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FORMER governor of Borno State, Ali Modu Sheriff has offered to avail security agencies with useful tips on how to combat the Boko Haram insurgency drawing from his governorship

Nigerians tricked into selling kidneys in Indian hospitals share horrible tales

He emerged from his room in a red T-shirt and blue denim on Sunday, August 3, 2014 in a state of despair and sober reflection. Slowly settling down in a white plastic chair in the hotel lobby where he had agreed to speak with our correspondent, he told a rather unusual story of his ordeal in the

Ebola crisis may last six months –MSF

A humanitarian-aid non-governmental organisation, Medecins Sans Frontieres, also known as Doctors Without Borders, said on Friday that the outbreak of Ebola in West Africa may take at least six months to be brought under control.

80 killed by IS in Iraq

Militants in Iraq have killed about 80 Yazidis in a village in the north of the country, it has been claimed.
A Kurdish official told Reuters that Islamic State (IS) fighters had arrived in the village and

Ivory Coast prepares for Ebola

Yet to record any confirmed Ebola cases of its own, the Ivorian government has strengthened preventative measures, especially in border towns to the country’s west.

Ebola: Nigerians blast US FDA for calling its experimental drug, pesticide

By Olufemi Ajasa
U. S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) suffers  huge social media backlash from Nigerians yesterday, over its description of Nano Silver as a pesticide, a drug which was recently announced

Married man ends up in jail after acid attack on lover

By Akpokona Omafuaire, Warri
The incident of August 28, 2010 will remain with Ms. Paulina Imuere (41) forever.
It was a day her vision was cut short and dreams shattered.  it was a day she hoped  never

Police in Anambra know who planted human heads in my hotel – hotelier

By Evelyn Usman
Remember Upper Class Hotel, situated on 8 Old Market Road, in the commercial city of Onitsha , Anambra state that was  demolished on the order of Mr  Peter Obi, the immediate past governor

libyans protest parliament plea for foreign military intervention

Thousands of Libyans have staged demonstrations nationwide to express their anger at a plea by the Libyan parliament for foreign military intervention in the country.
The protests came two days after Libya’s newly elected parliament asked the United Nations for a

Nigerian Scammer Arrested in UK on Illinois Charges

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A Nigerian man indicted in the United Kingdom (UK) has been accused of running an online “romance scam” that ensnared at least 30 women in Illinois, Missouri and elsewhere. He has been

Azazi Foundation Announces 2014 Scholarship

The General Owoeye Andrew Azazi Foundation (GOAAF) is  awarding academic scholarships  to some of the brightest and most promising but indigent students who have  financial set back  from

Police Rescue Kidnapped Wife of DELSU Lecturer

.....Another Abducted Woman in Asaba Too
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Delta State Police Command has recorded a significant success in the campaign against ransom

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Banker, 3 soldiers killed, 9 injured in Bauchi auto crash

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Ebola nurse flees Lagos for Enugu

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Dead man didn’t test positive for Ebola – EDSG

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Passenger collapses, dies at Lagos airport

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9ice declares political ambition

Gongo Aso crooner, Abolore Akande, known as 9Ice who has somewhat disappeared from the music scene for a while has resurfaced, only this time as a political aspirant, of a yet-to-be declared political party not in the field of music.

Israel systematically killing Palestinian kids: Rights groups

Palestinian human rights groups say Israeli forces are systematically killing Palestinian children and youths in the occupied West Bank.
The rights groups say there is a growing trend among Israeli soldiers to target Palestinian children

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Fashola cancels new LASU fees, restores N25, 000 tuition

The Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola, on Thursday bowed to pressure from academic unions and students of Lagos State University, Ojo, by reversing the increase in school fees.

Fashola, who made the announcement at LASU’s convocation in Ojo, Lagos, ordered the fees to be reversed to N25, 000.

Kano, Bayelsa, Abia, Others Adopt Preventive Measures against Ebola

Ibrahim Shuaibu in Kano, Hammed Shittu in Ilorin, Segun James in Yenagoa and Emmanuel Ugwu in Umuahia
Governors Musa Kwankwaso of Kano State, Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State, Theodore Orji of

Ghana Denies Shutting out Nigerians

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As the federal government battle to save the citizens from the ravaging Ebola virus, following the record of first death amongst the citizens, the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) has denied

Egypt court gives long jail sentences to protesters

An Egyptian court has given a group of dissidents and anti-government activists lengthy jail terms, ranging from five years to life in prison, sources say.
On Thursday, the court in Sohag sentenced 16 protesters to five years in jail, handed a 10-year

Ebola outbreak triggers states of emergency in W Africa

The death toll from the Ebola epidemic in West Africa has increased to almost 950, prompting most countries in the region to enforce states of emergency to contain its spread.
Widely-affected countries in the region, including Liberia, Sierra Leone, Nigeria and Guinea

ISIL claims to have taken Syria military headquarters

A video has surfaced in social media showing purported ISIL militants claiming to have seized a military headquarters in north-central Syria.
The amateur footage showed the purported militants from the Takfiri group claiming to have taken

Sierra Leone Police Blockade Ebola Areas

Police and soldiers in Sierra Leone blockaded rural areas hit by the deadly Ebola virus on Thursday, a senior officer said, after neighbouring Liberia declared a state of emergency to tackle the worst-ever outbreak of the disease, which has killed 932 people.

