The authorities of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, have said one of the institution’s female students is suspected to be a secondary contact of the Ebola Virus Disease. Biodun Olarewaju, Public Relations Officer of the university, disclosed this in a statement issued on Tuesday. He explained that the student in question has been evacuated…
Apple Launches New iPhone and iWatch
The most eagerly awaited smartphone; Apple iPhone 6 series is expected to get unveiled in just a few hours from now. The Apple event is scheduled to take place at ‘Flint Centre for the Performing Arts’ in Cupertino, California, USA at local time 06:00 pm today, September 9. The event is expected to witness some…
FG set to ban Consumption of ‘Ponmo’
There are indications that Federal Government may have concluded plans to ban sale and consumption of hides and skins, popularly called Ponmo, which is a delicacy to many Nigerians. Akinwunmi Adesina the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, speaking on Tuesday at the 3rd joint anniversary of Animal Science Association of Nigeria, ASAN, and Nigeria Institute…
Belarus Appoints Two Nigerians As Honourary Counsels
The Belarusian Government has appointed two Nigerians, Abba Usman and Oluseyin Olufade, as honourary counsels to represent the country’s interest in Nigeria. While speaking at a reception in his honour in Abuja on Monday, Vladimir Makei, Belarus Minister of Foreign Affairs presented the new counsels to the general public. Makei, who described Nigeria as a…
Reckless Driver Kills, Injures LAWMA Officials
A hit-and-run driver, on Monday, knocked down two highway officials of the Lagos State Waste Management Agency, LAWMA, along Iyana Oworo Expressway. The two LAWMA officials involved in the accident were identified as Lateefat Sulyman and Fatimoh Ajetunmobi According to a colleague of the victims, who witnessed the accident but pleaded anonymity, the driver, was…
‘Boko Haram’s Caliphate, a Declaration of War’- Omar
Abdulwahed Omar, President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Abdulwahed Omar, has said that the recent declaration of an Islamic Caliphate by Boko Haram must not be allowed. Omar said that the increasing spate of attacks by the insurgents amounted to an unacceptable declaration of a republic within a republic. He warned that ceding any part of the country…
15 LAUTECH Students Injured In An Accident
No fewer than 15 students of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, LAUTECH, escaped death by a whisker after an accident involving them and an alleged rapist. It was gathered that the accident occurred when the students were taking the suspect to the police station. Fawole Israel, one of the students on the bus said that…
‘We killed over 100 Boko Haram fighters’ – Cameroon Officials
The Cameroonian government has claimed its soldiers killed “over 100″ Boko Haram fighters during an attempted movement by the fighters into its territory. The Cameroonian army has dealt “a severe setback” to Boko Haram, government spokesman, Issa Bakary said in a statement on Monday. According to the government statement, Boko Haram fighters fired two shells…
Former President Obasanjo’s Son Shot by Boko Haram
Adeboye Obasanjo, a soldier and son of the former President of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo was on Monday shot during a battle between the insurgents, Boko Haram and troops near Michika in Adamawa State. It was gathered that the ex-president’s son who married Daisy Nyada in February 2008 led a platoon of the army that took…
NFF: Giwa Steps Aside To Avoid FIFA Sanction
In a move to forestall an impending FIFA ban on Nigerian football, Christopher Giwa, the factional leader of the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, on Monday, relinquished his position as the president of the nation’s football governing body. In an interview with the British Broadcasting Company, BBC, Musa Adamu, Secretary General of the NFF during Maigari’s…
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