2014-11-01 Nigeria Health

Ebola: FG condemns 22 countries for discriminating against Nigeria  Nigerian Tribune
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Aminu Wali, on Friday, protested the continued 'discrimination and profiling' of Nigerians by some countries over the outbreak of the Ebola disease in West Africa. At an interactive session with members of the ...

2014-11-01 Nigeria Science

  Daily Mail   

How pilots watched their friend die: Virgin Galactic astronauts in mid-air launch ...  Daily Mail
Astronauts who flew to 45,00ft to help launch the doomed Virgin Galactic spaceplane that malfunctioned in mid-air today saw the explosion that killed one of their friends, it was claimed. One pilot for the embattled space tourism company was killed when ...

2014-11-01 Nigeria Sports

  CHANNELS TELEVISION   

Keshi invties Uche drops Moses for Devils  SuperSport
Villarreal striker, Ikechukwu Uche has earned a recall to the Nigeria squad ahead of this month's 2015 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) qualifying matches with Congo and South Africa. Uche last played for the Super Eagles at the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations in ...

2014-11-01 Nigeria Entertainment

  Nigerian Tribune   

Chinedu Ubachukwu Becomes 11th Gulder Ultimate Search Winner  Nigerian Bulletin
The 11th edition of the Gulder Ultimate Search reality TV show has come to an end and the winner of the N10 million and an SUV is 24-year-old contestant, Chinedu Ubachukwu who hails from Anambra State. The contestants were ushered into the jungle for ...

2014-11-01 Nigeria Technology

  Times of India   

Politician wants Tim Cook barred from entering Russia  Times of India
Hours after Apple CEO Tim Cook publicly addressed his sexuality for the first time, a St Petersburg politician has called for him to be banned from Russia. According to a translation by Buzzfeed, anti-LGBT campaigner Vitaly Milonov, a member of the ...

2014-11-01 Nigeria Business

  Nigerian Tribune   

Robbers Storm Ekiti Town on Motorbikes, Attack Police Station  THISDAY Live
A heavily armed 30-man gang yesterday attacked Ifaki Ekiti Police Station, indiscriminately shooting before robbing an old generation bank in the town . The robbers, according to the Public Relations Officer of the Ekiti State Police Command, Mr Victor ...

2014-11-01 Nigeria World

  CBC.ca   

Burkina Faso sees 'military putsch' as Lt. Col. Zida claims to be 'in power'  RT
A statement aired on Burkina Faso's Omega Radio early Saturday claimed that Lieutenant Colonel Issac Zida has taken over the post of head of state, Reuters reported. “I assume the functions of head of state and I call on [West African regional bloc] ECOWAS ...

2014-11-01 Nigeria Africa

  CBC.ca   

Burkina Faso sees 'military putsch' as Lt. Col. Zida claims to be 'in power'  RT
A statement aired on Burkina Faso's Omega Radio early Saturday claimed that Lieutenant Colonel Issac Zida has taken over the post of head of state, Reuters reported. “I assume the functions of head of state and I call on [West African regional bloc] ECOWAS ...

2014-11-01 Nigeria Nigeria

  Premium Times   

“Killed” Boko Haram leader, Shekau, in new video; denies ceasefire deal; says ...  Premium Times
Mr. Holliday will succeed Jorma Ollila who is stepping down from the Board having served … Central bank frowns at abuse of regulations on Eurobonds issue by banks. The lower interest rate on debts was created as an incentive for banks to borrow …
Boko Haram says it will not release girls   Telegraph.co.uk
In Nigeria, Fragile Hopes of Boko Haram Freeing Schoolgirls Are Dashed   New York Times
Boko Haram claims to have German hostage, denies ceasefire   Deutsche Welle
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  Leadership Newspapers   

Ihedioha Denies Hosting Tambuwal  Leadership Newspapers
Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Emeka Ihedioha, has denied media reports that he hosted the Speaker of the House, Aminu Tambuwal to a reception after the latter defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Tuesday.
#Tambuwal's Security Withdrawal: The Speaker fights back, sues FG, six others   Osun Defender
Police defend withdrawal of speaker's security   Daily Sun
Not Yet Uhuru For Speaker Tambuwal   The Guardian Nigeria
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  Bella Naija   

INEC warns politicians to adhere to election Timetable  Nigerian Tribune
THE Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said it would soon apply sanctions for non-compliance with its time-table for the 2015 general elections. The commission's Chairman, Professor Attahiru Jega, said this in an interview with ...

