Presidents Of Liberia, Sierra Leone Pull Out Of US-Africa Summit Over Ebola Outbreak

  President Sirleaf Johnson of liberia London Evening Post President of Liberia, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has closed down all the schools in the West African country in an attempt to address the spread of the deadly Ebola Virus Disease (EVD). She also declared tomorrow,...

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Parents Of Abducted Chibok Girls Say President Jonathan Gave Them N22.4 Million

  A spokesman for the Kibaku Area Development Association (KADA), Dauda Ilya who organized the parents’ trip to Abuja, stated yesterday at a media briefing in Abuja that the Nigerian president had given N22.4 million to the distraught parents. This is contrary to claims...

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Driverless cars on UK public roads by next year

Source: www.upi.com The UK government recently announced that starting next year, in January, driverless cars will be allowed on public roads. According to BBC, the government also invited cities to host one of the three trials, which will also start sometime at the beginning of next year. A review of the UK's road regulations have also been ordered by ministers, as this will help to provide appropriate guidelines. According to NBC, ...

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Man Petitions IGP Over Killing of His Son by Police Officers, Demands Justice

   Tobi Badmus Father of a 20-year old boy has petitioned the Inspector General of Police,  Mohammed Abubakar for the gruesome murder of his son, Mohammed Oluwatobi Badmus by officers of the 'B Division' of the Ondo State Command of the Nigerian Police Force (NPF), calling for justice. Oluwatobi died last week in Akure at a private hospital after he was allegedly tortured by men of the division over allegations concerning...

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Sierra Leonean Doctor Dies of Ebola Virus

  The Sierra Leonean doctor, Sheik Umar Khan who treated more than one hundred Ebola patients, has died of the same disease. According to Sierra Leone’s Chief Medical Officer Brima Kargbo, Sierra Leone has lost its only viral haemorrhagic specialist in the face of this epidemic. The doctor was diagnosed...

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E-book Publishing Seminar Holds in Abuja

Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE Photo Credits: Training Authors A One-day Training Seminar On How To Create And Sell eBooks Do you want to publish your own eBook, but don't know how to get started? Do you have a manuscript you need to be formatted for Kindle, Nook and Other e-Reader Formats?...

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El-Rufai’s Son, Hamza, Dies In Car Crash

  Hamza El-Rufai  The former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Mallam Nasir El-rufai, has lost a son, Hamza, to a car crash in Abuja. The former minister and political activist announced his son’s death today. "From Allah we came and to him we shall return,”...

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Boko Haram Kidnaps Wife Of Cameroon's Vice PM

  Map of Cameroon  The wife of Cameroon's vice prime minister was kidnapped, and Boko Haram militants in the northern town of Kolofata killed at least three people in an attack on Sunday, Cameroon officials said according to a Reuters report.  A local religious...

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Police Arrest Five Suspects In Kano Bomb Attacks

     The Nigeria police said it has arrested five suspects in yesterday’s bomb attack at a Catholic church in the ancient city of Kano that claimed several lives. In a statement released late yesterday by Frank Mba, the public relations officer at Police Headquarters Abuja, the police disclosed that their operatives had arrested five suspects in the course of “on-going investigations...

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Another bomb blast hits Kano

 The Nigeria Police Force just announced that another bomb blast occurred this morning at NNPC mega station along Maiduguri road in Kano state. Below is a press statement from the police... ''Today, 28-07-14 at about 10:00am, another suicide bomb went off at Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation NNPC Mega Filling Station at Hotoro Quarter along Maiduguri Road, Kano. A suicide bomber suspected to be a female had slipped into...

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Delta 2015: Aniocha Leaders Back Olejeme

Aniocha people at home and abroad were on Sunday told to embrace politics anchored on qualities like credibility, competence and ability to deliver the dividend of democracy to the people. Making the call in Ogwashi Uku, a group under the umbrella, Aniocha Leaders of Today said “the next governor must be a person with articulate vision and unquestionable credibility”. The leaders who described Ngozi Olejeme as the best hand for...

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Tension in Delta State over imposition of chairmanship candidate

There are palpable tension in Delta state over the chairmanship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ndokwa West Local Government Area of the state. Stakeholders in the local government area on Saturday rejected Mr. Ifeanyi Osakwe, purportedly anointed by a former governor of the state, Chief James Ibori. They also described him as a stranger. The leaders who appealed to Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan...

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Husband Batters Wife Over Piece of Fish

A 34 year old Fatima Bankole said she got the beating of her life from her husband, Alhaji Kamoru Bankole, for taking a piece of fish from the cooking pot.The incident which occurred on Wednesday July 16th now left the woman with about 26 stitches on her face as a result of the brutal assault. Narrating what led to the attack, Fatima, who is one of three wives, said as wives of the Alhaji, they had a roaster for cooking. She said...

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Lucozade 10 Kilometers Marathon Fun Run Holds in Lagos

August 16 has been announced as the date for the Lucozade Sport 10 Kilometer Fun Run Reloaded, an event that provides leverage for Lagosians to revel in the fun of running to maintain a healthy lifestyle. It is the second edition of the event sponsored by GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Nigeria Limited (GSK) as the maiden edition held on November 23 2013. GSK, makers of Lucozade Sport isotonic drink and the Lagos State...

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Suspected Kaduna bomber disguised as a woman arrested

The Nigerian military in a statement released on its website says it has taken into custody a man dressed as a woman who is suspected to be connected with the Wednesday 23rd bomb blast targeted at former Head of state, General Buhari. (Pic they released above) See the statement below: Troops are holding a man suspected to be connected with the explosion targeted at General Buhari on Wednesday.  The young man who was apprehended...

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Pupils in Accra educated on causes of food poisoning

Coordinator of the Self Help Education Programme of Ghana Education Service, Mrs Theodora Jonah,  has noted that mishandling of prepared food is a threat to public health. She also attributed the situation to combination of factors including lack of self-compliance attitude among food vendors and best practices in food preparation. Mrs Jonah was addressing school children at the Salvation and Korle Gonno Cluster of Schools and urged...

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Sambo tells Islamic Bank to explore Nigeria’s opportunities as Africa’s biggest economy

 Nigeria’s Vice President, Namadi Sambo, has called on the Islamic Development Bank to utilise the position of Nigeria as the biggest economy in Africa to finance development projects in the country. The Vice President made the call in Makkah when he received the President of the Islamic Development Bank, IDB, Ahmad Ali, who was in the country for bilateral talks on various IDB operations in Nigeria. “I extend the appreciation of the...

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