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UN warns of S.Sudan famine after aid helicopter downed

War-torn South Sudan faces possible famine early next year, the UN chief in the country warned Thursday, as aid workers…

LASPOTECH Runs Against Cancer

Sulaimon Mojeeed-Sanni Students of the Lagos State Polytechnic, LASPOTECH on 20 August, 2014, had its fourth marathon tagged ‘Race Against…

Knocks For OGD Over Comments On OOU Students’ Protest

Abiodun Onafuye Former governor of Ogun State, who is now a chieftain of  Labour Party, LP, in Ogun State, Otunba…

IS executes ‘dozens’ of captured Syrian soldiers

Islamic State fighters have executed “dozens” of Syrian soldiers it captured during its storming of a key northern air base…

Ebola cases could exceed 20,000 – WHO

The World Health Organization said Thursday it aimed to reverse the spread of Ebola within three months, but warned that…

Ebola death toll rises to 1,552, with 3,062 cases – WHO

The death toll from the Ebola outbreak tearing through West Africa has passed the 1,500 mark while the number of…

Ebola claims first victim in Port Harcourt

Nigeria on Thursday said that a doctor had died from Ebola in the southeastern oil city of Port Harcourt in…

Edo police kill notorious armed robber, smash syndicate

Jethro Ibileke/Benin A notorious armed robber identified as Samson Ahigbe, was Wednesday shot dead by operatives of the Edo state…

Encourage reading culture, SUBEB chairman tells principals

The Lagos State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) says it has mandated principals in public schools in the state to…

Jang moves into new Government House 5 Sept

Governor Jonah Jang of Plateau and his cabinet will move into the newly built Plateau Government House on Friday, September…

Magaji Danbatta, respected Northern elder, dies at 83

A respected Northern elder in Kano, Alhaji Magaji Danbatta, has died at the age of 83 after a brief illness.…

Japan seeks to double budget for disputed islands patrol

Japan’s coastguard is to ask for a doubling of its budget to boost patrols around islands that are the focus…

Lebanon plans law to stem growing child marriage trend

At 13, Samiha left school and the home she shared with 10 people near Baalbek in eastern Lebanon to live…

S. Korea ferry victim’s father ends 45-day hunger strike

The father of one of the high school students killed in South Korea’s ferry disaster on Thursday abandoned a hunger…

Head Niger parliament questioned in Nigerian baby-trafficking case

The head of parliament in Niger will be interrogated as part of a probe into international baby-trafficking, sources said on…

UK police arrest man in Pakistani politician murder case

British police on Wednesday arrested a 30-year old man in connection with the 2010 murder of influential Pakistani politician Imran…

US health worker home after ‘low-risk’ Ebola exposure

A health worker with the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has returned to the United States after possible…

Cameroun kills 27 Boko Haram militants

Cameroun state-owned radio, CRTV says its military has killed 27 members of Islamist sect Boko Haram near a northeastern town.…

Namibia rocked as protestor shot dead in rare political unrest

A young woman was shot dead in Namibia on Wednesday in clashes between police and the children of fallen independence…

OBJ, Jonathan meet over insecurity in Nigeria

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Former President of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo and President Goodluck Jonathan met today in Abuja to discuss nation’s…

Syria’s Assad forms government, appoints 11 new ministers

Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad formed a new government on Wednesday, two months after his reelection, leaving key ministries untouched as…

Three Qaeda suspects die in clash with Yemen troops

Three Al-Qaeda suspects were killed in a clash with troops Wednesday in the southeastern Hadaramawt province, the scene of frequent…

Al-Makura donates N5m to corps members

Governor Umaru Al-Makura of Nasarawa on Tuesday donated N5million for the transportation of Batch ‘B’ 2014 corps members to their…

FG warns against complacency in Ebola fight

Nigeria’s health minister on Wednesday warned against complacency in the country’s fight against Ebola, despite only one patient remaining in…

Nasarawa registers 11,000 cooperative societies

Nasarawa State Government on Wednesday said it had registered over 11,000 cooperative societies in the state as part of efforts…

281 Fake NYSC Members Sacked From Camp

Authorities of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in Niger State, northcentral Nigeria, have thrown 281 fake corps members  out…

Zimbabwe police beat, detain opposition protesters

Zimbabwe riot police detained a dozen opposition protesters and beat up others at a demonstration on Wednesday over high unemployment,…

Kwankwaso Joins Prezy Race

Jamiu Yisa The Governor of Kano State, northwest Nigeria, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso has declared his intention to run for the…

Why I Want Fashola’s Job —Hamzat

Kazeem Ugbodaga Lagos State Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure, Dr. Kadri Hamzat has finally broken his silence, saying he is…

PFN, Others Mourn Pa Sadela

Kazeem Ugbodaga & Joseph Oluwasanmi National President, Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria, PFN, Dr. Felix Omobude and other ministers of the…