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India court orders release of 14-year hunger striker

An Indian court Tuesday ordered the release of a woman who has staged a 14-year hunger strike in protest at…

Ebola kills 84 in three days – UN

The Ebola virus killed 84 people in just three days, bringing the global death toll to 1,229, the World Health…

Two shot and wounded, 31 arrested in Ferguson

Two people were shot and wounded and 31 arrested Monday in the latest night of unrest in the Missouri town…

Jonathan appoints Oshita DG Peace and Conflict Resolution institute

President Goodluck Jonathan on Monday approved the appointment of Prof. Oshita Oshita as the new Director-General, Institute for Peace and…

Jonathan condoles Urhobos’ over Aziza’s death

President Goodluck Jonathan on Monday commiserated with the Urhobo people of Delta on the death of the President-General of the…

LUTH resident doctors protest over suspension

The Association of Resident Doctors, Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH-ARD) Chapter, Idi-Araba, on Monday protested the suspension of residency training…

Adamawa gov. poll: Ribadu picks PDP nomination form

Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, former Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission who formally defected from the All Progressives Congress to…

Ebola: Osun Osogbo festival organisers reject visitors

Organisers of one of Nigeria’s most famous cultural festivals on Monday said they were warning outsiders to stay away because…

Boko Haram hunts victims down, kills 10

Suspected Boko Haram gunmen killed 10 people who had fled their homes to escape repeated attacks by the insurgents, after…

Fate of Gaza truce in balance as midnight deadline looms

Negotiators in Cairo were pushing Israel and the Palestinians to put a decisive end to weeks of bloodshed in Gaza…

Four more Ebola patients discharged in Nigeria

Ayorinde Oluokun Professor Onyebuchi Chukwu, minister of health on Monday announced that four more patients undergoing treatment for the deadly…

Cameroun closes all borders with Nigeria over Ebola outbreak

Cameroun has closed all its land, sea and air borders with Nigeria in a move to help prevent the spread…

Edo Inaugurates Ebola Control Committee

Jethro Ibileke/Benin Edo State Rapid Response Committee on Ebola outbreak was inaugurated Monday morning by the State Commissioner for Health.…

Nigerian Ebola Victim Dies In UAE

A Nigerian woman with cancer who died in the Emirati capital had shown signs “that may be consistent with Ebola,”…

Lagos Pirates Feast On Half Of A Yellow Sun Movie

Funsho Arogundade Pirates in Lagos, western Nigeria, have started feasting on multi-million dollar Half of A Yellow Sun, a film…

Stop Mocking White Garment Churches —Otubu

Afolabi Oladele His Eminence Joseph Otubu, General Evangelist, Cherubim & Seraphim Worldwide,  has  called on Nollywood artistes to stop making mockery…

LASU Fees Slash: Students To Get N840m

Kazeem Ugbodaga Following the reversal of students’ school fees, the authorities of the Lagos State University, LASU, are making arrangements…

Swiss mayor suspended over nude selfies taken in office

The mayor of the Swiss town of Baden, who is also a member of parliament, was suspended Monday following allegations…

Four Saudis beheaded for drug trafficking

Four Saudi men were decapitated by sword in Najran in the south west of the country on Monday after being…

‎Edo Inaugurates Rapid Response Committee on Ebola

Jethro Ibileke/Benin Edo State Rapid Response Committee on Ebola outbreak has been formally inaugurated on Monday by the state Commissioner…

How Airtel is Redefining CSR practice with ‘Touching Lives’

In June 2010, Nigeria’s telecommunication was given a new face with the advent of Airtel Nigeria. Since its debut, the…

Assange to leave London embassy ‘soon’

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange said Monday he would “soon” leave Ecuador’s embassy in London but his organisation played down the…

No progress on Ukraine truce or peace talks – Russia

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Monday that no progress was reached on establishing a ceasefire or starting peace negotiations…

Missouri governor deploys National Guard to Ferguson

Missouri Governor Jay Nixon on Monday ordered National Guard troops to help police restore order in Ferguson, the town shaken…

Police hurl tear gas at US protesters in Ferguson

Riot police late Sunday hurled tear gas and marched on rioters in the St Louis suburb of Ferguson, wracked by…

Ebola: We have it under control – Fashola

Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos state said the state government has curbed the spread of the deadly Ebola Virus Disease…

INEC‎ extends distribution of voter cards in FCT, 11 states

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has extended the ongoing distribution of permanent voter cards in the FCT and 11…

Ribadu’s defection won’t unsettle us – APC

The All Progressives Congress (APC), said on Sunday in Yola that the defection of Mallam Nuhu Ribadu to the Peoples…

David Mark mourns Aziza

Senate President, David Mark, on Sunday expressed sadness over the death of General Patrick Azazi (rtd), describing him as a…

Israel warns on security as Gaza truce talks resume

Israel warned Sunday it would refuse any long-term truce deal that failed to satisfy its security needs as Gaza ceasefire…