Press council: FG has no plans to gag the press – MAKU
Information Minister, Mr. Labaram Maku, Thursday, spoke on the controversy surrounding the formation of the Nigerian Press Council, assuring that it was not meant to gag the media as was the case during the military era.
Health minister to meet striking workers Aug. 26
The Federal Ministry of Health is to meet with striking health workers on Aug. 26 for dialogue to end the ongoing strike, the Minister, Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu, has said.
Anelka granted leave amid retirement reports
French striker Nicolas Anelka will miss West Bromwich Albion’s game against Everton this weekend after being granted compassionate leave, the Premier League club announced on Thursday.
Court dissolves 19 year-old marriage over non payment of bride price
An Ikole-Ekiti Customary Court on Thursday dissolved a 19 year-old marriage between Olawale and Mary Adeniyi over the inability of the husband to pay the bride price.
Missing Pakistan journalist found dead – family
A body found dumped on the outskirts of Karachi was Thursday identified as that of a journalist who went missing in a restive part of the city five months ago.
Portugal forest fires turn villages ‘into hell’
Villagers armed with buckets and branches fought wildfires raging in Portugal alongside exhausted emergency workers on Thursday, as Spanish and French reinforcements arrived to tackle the blazes.