2014-10-31 Nigeria Health

Health departments monitoring two Utahns for Ebola symptoms  Salt Lake Tribune
FILE - This undated file image made available by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) shows the Ebola virus. (AP Photo/Centers for Disease Control, File). FILE - This undated file image made available by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) shows the ...

2014-10-31 Nigeria Science

  ABC News   

Antares Rocket's Launch Pad Escaped Major Damage, Orbital Says  NBCNews.com
The site of this week's spectacular Antares rocket explosion in Virginia appears to have escaped significant damage, and some of the payloads from the commercial Cygnus capsule may be recoverable, Orbital Sciences Corp. said Thursday. Orbital built the ...

2014-10-31 Nigeria Sports

  BusinessDay   

Nigeria's deadline day to escape FIFA hammer  BusinessDay
Nigeria has been dangling with a possible hammer from FIFA and if issues regarding football federation are not resolved by latest midnight today, it will be dire than anticipated. Last week, a Federal High Court ruling in Jos, nullified the elections that brought ...

2014-10-31 Nigeria Entertainment

  Daily Sun   

Chinedu Ubachukwu emerges Gulder Ultimate Search winner  Daily Sun
After more than three weeks in the jungle, a winner has finally emerged in the Gulder Ultimate Search competition. He is Chinedu Ubachukwu, a 24-years-old indigene of Anambra State. By his victory on Thursday night, he became the 11th champion of the ...

2014-10-31 Nigeria Technology

  Daily News & Analysis   

Apple CEO Tim Cook's coming out signals new frontline of gay rights battle in US  Daily News & Analysis
In his essay coming out as gay, Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook criticized an Arizona proposal that would have given private business owners the ability to deny services to gay people on religious grounds. Cook on Thursday became the most prominent ...

2014-10-31 Nigeria Business

  Business Recorder   

Pakistan among economies implementing regulatory reforms for doing business  Business Recorder
image ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is among the four out of eight economies in South Asia which implemented at least one regulatory reform, making it easier for local entrepreneurs to do business in 2013-14, according to a new World Bank Group report.
Nigeria up by five steps in World Bank's doing business ranking   The Guardian Nigeria
UPA's parting gift: Ease of Business rank slips to 142, but even this was a freak ...   Firstpost
World Bank report: Confederation of Indian Industry says India's performance ...   Daily News & Analysis
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  Nigerian Tribune   

IBEDC to fast-track embedded generation project  BusinessDay
The Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) has said it would fast-track its embedded power generation project so as to boost electricity supply. Fortunatus Leynes, managing director/CEO, who disclosed this at the distribution company's customer's ...

2014-10-31 Nigeria World

  CNN   

Burkina Faso President Defies Violent 'Coup'  Sky News
The president is refusing to loosen his 27-year grip on power after protesters storm government buildings, setting them ablaze. 03:05, UK, Friday 31 October 2014. People load goods looted from a building, which according to locals, belongs to Francois.
Burkina Faso president refuses to step down   Aljazeera.com
Burkina President Compaore says not resigning, open to talks   Zee News
Crowds storm parliament in Burkina Faso uprising   Irish Independent
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  Zambia Reports   

Emmanuel Mwamba: The Veep, The Scot And The Law  Zambia Reports
The Author of this article is late second Republic president Frederick Chiluba's administrative assistant and later appointed information minister by the late fifth President Michael Sata. Just in a period of six years, Zambia has lost a second president in office.
UN, AU chiefs mourn Zambia's late president   Firstpost
Remains of Deceased Zambia Leader to Arrive Saturday   Voice of America
Chikwanda in London to collect remains of Sata   Zambian Watchdog
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  The Nation   

US urges restraint after Israel vows to reopen Al-Aqsa mosque  Business Standard
The United States has urged all sides in Jerusalem to exercise restraint amid spiralling tensions in the holy city, and said it was working with Israelis, Palestinian and Jordanians to try to restore calm. Secretary of State John Kerry yesterday also condemned ...

