2015-03-01 Nigeria Health

Leadership Newspapers   

I wish African Scientists Develop Ebola Cure Soon – Obasanjo   
Leadership Newspapers
Former president, Olusegun Obasanjo has expressed his wish for a laboratory in Africa to develop a cure for Ebola Virus Disease “in a few months from now.” He expressed this wish yesterday in Adis-Ababa, the Ethiopian capital while delivering a paper titled ...

2015-03-01 Nigeria Science

The University News   

Awareness on causes of climate change vital   
Daily News
COMMUNITIES seem not to understand they are responsible for climate change even in places where deforestation is going on at an alarming rate. This was observed by participants at a two-day follow up workshop in Dar es Salaam on Low Carbon ...

2015-03-01 Nigeria Sports

Sport LIVE   

Mourinho: Tottenham approached me   
Sport LIVE
Tottenham tried to hire Jose Mourinho in 2007, the Chelsea manager said ahead of the League Cup final. Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho was approached by Tottenham to take charge at White Hart Lane in September 2007. Spurs tried to hire the ...

2015-03-01 Nigeria Entertainment

Nigerian Entertainment Today   

Pulse TV News: Skales apologises to fans for twitter fight with Wizkid?   
Pulse Nigeria
After a heated twitter battle with former label mate Wizkid, looks like Skales is trying to placate his disappointed many fans as he recently apologized on his twitter page. On February 26 2015, the singer made the tweet that read: "Wanna say thank you to you ...

2015-03-01 Nigeria Technology

NAIJ.COM   

End is nigh for wobbly vehicles on local roads   
News24 Nigeria
Abuja - In an exercise aimed at reducing road crashes, the Road Safety Corps (FRSC) will from Sunday commence a nationwide clampdown on rickety vehicles plying the nation's highways. Imoh Etuk, Corps Public Education Officer, said the Corps Marshal ...

2015-03-01 Nigeria Business

The Punch   

Business Nigeria: Economy Diversification Receives N600m Boost   
Nigerian Bulletin
The Nigerian economy is an oil-dominated one and crude oil exports is a major source of revenue for the Nigerian government. However the sector has been hit below the belt by the recent fall in global oil prices, a development that could cripple the economy ...

2015-03-01 Nigeria World

NDTV   

Death Threats and Late Night Dinner Before Russia's Boris Nemtsov was Shot ...   
NDTV
Moscow: It was near closing time on Friday at the upscale Bosco restaurant that looks out onto the illuminated red-brick walls of Moscow's Kremlin. Boris Nemtsov and his young, dark-haired girlfriend were finishing dinner. A political reformer who had fallen ...

2015-03-01 Nigeria Africa

MiamiHerald.com   

Zimbabwe needs fresh leadership   
The Zimbabwe Standard
VICTORIA FALLS starts returning to normal today after the hoopla associated with President Robert Mugabe's 91st birthday that attracted thousands of people to the resort town. Opinion with Chipo Masara. Mugabe, who ate cake while his country is burning, ...

2015-03-01 Nigeria Nigeria

The Guardian Nigeria   

VP oath-taking allegation: APC, PDP in war of words   
Nigerian Tribune
THE Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) have again picked up the gauntlet over the allegation by the PDP Presidential Campaign Organisation (PDPPCO) that a former governor of Lagos State, Senator Bola ...

2015-02-28 Nigeria Health

LOOK   

Unusual uses around the home for coconut oil   
Hartford Courant
... >> Apply a small amount of coconut oil to a cotton ball to remove eye makeup. >> Tame dry, frizzy hair by rubbing a small amount on your head and smoothing over untamed locks. For even more conditioning, add more oil and leave in your hair and then ...

2015-02-28 Nigeria Science

Leadership Newspapers   

I wish African Scientists Develop Ebola Cure Soon – Obasanjo   
Leadership Newspapers
Former president, Olusegun Obasanjo has expressed his wish for a laboratory in Africa to develop a cure for Ebola Virus Disease “in a few months from now.” He expressed this wish yesterday in Adis-Ababa, the Ethiopian capital while delivering a paper titled ...

2015-02-28 Nigeria Sports

SuperSport   

Keshi calls new NFF offer a 'slave contract'   
SuperSport
Stephen Keshi says he has been offered a “slave contract” by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF). The former Togo and Mali trainer has been out of contract since leading the Super Eagles to a second round finish at the 2014 Fifa World Cup in Brazil.
Keshi Gets New Nigeria Deal   The Guardian Nigeria
Nigeria Football Boss Confirms Receipt of 'Huge Funds' From FIFA   Premium Times
NFF Raises Falcons Bar   Vanguard
News24 Nigeria   
Complete Sports Nigeria   
The Tide   
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Sydney Morning Herald   

No Christmas World Cup final in 2022, says Sepp Blatter   
Sydney Morning Herald
Belfast: FIFA leader Sepp Blatter said on Friday that the 2022 World Cup final would not be held two days before Christmas but also ruled out paying compensation to European clubs for the winter tournament. The governing body's hints that the final of the ...

