Sam Sumana, the Vice President of Sierra Leone, has placed himself in quarantine, because of the recent death of one of his guards due to the Ebola Virus Disease. The Vice President took this decision just as the country introduces travel restriction as the number of cases of Ebola continues to rise. Sumana has placed…
Epe Council of Obas Endorse Ambode
Ahead of the April 11 governorship election in Lagos State, the Epe Council of Obas has unanimously endorsed the candidacy of Akinwunmi Ambode, the All Progressives Congress, APC, candidate in the state. The endorsement came on March 1, during a meeting between Ambode and the Obas at the Palace of the Alara of Ilara, His…
Islamic State frees 19 Kidnapped Christians
Not less than 19 members of an Assyrian Christian community kidnapped by Islamic State, IS, in north-eastern Syria have been released. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitoring group said an Assyrian commander informed about their release. The Assyrian Human Rights Network said the captives gained their freedom after a Sharia court ordered them to…
Egypt: Muslim Brotherhood Leaders Get Death, Life Sentences
An Egyptian court has sentenced four members of the banned Muslim Brotherhood organisation to death while 14 others were handed life imprisonment. Brotherhood Supreme Guide Mohamed Badie and his deputy Khairat al-Shater were among those sentenced to life imprisonment on Saturday, along with former lawmaker, Mohamed el-Beltagy and party head Saad el-Katatni and his deputy,…
Jega’s Sack, A Recipe for Disaster- Northern Elders Forum
As the alleged plot by the presidency to sack Attahiru Jega,the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, thickens,the Northern Elders Forum, NEF, has warned that such move will be a ”recipe for disaster.” Ango Abdullahi, spokesperson for the group, who stated this during a press conference on Friday, said “any attempt at this last…
Boko Haram: Nigerian Army Recapture More Communities
Three weeks after the recapture of Baga and Monguno, the Nigerian armed forces, on Friday, recaptured two more communities from Boko Haram militants in the North Eastern part of Nigeria after intense fighting. According to the Defence Headquarters, government troops on Friday, flushed out Boko Haram terrorists from Gulag, Madagali Local Government Area in Adamawa…
LASU Appoints Acting Deputy Vice Chancellor
The Lagos State University, LASU, on Friday, announced the appointment of Senapon Bakre as acting Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Academics of the institution after the expiration of her tenure as substantive DVC Academics in February. This was disclosed in the university’s official bulletin. The bulletin said the appointment took effect from February 14 and would run till…
FIFA Says No apologies for Timing of 2022 World Cup
The World Football governing body, FIFA, has said that it will not pay compensation to clubs and leagues unhappy about its plan to play the 2022 Qatar World Cup in November and December. Jerome Valcke, FIFA secretary general, speaking at a news conference in Doha on Wednesday, said, “There will be no compensation and no…
FG Approves 9 New Private Universities
The Federal Executive Council, on Wednesday, approved nine new private universities for the country. The approval was given at a meeting presided over by Namadi Sambo, vice President. Osita Chidoka, Minister of Aviation announced the decision at a post-FEC press briefing. The new private universities, according to Chidoka, include Hallmark University, Michael and Cecilia Ibru…
Ambode Woos Lagos Pensioners
As part of moves to secure the votes of pensioners in the April 11 governorship election, Akinwunmi Ambode, gubernatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC in Lagos has promised to assuage their plights, if elected. Ambode said his administration would build another Pensioners’ Lodge on the Lagos Mainland, to add to the existing one…
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