2014-10-31 Nigeria Africa

  CNN   

Burkina Faso President Defies Violent 'Coup'  Sky News
The president is refusing to loosen his 27-year grip on power after protesters storm government buildings, setting them ablaze. 03:05, UK, Friday 31 October 2014. People load goods looted from a building, which according to locals, belongs to Francois.
Burkina Faso president refuses to step down   Aljazeera.com
Burkina President Compaore says not resigning, open to talks   Zee News
Crowds storm parliament in Burkina Faso uprising   Irish Independent
Independent Online   
New York Times   
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  Independent Online   

Zuma congratulates Khama on poll win  Independent Online
iol pic afr ian khama-botswana AFP Botswana's President Ian Khama takes the oath of office during a ceremony as he was sworn in for his second term in Gaborone. Picture: MONIRUL BHUIYAN. Johannesburg - President Jacob Zuma has congratulated Ian ...

2014-10-31 Nigeria Nigeria

  DailyPost Nigeria   

Isiekwene: 2015: For the good of all Deltans  The Guardian Nigeria
WITH the run-up to the 2015 elections, the post-Uduaghan era is, perhaps, the most discussed issue among Deltans of all persuasions. For Deltans at home, elsewhere in Nigeria and in the Diaspora, the question of who succeeds Governor Emmanuel ...

2014-10-30 Nigeria Health

Nigeria is Ebola-free!  Daily Sun
“Nigeria is now free of Ebola,” World Health Organization (WHO) representative Rui Gama Vaz said in a news conference on October 20, 2014 in Abuja. “This is a spectacular success story,” indicating that the spread of the deadly disease could be contained ...

2014-10-30 Nigeria Science

  Sydney Morning Herald   

In US, search for answers after Antares space rocket explosion  Sydney Morning Herald
Washington: With a launch pad in Virginia covered in rocket debris,investigators began to figure out why the Antares rocket exploded catastrophically on Tuesday night just seconds into a planned cargo run to the International Space Station. The failure of the ...

2014-10-30 Nigeria Sports

  Nigerian Tribune   

Omidiran Hails Super Falcons  THISDAY Live
A member of the House of Representatives, Alhaja Ayo Omidiran, has congratulated the Super Falcons for winning the African Women Championship title in Namibia. Falcons won all their five games at the continental female football fiesta. The team scored ...

2014-10-30 Nigeria Entertainment

  WorldStage   

StarTimes plans expansion to 36 states by December, unveils new channels  BusinessDay
StarTimes has announced network's plans to reach 36 states of the federation before the end of the year as it unveiled nine additional channels. At the moment, the service provider has coverage in 32 states and cities across the country. Joshua Wang ...

2014-10-30 Nigeria Technology

  Daily Sun   

Speed limit policy takes effect June 2015 –FRSC  Daily Sun
Corps Marshal and Chief Executive Officer of Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Mr. Boboye Oyeyemi, yesterday said commercial vehicles and lorries have been given June 2015 deadline to comply with new policy of installing a speed limit device known as ...

2014-10-30 Nigeria Business

  Financial Express   

Nigeria up in global doing business ranking  BusinessDay
Africa's largest economy, Nigeria, made further improvement in the World Bank ease of doing business global ranking which has seen the country move up five places in the last one year. The World Bank analysis showed it is getting better to do business in ...

2014-10-30 Nigeria World

  CBC.ca   

Sri Lanka mudslide search continues but few survivors expected  CBC.ca
All hopes of finding survivors under the mud and rubble of a landslide in south-central Sri Lanka had run out by first light on Thursday, though a government minister cut the estimated death toll to more than 100 from 300 the previous night.. Sri Lanka mudslide ...