No Case of Ebola Virus in Enugu, Says Commissioner

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Obama: Too Early to Send Experimental Ebola Drug to Africa

US President Barack Obama said it was too soon to send experimental drugs for the treatment of Ebola to West Africa, which has been hardest hit by the deadly outbreak.
Obama on Wednesday said affected countries should instead focus on building a "strong public infrastructure," adding: "I think we have to let the science guide us. And I don't think all the

DHQ: Special Forces Dislodge Terrorists From Siege on Borno Communities

Says 40hrs operation is at mop-up stage

Senator Iroegbu
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Suspected Boko Haram militants kill 10: Source

Suspected Boko Haram militants have killed 10 people, including a soldier, in a remote town in northern Cameroon, a security source says.
"A group of people we think are linked with Boko Haram made an incursion this afternoon in

Ebola sparks emergency in W. Africa

Authorities in West African nations have called for states of emergency as the fast-spreading Ebola epidemic takes many lives in their countries.
The Ebola outbreak has mainly affected Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria and Sierra Leone, causing West

Dozens killed in Boko Haram attack in NE Nigeria: Locals

Takfiri Boko Haram militants have attacked a town in northeastern Nigeria, killing dozens of people, residents say.
The group reportedly attacked the restive town of Gwoza, some 135 kilometers from Maiduguri,

Obama weighing airstrikes in northern Iraq: Report

US President Barack Obama is considering airstrikes in northern Iraq where thousands of people are stranded on a barren mountaintop without food or water after death threats from ISIL terrorists.

Israeli committing genocide in Gaza: Iran president

Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani has slammed the Israeli massacre of Palestinian children in the besieged Gaza Strip as ‘genocide,’ saying the Tel Aviv regime is butchering ‘humanity’ in the Palestinian enclave.

I butcher human beings in 2 minutes, says Boko Haram chief killer

By Kingsley Omonobi
ABUJA — The Chief Butcher of the Boko Haram sect, Zakari Mohammed Ardo, yesterday, gave a chilling description of how the terrorist group used to slaughter people they capture, saying it

Suspected Saudi Ebola sufferer dies of heart attack

RIYADH (AFP) – A Saudi Arabian who had travelled to Sierra Leone and had symptoms similar to those found in Ebola sufferers died Wednesday of a heart attack, the health ministry said.

“The patient died of cardiac arrest, despite efforts by the medical team to resuscitate him,” the

BREAKING NEWS… Nigerian Nurse Dies from Ebola

Health ministry confirms 7 new cases of the virus

Paul Obi in Abuja
The Federal Minister of Health, Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu, has confirmed that a nurse who was one

Sierra Leone troops guard Ebola patients

Sierra Leone has deployed hundreds of troops to guard Ebola patients in an attempt to quarantine the isolated villages at the center of the Ebola outbreak.
A presidential aide in Sierra Leone on Tuesday said the soldiers would “deter relatives and friends

Police arraign Redeemer’s varsity student for killing dad

The 21-year-old student of the Redeemer’s University, Ogun State, Tolani Ajayi , who murdered his father, has been arraigned before a Chief Magistrate’s Court in Owode Egba, Obafemi Owode Local Government Area.

WHO holds emergency meeting on Ebola epidemic

The World Health Organization (WHO) has held an emergency meeting on the outbreak of the Ebola virus in West Africa and other affected countries.

Sierra Leone troops guard Ebola patients

Sierra Leone has deployed hundreds of troops to guard Ebola patients in an attempt to quarantine the isolated villages at the center of the Ebola outbreak.
A presidential aide in Sierra Leone on Tuesday said the soldiers would “deter relatives and friends

Israeli war plunges Gaza into humanitarian crisis

A month-long Israeli aerial and ground offensive on the Gaza strip has left people across the blockaded Palestinian territory in desperate need of basic necessities of life, Press TV reports.

US drone strikes leave 30 dead in Afghanistan, Pakistan

A series of US-led assassination drone strikes have left over 30 people dead in Afghanistan and neighboring Pakistan, local authorities say.
Repeated drone strikes in the province of Nuristan in eastern Afghanistan killed 20 people, while

IGP vows to change attitude of Police rank and file

By  Henry Umoru

ABUJA — THE newly appointed Inspector‑ General of Police, IGP, Suleiman Abba, yesterday, vowed that he would devote considerable energy to ensure that he changed the attitude of the rank

Amnesty International Releases Graphic Video of 'Nigerian Military' Butchering Citizens

Amnesty International has released a gruesome video to buttress its allegations that the Nigerian military has been violating human rights.

Earthquake hits South Africa

A 5.3 magnitude earthquake hit central South Africa on Tuesday, shaking buildings in the financial capital of Johannesburg.

The US Geological Survey said the tremor was centred in Orkney, 120 km (70 miles) southwest of Johannesburg, an area with a high concentration of gold mines.

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