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Ebola: Nigeria may still record a few cases – Health minister
Ayorinde Oluokun Professor Onyebuchi Chukwu, Nigeria’s Health Minister said on Thursday that few cases of the Ebola Virus Disease could…
Instant noodles carry health risks for women
Women who eat instant noodles, like Ramen, at least two times a week face a greater risk of high blood…
Spurs come from behind to win in Cyprus, Hull beaten
Tottenham Hotspur closed in on a place in the group stage of the Europa League on Thursday after coming from…
NFF Stops 26 August Election
Taiwo Adelu Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, has called on all Nigerians to discountenance a statement by the Chairman of NFF…
Howard takes break from national team duties
Everton goalkeeper Tim Howard announced Thursday that he will be taking a one-year break from international duty with the United…
9 arrested for stealing Permanent Voter’s Card in Delta
Jethro Ibileke/Asaba Nine persons have been arrested by the Delta State Police Command for allegedly stealing about 1301 permanent voters’…
Job Creaton: NABTEB To Partner Secretary Schools On Skill Acquisition
JETHRO IBILEKE/Benin Prompted by the urgent need to prepare and empower secondary school leavers for the harsh economic realities in…
Insurgency has boosted Air Force capacity – CAS
JETHRO IBILEKE/Benin The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Adesola Amosun, has disclosed that Nigerian Air Force has actually benefitted…
Delta Police Command Rescue Kidnap Victims
JETHRO IBILEKE/Asaba Pressure mounted by operatives on the Delta State Police Command on unknown gunmen who abducted four members of…
Jailed Jazeera journalists appeal against Egypt verdicts
Three Al-Jazeera journalists jailed by Egypt for alleged ties with Islamists filed appeals Thursday against their convictions, their network said…
Mark, Jega, Muttallab, others for editors’ confab
The Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) will on 27 August begin a three-day All Nigeria Editors Conference (ANEC) in Katsina…
Stakeholders reject WAEC’s decisions on sick candidates
Stakeholders in the education sector on Thursday frowned at the decision taken by the West Africa Examination Council (WAEC) not…
NURTW designs ID card to reduce financial crime, identity theft
The National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) said its new Security Verified Identity Card (S-ViD) was designed to reduce…
Nigeria Police appoints new PRO, Secretary
The Inspector-General of Police, Suleiman Abba, has appointed Emmanuel Ojukwu as the new Force Public Relations Officer to replace Frank…
1,400 gay weddings in England, Wales
Just over 1,400 gay couples tied the knot in the three months after same-sex marriage was allowed in England and…
Israeli strikes kill senior Hamas commanders in Gaza
Israeli warplanes assassinated three top Hamas commanders in southern Gaza on Thursday, inflicting a heavy blow on the movement’s armed…
Two American Ebola patients leave hospital
Two American missionaries who were sickened with the dangerous Ebola virus while working in Liberia are doing better and have…
Liverpool set to sign Balotelli for £16million
Mario Balotelli was set for a shock move to Liverpool Thursday as AC Milan acknowledged that the controversial Italy striker…
Man behind Ice Bucket Challenge dies in diving accident
One of the individuals behind the Ice Bucket Challenge to support Lou Gehrig’s disease research has died in a diving…
Hodgson urges English talent to consider moving abroad
England manager Roy Hodgson has urged the country’s rising stars to consider spending some of their career abroad in a…
Boko Haram takes over town in Yobe
Boko Haram has seized control of a town in northeastern Nigeria, the latest to fall into Islamist hands in the…
Vincent Tan file sparks FA probe into Mackay
Malky Mackay appeared to be out of the running to take over at Crystal Palace after a file reportedly alleging…
Botswana police say no ‘foul play’ in opposition leader’s death
A Botswana police investigation has found the death of an opposition leader just months before a general election to be…
2015: NGO Seeks To Build Peace In Niger Delta
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Concerned about the need for a peaceful electoral process in the Niger Delta during the 2015 general elections…
Ebola: FRSC distributes protective gears to operatives
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) on Wednesday in Abuja distributed personal protective kits to its operatives in all formations…
Why Nigeria halted burial for woman allegedly killed by Ebola in UAE
The Nigerian Embassy in Abu Dhabi said it “resisted pressure” from local authorities for the immediate burial of a Nigerian…
Maigari, Umeh disagree on cause of fire at NFF
The Chairman of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Alhaji Aminu Maigari, on Wednesday described the fire that gutted a section…
Al-Makura approves appointment of Provost, College of Agric
Governor Umaru Al-makura of Nasarawa State has approved the appointment of Prof. Muhammed Salihu, as the substantive Provost of the…
NYSC DG tasks corps member on electoral duties
The NYSC Director General, Brigadier General Bamidele Johnson Olawumi, on Wednesday urged corps members involved in electoral duties to adhere…
Adamawa acting governor appoints 50 Special Advisers
Acting Governor Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa has appointed 50 Special Advisers to assist him in running the Government. The Secretary…