2014-10-30 Nigeria Africa

  Zambian Watchdog   

Zambian president Sata dies in London after long illness  Herald Scotland
ZAMBIAN president Michael Sata has died in London after an illness. ZAMBIAN president Michael Sata has died in London after an illness. Custom byline text: LUSAKA. Mr Sata passed away in the King Edward VII hospital, where he was being treated, ...

2014-10-30 Nigeria Nigeria

  The News   

Ogun 'll post N10bn monthly revenue in 2015 – Amosun  BusinessDay
Having recorded an average of N6 billion monthly internally generated revenue in most of the months in the 2014 budget, Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun State says that the state targets an average of N10 billion in yet-to-prepare 2015‎ state budget.
Reactions trail Amosun/Adesegun face-off   Nigerian Tribune
Amosun's camp rattled by deputy governor's open letter   The News
Ogun Deputy Governor Sends Angry Letter To Amosun   NAIJ.COM
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  CHANNELS TELEVISION   

PDP govs, groups donate N98m for Jonathan's nomination form  Nigerian Tribune
PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan will today collect the expression of interest and nomination forms to contest 2015 presidential election under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). He is expected to storm the national secretariat of the party in Abuja in time, ...

2014-10-28 Nigeria Health

  Vanguard   

Meet the Man Who Tamed Lagos  THISDAY Live
He famously claims to be "just doing his job". But in a land where politicians are known for doing anything but, that alone has been enough to make Babatunde Fashola, boss of the vast Nigerian city of Lagos, a very popular man. Confounding the image of ...

2014-10-28 Nigeria Science

  Washington Post   

Space Station Cargo Launch Spoiled by a Wayward Sailboat  NBCNews.com
A commercial cargo spaceship was poised to make a gorgeous nighttime liftoff on Monday, visible to millions of people along America's East Coast. But then a boat got in the way. The unexpected presence of a boat downrange of NASA's Wallops Flight ...

2014-10-28 Nigeria Sports

  Leadership Newspapers   

Giwa Takes Over NFF, Inaugurates Interim Committees  Leadership Newspapers
Chris Giwa yesterday resumed duties at the secretariat of the Nigeria Football Association (NFA) in Abuja. The Giwa-led board took over the NFA secretariat following October 23 ruling by a Jos Federal High Court. The ruling ordered the return of the status ...

2014-10-28 Nigeria Entertainment

  Vanguard   

Port Harcourt brand: Defining new identity  BusinessDay
The slogan is 'Live, Work, Invest,' and this aptly describes the Port Harcourt brand. Port Harcourt, the capital of Rivers State, has indeed undergone a thorough positioning and transformation as a brand. What makes the Port Harcourt brand thick? It is the ...

2014-10-28 Nigeria Technology

  NDTV   

Samsung sells 50m Galaxy Note devices in 2013  BusinessDay
Still maintaining leadership position in the global phone industry, Samsung Electronic, korean device manufacturer, as at October 2013, has sold over 50 million Galaxy Note devices over the past two years and a month. Emmanouil Revmatas, director of ...

2014-10-28 Nigeria Business

  The Punch   

Naira falls by 0.15%  The Punch
The naira weakened by 0.15 per cent against the dollar on the interbank market on Monday, on a renewed surge in dollar demand despite about $112m in sales by an oil company. A unit of French oil major Total sold about $112m to some lenders on Monday ...

2014-10-28 Nigeria World

  News24   

ANCWL welcomes Oscar appeal  News24
Johannesburg - The ANC Women's League on Monday welcomed the NPA's decision to appeal the conviction and sentence of Paralympian Oscar Pistorius. "We remain convinced that another court could have justifiably reached a conviction of murder rather ...

2014-10-28 Nigeria Africa

  The Guardian Nigeria   

Kidnapped women 'used by Boko Haram on front line'  The Nation
LAGOS - Boko Haram has used kidnapped young women and girls on the front lines of its insurgency, according to a new report published on Monday, after a fresh abduction in Nigeria's far northeast. Human Rights Watch made the claim as it outlined ...

2014-10-28 Nigeria Nigeria

  The Guardian Nigeria   

Kidnapped women 'used by Boko Haram on front line'  The Nation
LAGOS - Boko Haram has used kidnapped young women and girls on the front lines of its insurgency, according to a new report published on Monday, after a fresh abduction in Nigeria's far northeast. Human Rights Watch made the claim as it outlined ...

