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Distribution of PVC a continuous exercise in Kwara – INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Kwara has said that distribution of Permanent Voter Cards (PVC) is a continuous…
FG committed to welfare of military personnel – Presidential C’ttee
The Federal Government is committed to improving the welfare of military personnel, the Presidential Committee on Barracks Rehabilitation has said.…
Police, FCDA partners to upgrade hospital, says IG
The Police on Wednesday pledged to collaborate with the Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA) to upgrade its 40-bed hospital at…
Hamas says military chief alive, calling shots in Gaza war
Hamas said on Wednesday its military commander Mohammed Deif was alive and still calling the shots in the ongoing war…
Nigerian soldiers revolt over lack of weapons
Dozens of Nigerian soldiers have refused to deploy for an offensive against Boko Haram Islamists until they receive better weapons,…
Oil Bunkering: Operation Pulo Shield Destroys 2 Trucks In Abia
JETHRO IBILEKE/Benin The Joint Task Force (JTF), Operation Pulo Shield, has arrested and destroyed two Mack trucks each laden with…
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Glass House, Nigeria Football Federation Secretariat on Fire
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Glass House, the Secretariat of the crisis ridden Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) went up in flames this morning.…
UK voices ‘absolute horror’ at IS beheading
British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond on Wednesday voiced his “absolute horror” at the apparent beheading of US journalist James Foley,…
Courtois wants Cech to stay at Chelsea
Chelsea goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois wants Petr Cech to remain at the club, having apparently supplanted him in coach Jose Mourinho’s…
Nigerian showing signs of Ebola faints in Germany
A Nigerian woman was rushed to the hospital and hundreds of people were quarantined after she showed symptoms of Ebola…
Ebola: Nigerians in Austria not infected
Austria’s health ministry gave the all-clear Tuesday evening after regional authorities earlier reported two suspected cases of Ebola in two…
Egypt urges Israelis, Palestinians to resume Gaza talks
Egypt on Wednesday called on Israelis and Palestinians to resume negotiations, expressing its “profound regret at the breach of the…
Vietnam, Myanmar test patients for Ebola
Vietnam and Myanmar are testing three patients for the deadly Ebola virus after they arrived in the Southeast Asian nations…
CBN disburses N237bn to 313 agric projects
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) said it had disbursed N237 billion to 313 projects under the Commercial Agriculture Credit…
Union, Sterling bag CBN’s agriculture awards
The governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, on Tuesday has rewarded Union Bank of Nigeria for…
FG to establish development finance institution – Jonathan
President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday in Abuja said the Federal Government would establish a wholesale Development Finance Institution (DFI) to…
APGA will resolve internal crisis – Lawmaker
Rep. Afam Ogene (APGA – Ogbaru) said on Tuesday that the leadership of the party in Anambra would resolve its…
Israeli strike kills wife, child of Gaza military chief – Hamas
An Israeli air strike on Gaza City killed the wife and infant daughter of elusive Hamas military chief Mohammed Deif,…
Jihadists claim beheading of US journalist
Jihadist group the Islamic State on Tuesday claimed to have executed American journalist James Foley in revenge for US air…
Liberia president orders curfew over Ebola outbreak
Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf announced a nighttime curfew from Wednesday and the quarantine of two neighbourhoods, including one in…
Di Maria Real Madrid’s best player, claims Simeone
Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone claimed compatriot Angel di Maria is Real Madrid’s best player after the Argentine midfielder started…
Guardiola set for tricky second season at Bayern
Bayern chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge stated confidently during the close season that Pep Guardiola, after winning the domestic double in his…
Nigerian doctor dies of Ebola Virus
A senior doctor who treated Nigeria’s first Ebola patient has died, taking the death toll in Africa’s most populous country…
Nigeria has 17m housing deficit – FCT Minister
The Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Senator Bala Mohammed, on Tuesday said the nation had a housing deficit of…
Ebola: FG targets fruit bats, healthcare wastes
Ayorinde Oluokun The Federal Government said on Tuesday that it has started a survey of areas of the country with…
Jonathan criticises violence against humanitarian workers
President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday expressed concern at the increasing rate of violence against persons working as humanitarian personnel across…
Auto crash claims 10 lives in Enugu
The police in Enugu on Tuesday confirmed that 10 people died in an auto crash on the Opi-Eha-Alumona-Obollo-Afor road on…
Nigerian wrestler to get promotion after defeating Camerounian
The Minister of Interior, Abba Moro, has assured the current African Middle Weight Pro-Wrestling Champion, Aliking Mohammed, automatic promotion after…
Police Commission promotes 6 AIGs to DIGs, others
The Police Service Commission (PSC) on Tuesday approved the promotion of six Assistant Inspectors-General of Police (AIGs) and two Commissioners…
US blames Hamas for Gaza truce collapse
The United States blamed rocket fire from Gaza for a breakdown in indirect talks between Israel and Palestinian authorities on…