Muslims in Kano State on Friday offered special prayers against the spread of Ebola virus in Nigeria in compliance with a directive from the State Council of Friday Mosques Imams.

The Federal Government has advised Nigerians to disregard a text message and postings on social media that hot water and salt may be used to prevent Ebola infection and cure infected persons.

Luis Suarez arrived in Lausanne on Friday morning to plead his case before the the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) to halve his four-month FIFA ban for biting.

Two Sudanese men have died after being detained and flogged 40 times each, a rights group said on Friday.

Greece said on Friday it was running tests on a man suspected of carrying the Ebola virus.

Vice-President Namadi Sambo on Thursday in Abuja said Nigeria would fully utilise its abundant renewable energy resources to enhance electricity supply across the country.

The federal goverment Friday said that two new cases of Ebola infection have been confirmed in Lagos.

Oscar Pistorius’s defence lawyer said Friday the “cold facts” did not prove the star sprinter had intended to kill his model girlfriend, as he launched a final bid to save the “Blade Runner” from life in prison.

Fierce fighting in eastern Ukraine has killed 15 Ukrainian servicemen and injured 79 more over the past 24 hours, a Ukrainian military spokesman said Friday.

The Senate Leader, Sen. Victor Ndoma-Egba, has advised his constituency members to participate in the forthcoming distribution of Permanent Voter Cards (PVC) and Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) in Cross River.