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Canadian hospital isolates possible Ebola patient

A Canadian hospital said Saturday it has placed a patient who recently returned from West Africa in isolation as it…

Insurgency: Adamawa, Borno elders meet, seek solution

A group of elders under the aegis, Northern Adamawa and Southern Borno Elders (NASBE), has urged the federal and the…

Commission concludes arrangement for 2014 Hajj

The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) on Saturday said that it had concluded arrangement for a hitch-free 2014 Hajj…

American doctor proffers technology cure for Ebola

American doctor, Dr. Bill Gray MD claims he has technological remedy to help people infected with Ebola Virus recover through…

Anambra residents seek extension of PVC distribution

Some residents of Anambra on Saturday urged the Independent National electoral Commission (INEC) to extend the Permanent Voter Cards (PVC)…

Jigawa trains 238 monarchs on conflict resolution

The Jigawa Government on Saturday said it had trained 238 traditional rulers on alternative dispute resolution across the state. The…

Egypt sentences five to death for policeman’s murder

An Egyptian court sentenced five men to death on Saturday for the murder in January of a policeman on duty…

Olusegun Mimiko dumps Labour Party for PDP

Governor Olusegun Mimiko of Ondo state has defected from Labour Party (LP) to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). A source…

Ivory Coast closes borders with Ebola-hit neighbours

The Ivory Coast has closed its borders with Ebola-hit Guinea and Liberia in a bid to protect citizens against an…

Pharmacist advises public on measures to contain Ebola spread

A pharmacist, Mr Gbenga Olubowale, on Saturday advised members of the public to observe the laid out safety measures to…

Ebola: Kano approves N33.4m for renovation of health centre

The Kano State Government has approved N33.4 million for the immediate renovation of Yar’Gaya Health Centre recently designated as an…

S.Sudan govt boycotts peace talks, threatens war on rebels

The South Sudan Government on Friday threatened to resume fighting with the rebel group, SPLM/A in opposition, following breakdown of…

Police kill two women in tense region of Tunisia

Police killed two young women in a tense region of Tunisia early Saturday, mistaking them for members of an armed…

Two charged in UK after Afghan found dead in shipping container

Two truck drivers have been charged after 35 Afghan Sikhs were found in a shipping container at a British port,…

Boko Haram eyes caliphate but can be checked – Report

Boko Haram may be closer than ever to achieving its goal of creating a caliphate in northern Nigeria but comparisons…

Nigeria will reorganise army to defeat terrorist – COAS

The Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Lt. Gen. Kenneth Minimah has stated that the Nigerian Army will soon be reorganised…

Senegal extends travel ban over Ebola fears

Senegal has decided to toughen restrictions on travels from Ebola-hit West African countries. Senegal’s interior ministry said on Thursday in…

Ebola: AU deploys military medics to West Africa

The African Union (AU) Commission is to deploy a joint military medical personnel and civilian humanitarian mission to tackle the…

25 dead in Central African gold mine collapse

At least 25 people died when an illegally operated gold mine collapsed for a second time in two years in…

Suspected Shebab militants behead Kenyan driver

A group of suspected Shebab Islamist militants have beheaded a Kenyan driver after kidnapping a group of traders on Kenyan…

SURE-P collaborates with ITF to train 2 million youths

Collaborative efforts between SURE-P and the Industrial Training Fund (ITF) will help the fund to train more than two million…

Four killed in India-Pakistan border fire

Four people were killed when nuclear-armed rivals India and Pakistan traded heavy fire across their border early Saturday, with each…

Adamawa Poll: Fintiri, Ribadu, Marwa to face PDP primaries

The Peoples Democratic party (PDP) has said that all aspirants contesting the 11 October Adamawa governorship election will be subjected…

Court dissolves 17-year marriage over disagreement on sex

A Mapo Customary Court in Ibadan on Friday dissolved a 17-year old marriage between Rukayat and Rasaq Muniru, over disagreement…

Imam receives death threat, says IS recruiting in Canada

A Canadian imam known for his pacifist sermons warned Friday that Islamist militant group IS was actively recruiting in Canada…

Navy decorates 7 officers with new ranks

Capt. Musa Gemu, the Commander, Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) Delta, Warri Naval Base, on Friday charged seven newly-promoted officers under…

Air Force pilot receives full military honours at burial

The Nigerian Air Force on Friday buried Flt.–Lt. Akweke Nwakile, who died in active service with full military honours at…

IG assures of peaceful 2015 elections

The acting Inspector General of Police, Suleiman Abba, on Friday assured that the police would lead other agencies in ensuring…

Immigration set to recruit 5,000 officers

The Minister of Interior, Abba Moro, on Friday said the Federal Government planned to recruit 5,000 officers into the Nigeria…

Police probe attempt to shoot NSCDC Commandant-General

The Police have begun investigation into the allegation that one policeman attempted to open fire on the Commandant-General of Nigeria…