Ben Angwe, Executive Secretary of the National Human Rights Commission, NHRC, has said that the Commission would ensure that appropriate punishment is imposed on persons, particularly private school proprietors who defy the Federal government’s directive that schools remain shut till October 13. The directive came on the heels of fears over the need to curtain…
Beheading Will Not Intimidate US, Obama Tells ISIS
Barack Obama, President of the United States of America, USA, while speaking in Estonia vowed that the US will not be intimidated by the Islamic States militants, after they released a video showing the beheading of Steven Sotloff, an American journalist. Sotloff was the second American journalist to be so beheaded by the militant group.…
NAFCA to hold in Hollywood
An Africa-centered movie award is set to hold in Hollywood, California, US. The show, Nollywood and African Film Critics’ Awards, NAFCA, according to its founder, Dr. Victor Olatoye, will hold at the Saban Theater, Beverly Hills, California, on Saturday, September 13. Olatoye who described the show as a glorious dawn, said, “This year’s awards in…
M-Net Postpones Big Brother Show
Following Tuesday’s fire incident at its Johannesburg, South Africa studios, organizers of the popular Big Brother Africa, BBA, television reality show have announced the suspension of this years’ edition of the show. M-Net and Endemol, the South African producers of the programme, on Tuesday, announced the suspension of this year’s edition of the reality show.…
British Deputy High Commissioner Dies in Lagos
Carter Leslie, the British Deputy High Commissioner to Nigeria, has died of a heart attack after he collapsed at the Murtala Muhammad International Airport, Lagos. Leslie reportedly slumped on arrival in Nigeria aboard a Delta Airlines on his way from Atlanta, Georgia. A mild drama occurred at the airport when Leslie fell, as many feared…
US to Verify Journalist’s Beheading Video
Officials of the United States said intelligence experts are working to determine the authenticity of a video released on Tuesday portraying the beheading of another US journalist. Two weeks after the gruesome murder of James Foley, American war reporter by members of the ISIS insurgency, it appears the group has lived up to its threat…
Panic In LUTH As Patient With Ebola Symptoms Dies
The death of a patient suspected to have contracted the Ebola Virus Disease, EVD has caused panic among doctors and patients at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, LUTH, Idi-Araba, Lagos. A doctor at the teaching hospital, who pleaded anonymity, confirmed the development on Tuesday. The doctor said that the patient was brought into the hospital…
NUJ Media Games: TELL Triumphs Over NAN
Tell Communications Limited football team on Tuesday recorded a second match victory at the ongoing 2014 MedView/Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ Media Games. The TELL team defeated the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN team by a lone goal scored by Aleem Murtala to qualify for the quarter finals of the competition making their third…
FG introduces e-curriculum for schools
The Federal Government has introduced e-curriculum for senior secondary school education as part of efforts to reform and strengthen the quality of education in the country. While briefing newsmen at a news conference ahead of the formal launching of the e-teaching and learning platform on Tuesday, Professor Godswill Obioma, the Executive Secretary of the Nigerian…
Frankfurt court Bans Uber in Germany
Uber, a car pick-up service has been banned across Germany after a court in Frankfurt ruled that the firm lacked the necessary legal credentials to operate under German law. The legal battle began last week when the firm was told that its “low-cost” UberPop service could no longer take passengers and will face a fine…