2015-02-28 Nigeria Entertainment

Osun Defender   

Structural defect did not cause Synagogue hostel collapse – Contractor   
GhanaWeb
The contractor who built the collapsed Synagogue Church Of All Nations' six-storey guest house, Mr. Akingbola Fatiregun, said on Thursday that the building was constructed following best practices. Fatiregun also said though the foundation of the building ...

2015-02-28 Nigeria Technology

No Deadline for New Number Plate - FRSC   
AllAfrica.com
Umuahia — The Corps Marshall of the Federal Road Safety Commission, Mr. Boboye Oyeyemi, has said the agency would no longer insist on any deadline for the enforcement of the new number plate. Oyeyemi, who stated this on Wednesday in an interview ...

2015-02-28 Nigeria Business

CHANNELS TELEVISION   

Fuel queues back in Abuja   
Nigerian Tribune
Barely two months after the Federal Government reduced the price of petrol from N97 to N87, queues have hit most filling stations in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. The queues have already caused traffic jams in the city centre which also led to ...

2015-02-28 Nigeria World

BBC News   

US-Bangladesh blogger Avijit Roy hacked to death   
BBC News
Attackers in the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka have hacked to death a US-Bangladeshi blogger whose writings on religion angered Islamist hardliners. Avijit Roy, an atheist who advocated secularism, was attacked as he walked back from a book fair with his ...

2015-02-28 Nigeria Africa

Leadership Newspapers   

14m PVCs Yet To Be Collected – INEC   
Leadership Newspapers
Ahead of the 2015 general elections, a total of 14,505,729 Permanent Voter Cards (PVC) are yet to be distributed, latest data from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) revealed yesterday. By the recent data released by the electoral ...

2015-02-28 Nigeria Nigeria

Osun Defender   

ELECTION: Why Jonathan Summons State PDP Chairmen, Secretaries….A ...   
Osun Defender
Worried by the continued defection of members of the Peoples Democratic Party to other parties, President Goodluck Jonathan has summoned all the chairmen and secretaries of the state chapters of the ruling party to Abuja for a crucial meeting next week.
1500 Ondo APC members defect to PDP   The Punch
400 PDP members defect to APC, shred membership cards   The Nation Newspaper

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Leadership Newspapers   

14m PVCs Yet To Be Collected – INEC   
Leadership Newspapers
Ahead of the 2015 general elections, a total of 14,505,729 Permanent Voter Cards (PVC) are yet to be distributed, latest data from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) revealed yesterday. By the recent data released by the electoral ...

2015-02-27 Nigeria Health

Belfast Telegraph   

Don't shower every day? Well, you're still healthier than most   
Herald.ie
They call it a birdy bath -when you don't have a full bath or shower but wash the hotspots, as it were. Also in this section. Don't shower every day? Well, you're still healthier than most · A good Oscars for women ... but it's still too much about what they wear ...

2015-02-27 Nigeria Science

Customs Today Newspaper   

Role of dark matter behind mass extinction   
Customs Today Newspaper
LONDON: Our Earth goes through a lot of changes. New York University Biology Professor Michael Rampino believes that every 30 million years, our Earth goes through a seemingly scheduled mass extinction and geological upheaval. Does this have ...

2015-02-27 Nigeria Sports

AsiaOne   

Atletico 'have good chance' despite loss, player woes   
AsiaOne
Leverkusen's midfielder Hakan Calhanoglu vies for the ball during the UEFA Champions League first-leg, round of 16 football match Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs Club Atletico de Madrid in Leverkusen, western Germany on February 25, 2015.
Leverkusen let us off the hook: Atletico's Simeone   The Daily Star
Atletico Madrid facing crucial tests of new pedigree   Zee News
Gabi: Losing 1-0 in Leverkusen a good result for Atletico Madrid   Goal.com
Taipei Times   
Yahoo Eurosport UK   
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Busquets extends Barcelona deal to 2019   
Times of India
BARCELONA: Barcelona midfielder Sergio Busquets has extended his contract with the Catalan giants until 2019, the club confirmed on Thursday. "FC Barcelona have reached an agreement with Sergio Busquets for the renewal of his contract until June 30, ...

2015-02-27 Nigeria Entertainment

Information Nigeria   

Don Jazzy Gives Away N500K Worth Of Products On Twitter   
Information Nigeria
He's sure the most free giving celebrity in the country and he has proven this over and over again by rewarding his fans. To celebrate his new endorsement deal with Konga, Don Jazzy splashed about N500k worth of gifts on his Twitter followers. Yesterday ...

2015-02-27 Nigeria Technology

NAIJ.COM   

No Deadline for New Number Plate - FRSC   
AllAfrica.com
Umuahia — The Corps Marshall of the Federal Road Safety Commission, Mr. Boboye Oyeyemi, has said the agency would no longer insist on any deadline for the enforcement of the new number plate. Oyeyemi, who stated this on Wednesday in an interview ...

