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Gwagwalada flood victims count losses, seek FG assistance

Victims of Friday’s heavy downpour which ravaged many parts of Gwagwalada Area Council in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory on…

Yobe legislators right to dismiss impeachment rumours – APC

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Yobe on Sunday said that the dismissal of alleged impeachment plot against Governor Ibrahim…

Name NAFDAC HQ after Akunyili, Association tells FG

The Nigerian Association of Patent and Propriety Medicine Dealers Association (NAPPMED) on Sunday urged the Federal Government to immortalise Prof.…

FG partners stakeholders to fight Ebola virus

The Director of Port Health, Federal Ministry of Health, Dr Nasiru Gwarzo, has said that the Federal and other stakeholders…

Ebola: Nigerians commend FG for quick response

Nigerians have commended the Federal Government and Lagos State government for swift response to the deadly Ebola Virus Disease. An…

Ebola: Nigerian doctors call off strike, resume Monday

Kayode Obembe, president Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) says the association has called off its three-month old (55 days) strike action.…

Netanyahu: Gaza offensive to continue as long as necessary

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told his ministers on Sunday that the military campaign against Gaza militants would continue until…

German kidnapped by jihadists released in Syria

A 27-year old German kidnapped in Syria by militants from the Islamic State around a year ago has been released,…
The Israeli air force has again attacked a command centre of the Palestinian militant organisation Hamas in the Gaza Strip, IDF says

Israel air strike kills two after Egypt calls talks

An Israeli air strike killed two Palestinians in Gaza Sunday as militants kept up rocket fire, a day after an…

35 Nigeria police ‘missing’ after Boko Haram raid

Thirty-five Nigerian police officers deployed to a training academy in the remote northeast are missing after a Boko Haram attack…

Death toll from Hiroshima landslides reaches 50

The death toll from devastating midweek landslides in Hiroshima rose to 50 on Sunday as fresh rain stoked fears of…

South West PDP backs Jonathan for second term

Prominent members of the PDP and their allies in western Nigeria, said they had collected close to 1.8million signatures endorsing…

Ogun government shuts down OOU

The Ogun state government has ordered the Governing Council of Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU) to shut the school ‘immediately’, to…

2015 Election: Kaduna PDP endorses Jonathan

Femi Adi/Kaduna Large crowd of delegates from the 23 local government areas of Kaduna state, northern Nigeria on Saturday 23…

IG deploys 8 DIGs, 28 AIGs

The acting Inspector General of Police, Mr Suleiman Abba, on Saturday deployed the eight newly promoted Deputy Inspectors-General of Police…

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…