Volcano erupts in New Guinea, spewing ash and rock
A volcano erupted Friday in eastern Papua New Guinea, spewing rocks and ash into the air, forcing the evacuation of…
No suspension of Premier League matches, says NFF
Taiwo Adelu The Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, has urged all stakeholders to discountenance a statement from the League Management Company,…
Hotel attendants arrested for videoing customer’s sexual escapade
Three hotel attendants, who allegedly recorded a customer’s sexual affair and demanded a ransom of N10 million, were on Thursday…
UN chief slams ‘brutal’ IS killings in Iraq
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Friday slammed “brutal killings of civilians” by Islamic State jihadists in northern Iraq,…
African leaders puppets for Western world – DRC Ambassador
The Ambassador of the Democratic Republic of Congo to Nigeria, Marie-Louise Kombe, has said some African leaders are puppets for…
We’ll conduct bye-election in all parts of Adamawa – Jega
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said it would conduct free, fair and credible bye-election in all parts of Adamawa…
Obama says ‘no strategy yet’ as IS executes Syrian troops
United States President Barack Obama admitted Thursday that he still does not have a strategy to fight Islamic State jihadists…
NANS endorse Jonathan for second term
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) on Thursday endorsed President Goodluck Jonathan to run for a second term in…
FG urged to revisit media salary structure to honour Akunyili
The Radio, Television and Theater Arts Workers Union (RATTAWU) has appealed to the Federal Government to revisit the Media Salary…
Police partner PCN to combat drug abuse
The acting Inspector-General of Police, Suleiman Abba, says the police will continue to support the Pharmacists Council of Nigeria (PCN)…
FCT VIO to begin computerised vehicle inspection in Sept.
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Vehicle Inspection Office (VIO) is to commence computerised vehicle inspection from 1 September, this year.…
TRACE reads riot act to motorists in Ogun
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta With the “ember” months three days away, motorists in Ogun state have been warned by Traffic Compliance and…
YABATECH lecturer seeks legislation against noise pollution
A Chemist, Dr Adeleke Abiodun, on Thursday urged the Federal Government to establish a law to control noise pollution. Abiodun,…
2015: Jega lists obstacles to hitch free elections
Prof. Attahiru Jega, Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Thursday listed four major challenges that could hinder the success…
Resident doctors refuses to resume work in Lagos
Five days after the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) suspended its strike, resident doctors in the Federal Government-owned hospitals in Lagos…
Boko Haram Republic of Gwoza is a bad idea
Boko Haram Republic of Gwoza is both a bad idea and an omen of negative things for Nigeria because the…
Djokovic strolls into US Open third round
World number one Novak Djokovic breezed into the third round on a blustery day at the US Open on Thursday,…