Nigeria athletes prepare for Okpekpe
Nigeria athletes hoping to be part of the third edition of the annual Okpekpe Road Race will have cause to smile as the organiser of the 10km Okpekpe Road Race have assured them of having some local races to prepare them for the competition.
Nigeria says 36 towns now retaken from Boko Haram
Nigeria said on Wednesday that 36 towns had been retaken from Boko Haram since the start of a four-nation military offensive, voicing hope that the operation could lead to the group’s “total defeat”.
No new Ebola cases in Liberia for more than two weeks – WHO
No new case of the deadly Ebola virus has been registered in Liberia since February 19, the World Health Organization said Wednesday, also hailing positive signs in Sierra Leone and Guinea.
DSS restores Tambuwal’s security details
Barely five months after withdrawing a retinue of police officers and men attached to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal, the Inspector General, Suleiman Abba, has returned them to the politician.
Obanikoro: Fayose congratulates, Ezekwesili condemns
The Governor of Ekiti State, Mr. Ayodele Fayose, has congratulated Senator Musiliu Obanikoro on his confirmation as a minister by the Senate while a former Minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili berated the action of the Upper legislative house, describing them as “shameless lot”.
APC lawmakers distance self from Obanikoro’s confirmation
Lawmakers of the All Progressives Congress, APC have distanced themselves from the nomination of Musiliu Obanikoro by the Nigerian senate as the Minister after repeated deferments.
