Jonathan, other African leaders to meet on terrorism
President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan will travel to Nairobi tomorrow to participate in a meeting of the African Union’s Peace and Security Council scheduled to hold in the Kenyan capital on Tuesday. The...
View ArticleBoko Haram: FG sends scorecard to foreign missions
In order to keep the international community abreast with progress it had made in the fight against insurgents and the release of abducted Chibok girls, the Federal Government has sent its scorecard to...
View ArticleEx-VC declares for Rivers guber
Former vice chancellor of University of Port Harcourt, Professor Don Baridam is desirous of contesting the 2015 governorship election in Rivers State with a promise to strengthen existing democratic...
View ArticleNasarawa killings: Gov Al-Makura culpable – Lawmakers
Members of the Nasarawa State House of Assembly yesterday accused Governor Umaru Tanko Al-Makura of importing mercenaries into the state to cause the current destruction of lives and property in some...
View ArticleBritain goes tough on terrorists
British government yesterday rolled out tough measures to contain the activities of terrorists in the country. Prime Minister, David Cameron, who announced the measures, said they included the powers...
View ArticlePlateau LG inaugurates 3 standing c’ttees
Management of Pankshin Local Government of Plateau yesterday inaugurated three standing committees to checkmate the outbreak of Dreaded Ebola disease in the council. Our Correspondent observed that...
View ArticleBanks, supermarkets, eateries compel costumers to use sanitizer in Rivers
Following the spread of Ebola Virus Disease, EVD, in Port Harcourt, commercial banks, supermarkets, eateries and other commercial outfits have intensified efforts to stem the tide of the killer disease...
View ArticleJonathan arrives Nairobi for AU meeting
President Goodluck Jonathan is set to participate in the African Union, AU, Peace and Security Council meeting, taking place at the Kenyatta International Conference Centre, KICC, Nairobi, Kenya. The...
View ArticleJapan faces dengue fever outbreak
Japan is battling its first outbreak of dengue fever in almost 70 years, with at least 22 people confirmed as being infected. The health ministry said the cases were believed to have been contracted by...
View ArticleLate Port Harcourt Doctor’s sister quarantined
Rivers State government has sent the younger sister to Dr. Ikechukwu Samuel Enemuo, who died of Ebola Virus Disease, EVD, to the quarantine centre at Edoha community in Emohua local government area of...
View ArticleEbola threatens food security in West Africa – FAO
The world’s worst Ebola epidemic has put harvests at risk and sent food prices soaring in West Africa, the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) said on Tuesday, warning the problem would...
View ArticleLiverpool close in on Victor Valdes
The transfer window slammed shut last night but the move can be completed at any time as Valdes is a free agent. The Spain stopper is currently recovering from a cruciate ligament injury sustained in...
View ArticleBeheading ‘will not intimidate US’– Obama
President Barack Obama has vowed the US will not be intimidated, after Islamic State militants released a video showing the beheading of American journalist Steven Sotloff. Mr Obama warned: “Our reach...
View ArticleSomalia offers al-Shabab members amnesty
The militants would be reintegrated into society if they surrendered over the next 45 days, a statement said. The offer seems to be an attempt to exploit the vulnerability of al-Shabab following the...
View ArticleLesotho prime minister returns home
A police official says Lesotho’s prime minister has returned home safely after military actions forced him to flee the mountainous kingdom over the weekend. Assistant Police Commissioner Lehloka...
View ArticleBama crisis displaces 26,000
The National Emergency Management Agency on Wednesday said it has registered 26,391 Internally Displaced Persons as a result of the insurgency attack on Bama.Responding to enquiries by our...
View ArticlePutin unveils peace plan for Ukraine
President Vladimir Putin has unveiled a seven-point plan for peace in Ukraine which he said could be approved by rival sides in the conflict during talks scheduled for September 5. “In order to halt...
View Article40% of Ebola cases in West Africa occurred in past 21 days; fatality rate 51%...
WHO: More than 40% of Ebola cases in West Africa occurred in past 21 days; fatality rate 51% overall. Details later..
View ArticleCBN seeks partnership with INEC on 2015 Elections
The Governor of the Central Bank, Mr Godwin Emefiele, led the apex bank’s officials to the headquarters of the electoral body in Abuja on Wednesday on what he described as a business visit. Addressing...
View ArticleModu Sheriff denies sponsoring Boko Haram
Former Governor of Borno State, Senator Ali Modu Sheriff, has denied sponsoring the Boko Haram sect and threatened to sue the Australian negotiator, Mr Stephen Davis, who was reported to have linked...
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