The Gwagwalada Area Council in the Federal Capital Territory has begun a public enlightenment campaign on the dangers of open defecation in the area.

A former governor of Oyo State, Otunba Adebayo Alao-Akala, would on Thursday formally declare his intention to contest the governorship election in the state in 2015.

Morocco winger Oussama Assaidi has rejoined Stoke City on a season-long loan from Liverpool, the Britannia Stadium club announced on Monday.

Iran unveiled a new surface-to-air missile Tuesday and two radar systems it said would improve its defences against “enemies”.

President Abdrabuh Mansur Hadi will replace Yemen’s unity government and cut a controversial fuel price hike, two demands of Shiite Huthi rebels, the official Saba news agency reported on Tuesday.

African leaders said Tuesday the continent must work together to end the “scourge” of terrorism, amid fears of a growing extremist threat on the continent.

Restoring the trust of civilians after a string of military human rights abuses is also vital, he added, although he warned that direct foreign military assistance risked spreading the violence beyond Nigeria’s borders.

The Nasarawa State Government has awarded a N1 billion contract for the construction of Lafia international modern market.

Mr Emmanuel Jaji, the state Commissioner for Commerce and Industry, disclosed this during the handing over of the site to the contractors in Lafia on Tuesday.

The United Nations warned on Tuesday of “grave food security concerns” in the west African countries hardest hit by the Ebola outbreak as the deadly epidemic caused labour shortages and disrupted cross-border trade.

AS usual, the latest brew from Is’haq Modibbo Kawu’s pot of half-truth delivered through his column in the Vanguard newspaper, leaves a trend and trail of garnished falsehood. Moddibo’s case readily reminds one of the pitiable situation of a stammerer, who rather than learn how to talk slowly so he can be understood, decides to gargle and garble at the same time.

The Lagos State Government on Monday said it had received the N200million pledged by the Federal Government to support the containment of the Ebola Virus Disease in the state.

HOW can it be said that a deadly Ebola Virus Disease [EVD], imposed on Nigeria by “one mad man” from a foreign country is becoming a factor of unification for Nigerian? Can that be true? Does a thing like that exist? Can anything good come from Ebola Virus Disease? Save your answer or agitation for a while until we meet with someone important somewhere first.

US forces have carried out air strikes against the leader of Somalia’s Al-Qaeda-linked Shebab rebels, with casualties reported but uncertainty hanging over the fate of the main target, officials said Tuesday.

Gunfire and power cuts rekindled tensions in Lesotho’s capital Maseru overnight, as the expected return to the mountain nation of the exiled prime minister appeared uncertain following an apparent coup.

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, has urged President Goodluck Jonathan to “promote a rights-based approach to healthcare for millions of disadvantaged Nigerians to control and combat the Ebola disease.”