Evumena: Falconets have the quality to subdue England
Former Falconets coach Dan Evumena has urged the side not to settle for a draw against England at the ongoing FIFA Under-20 Women’s World Cup in Canada.
Oil price hits nine-month low in London
Oil prices dropped on Tuesday, with European benchmark Brent falling to a fresh nine-month low point on easing concerns about supply disruptions arising out of conflicts in Ukraine and Iraq.
Saudi executes Syrian drug trafficker
Saudi authorities beheaded a Syrian national today after he was convicted of trafficking drugs into the ultra-conservative Muslim kingdom, the interior ministry announced.
Osun 2014: How I was defeated- Omisore
Sen. Iyiola Omisore, the candidate of the Peoples’ Democratic Party, (PDP), at the 2014 Osun State gubernatorial election, said his defeat is as a result of the “clearly partisan” acts of the former Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC, in the state.
Jonathan and Chibok community money palaver
IT appears whatever President Goodluck Jonathan does or does not do in relation to the Boko Haram kidnap of many school girls from Chibok in Borno State is bound to elicit palaver from certain quarters.
Produce Chibok girls, or forget 2015, Northern Elders tells Jonathan
Northern Elders Forum (NEF) yesterday, said that President Goodluck Jonathan should forget about contesting in 2015 if he fails to produce the Chibok secondary school students kidnapped by the Boko Haram sect in April.
‘Ethical’ to use experimental drugs in Ebola fight-WHO panel
A panel of medical experts has determined it is ethical to provide experimental treatments to patients infected with the deadly Ebola virus, the World Health Organization said Tuesday as the global death toll topped 1,000.
Evacuated Spanish priest, first European to die of Ebola
A Spanish missionary who contracted the Ebola virus while working in West Africa has died in hospital in Madrid.
Minister designates General Hospital, Kuje as Ebola centre
The FCT Minister, Sen. Bala Mohammed, has designated the General Hospital, Kuje, in Kuje Area Council, as Isolation Centre in case of Ebola-infected persons. The minister also inaugurated 25-man committee to work out modalities for responding to the threat of Ebola virus and create awareness on the nature and symptoms of the virus. Mohammed made this […]
Delta PDP govt: Danger of complacency
TWO months to the last Ekiti gubernatorial election, no pundit would have placed a bet against, incumbent Kayode Fayemi; his victory was a foregone conclusion. Ekiti was the bastion of the APC party and the governor’s profile was on the rise.
No 16 female suicide bombers in our custody – JTF
The Joint Military Task force in Kano, Monday, denied the arrest of 16 suicide bomber in their custody.