2014-10-27 Nigeria Health

  Nigerian Tribune   

Nigeria's Ebola status: 'We will remain cautious'  Nigerian Tribune
PERHAPS one of the greatest news in recent times in Nigeria actually came on the 20th of October 2014, when the World Health Organisation(WHO) declared Nigeria Ebola free. Interestingly since the health organisation's pronouncement, Nigerians, ...

2014-10-27 Nigeria Science

  Press TV   

carbon emissions threaten sea water  Press TV
The study reveals that the current rate of acidification may threaten fisheries in the future. While carbonic acid is formed by composition of CO2 and the sea water, the acidity of the oceans has increased by about 25% since the industrial revolution.
UK scientist: Oceans face serious risk from carbon emissions   DigitalJournal.com
Science chief warns on acid oceans   The Guardian Nigeria

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  Headlines & Global News   

Megalodon Went Extinct 2.6 Million Years Ago; What Will Happen If The Same ...  Headlines & Global News
New research suggests the megalodon shark became extinct around 2.6 million years ago, squashing claims that it is still alive. The shark was the largest to ever live, and studying its existence could provide insight into potential effect of the loss of the world's ...

2014-10-27 Nigeria Sports

  Vanguard   

…FIFA May Ban Nigeria Today  Leadership Newspapers
Unless there is change of cognizance, the world soccer ruling body, FIFA may suspend Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) today from international competitions and all football related activities. This is even as the Super Eagles still have hope of qualifying for ...

2014-10-27 Nigeria Entertainment

  Vanguard   

Organisers unveil plans for CARNIRIV 2014  The Nation Newspaper
Barring any hiccup in arrangements, this year's edition of popular Rivers State carnival, otherwise called CARNIRIV is set to be a great improvement on the previous editions, as the organisers have announcedsome innovations such as the introduction of the ...

2014-10-27 Nigeria Technology

  New York Times   

2 Drug Chains Disable Apple Pay, as a Rival Makes Plans  New York Times
A demonstration of Apple Pay on its first day last week. Over the weekend, Rite Aid and CVS disabled the system in their stores. Credit Bryan Thomas/Getty Images. Continue reading the main story. Continue reading the main story. Continue reading the main ...

2014-10-27 Nigeria Business

Nahco, NEPC, others partner on export promotion  The Nation Newspaper
A joint committee made up of representatives of the Lagos State Government, the Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC), nahco aviance and Nigerian Agricultural Quarantine Services (NAQS) is to be set up to work out ways to improve export in the ...

2014-10-27 Nigeria World

  The Independent   

Rousseff narrowly wins Brazil re-election  Hindustan Times
Brazilians narrowly voted leftist President Dilma Rousseff back into office on Sunday for a second term after a bitter election campaign that split Latin America's biggest economy largely between the poor north and richer south. Rousseff, Brazil's first woman ...

2014-10-27 Nigeria Africa

  Telegraph.co.uk   

The Pistorius Trial  The Nation
After months of one of the most widely reported trial in recent times, Oscar Pistorius has finally been sentenced to five years in prison for culpable homicide, and a suspended sentence of three years for firearm charges. The trial that started in March was ...

2014-10-27 Nigeria Nigeria

  Daily Sun   

Ikuforiji declares ambition for gov seat, rolls out 10-point programme  Nigerian Tribune
Speaker, Lagos State House of Assembly, Honourable Adeyemi Sabit Ikuforiji, on Sunday formally declared his ambition to become the next governor of the state come 2015, rolling out a 10-point cardinal programme aimed at consolidating the past efforts of ...

2014-10-26 Nigeria Health

  CNN   

Mystery sign language interpreter for Ebola conference wins legions of Twitter ...  Daily Mail
A sign language interpreter has attracted legions of Twitter fans following an animated performance during a New York conference on the city's first Ebola patient. The unnamed man, who was seated to the right of Mayor Bill de Blasio, served as the interpreter ...