Lagos cautions residents over persistent harmattan
LAGOS—As harmattan haze persists, Lagos State Government yesterday, urged residents to take precautionary measures as the state is to experience the dry dusty weather otherwise called harmattan for some time to come.
Rivers shooting: APC accuses PDP of violence
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has accused the PDP of engaging in violence ahead of next month’s general elections, after many supporters of the APC were shot by gunmen while heading to the inaugural campaign the party’s presidential candidate, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, in Rivers State on Tuesday.
There’ll be no room for graft, insurgency under my reign – Buhari
PORT HARCOURT—The All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential candidate, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd), effectively began his quest to become the next president of the country, yesterday.
We’ve not received reports of threat to Fr Mbaka’s life – POLICE
The Enugu State Police command has refuted claims by Enugu-based Catholic priest who is also the founder of Adoration Ministry, Enugu, Rev. Father Camillus Ejike Mbaka, that his life is in danger.
Ebola kills 8,153 in S/Leone, Liberia, Guinea, others—WHO
LAGOS — The worst Ebola outbreak on record has killed 8,153 people out of the total number of 20,656 confirmed, probable and suspected cases, a mortality rate of 39 per cent, even as Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has announced the reopening of schools in the country from February 2.
Falling oil prices: Edo to cut costs
Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State has said that his government will cut costs and block leakages as part of measures to survive the expected drop in the revenue accruing to the state from the federation account as a result of the crash in the price of crude oil.
