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Americans among 12,000 foreign fighters in Syria

Some 12,000 foreign jihadists from 50 countries, including Americans, have gone to fight in Syria since the conflict began, the…

Ebola: NIS urges Health Ministry to send personnel to borders

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) on Thursday urged the Federal Ministry of Health to provide its personnel at the borders…

Tsav advises Police against involvement in politics

Former Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Abubakar Tsav, on Thursday advised the new police management team to insulate self from…

Sack of resident doctors threat to specialist health care – Consultants

By Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja The Medical and Dental Consultants Association of Nigeria (MDCAN) has said the recent suspension of residency programmes…

Obanikoro assures military retirees of payment of arrears

The Minister of State for Defence, Senator Musliu Obanikoro, on Thursday in Abuja assured military retirees that all their pension…

Islamic State ‘beyond anything we’ve seen’ – US

The Islamic State poses a greater danger than a conventional “terrorist group” and is pursuing a vision that could radically…

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…

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…

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…

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…

I’m Not Gay, Says BBA Winner

The 2010 winner of Big Brother Africa (BBA), Uti Nwachukwu, has said that he is neither gay nor in relationships…

Panic In Abuja Over Bomb-Laden Car

There was serious pandemonium in the Nyanya area of Abuja, Nigeria’s capital Thursday morning when a car suspected to be…

4 Killed As MASSOB Factions Clash

Four people were feared dead and many injured following a clash between factions of the Movement for the Actualization of…

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…

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…