2015-02-27 Nigeria Business

Nigerian Tribune   

Over N32bn pension fund carted away through fraud —Okonjo-Iweala   
Nigerian Tribune
THE Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has disclosed that the Nigerian pension system has been fraught with corruption. The minister, speaking at a pension forum in Abuja, also disclosed that more than 14 individuals are currently ...

2015-02-27 Nigeria World

New York Post   

It's the ideology, stupid   
New York Post
We're talking about the sinister masked man who appears in ISIS videos of hostage beheadings — and who beheaded some of the victims himself. This week the man behind the mask was revealed to be a British national, Muhammad Emwazi. Contrary to the ...

2015-02-27 Nigeria Africa

TODAYonline   

hold-Lesotho prepares for early vote in bid to ease political crisis   
Daily Mail
MASERU, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Feuding parties in Lesotho's ruling coalition will face off on Saturday in early national elections staged in a bid to restore stability six months after an attempted coup. The vote is being held around two years ahead of schedule ...

2015-02-27 Nigeria Nigeria

Daily Times Nigeria   

Calling INEC's attention on false allegations   
Nigerian Tribune
I have read about politicians who call on the police, claiming their political opponents were after their lives, and when such accusations are investigated, nothing incriminating would be found against such perceived opponents. The same is also happening on ...

2015-02-26 Nigeria Health

Anambra records 110 leprosy cases   
National Mirror
Anambra State Commis s ioner for Health, Dr Joe Akabuike, yesterday said the state currently has 110 identifiable cases of leprosy across its 21 local government areas. Akabuike disclosed this in a press conference at Awka to mark the World Leprosy Day in ...

2015-02-26 Nigeria Science

The Guardian Nigeria   

'Dark matter caused mass extinctions, geologic upheavals'   
The Guardian Nigeria
WAS dark matter responsible for mass extinctions, geologic upheavals, which killed of the dinosaurs? Has football-shaped collections of stars called elliptical galaxies provided new insights into the connection between a galaxy and its black hole? Has the ...

2015-02-26 Nigeria Sports

USA TODAY   

Football: World Cup date changes shift 2023 Africa Cup of Nations dates as well   
The Straits Times
JOHANNESBURG (AFP) - The 2023 Africa Cup of Nations will move from January to June because of plans to switch the 2022 World Cup dates, Fifa secretary general Jerome Valcke said on Wednesday. "Africa has automatically and nicely agreed it will not ...

2015-02-26 Nigeria Entertainment

360Nobs.com   

The Tweet That Started The Wizkid/Skales War   
360Nobs.com
While the dust has died down following the famous Twitter spat between Wizkid and Skales. Not much is known about how it all started. Here is the full story;. Skales is dropping his album soon and he was engaging his fans on Twitter concerning the album.
Wizkid, Skales spent time together before Twitter spat!   News24 Nigeria
Pulse Opinion: Twitter wars don't boost album sales   Pulse Nigeria
Shaydee shades both Wizkid and Skales, calls them 'attention seekers'   Nigerian Entertainment Today
Osun Defender   
Daily Times Nigeria   
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Nigerian Entertainment Today   

Why Tonto Dikeh kept lover's identity hidden for so long   
Nigerian Entertainment Today
Tonto Dikeh's lover simply known as Mr X with fresh rumours surfacing that he is a divorcee. Photo: Filed. Reactions have continued to trail the recent unveiling of controversial Nollywood actress-cum-singer, Tonto Dikeh's lover simply known as Mr X, with ...

2015-02-26 Nigeria Technology

IT News Africa   

Nigeria: Diamond Bank reveals mobile fingerprint feature   
IT News Africa
The Touch ID feature on Diamond Mobile App is available on all compatible Apple iOS powered devices. Diamond Bank has revealed the launch of a fingerprint recognition feature, which has been incorporated within the Diamond Mobile app. The new ...

2015-02-26 Nigeria Business

CHANNELS TELEVISION   

Senate probes N360bn MDAs' contingency funds   
The Punch
The Senate on Wednesday passed the Medium Term Expenditure Framework and Fiscal Strategy Paper on which the implementation of the 2015 budget was predicated. The senators, at a plenary presided over by the Senate President, David Mark, ...

2015-02-26 Nigeria World

Irish Independent   

End UN veto in genocide votes, plead Amnesty   
Irish Independent
The human rights group Amnesty International has urged the five permanent members of the UN Security Council to surrender their powers of veto where atrocities are being committed. Ads by Google. Share. Facebook · Twitter · Google · Email. Go To.
Amnesty calls on UN powers to surrender veto on genocide votes   The Nation
States fail to protect civilians from militancy, says Amnesty   Arab News
Amnesty International: Powerful nations failing to stop rights abuses   Los Angeles Times
euronews   
BusinessWorld Online Edition   
Sydney Morning Herald   
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Osun Defender   

Big Trouble @ House of Rep: APC Reps Revolt, Abort House Sitting   
Osun Defender
The sitting of the House of Representatives was, yesterday, disrupted after members of the All Progressives Congress, APC, rejected moves by the presiding officer of the House to stall a motion seeking to bar the military from playing a role in the conduct of ...

2015-02-26 Nigeria Africa

Wall Street Journal   

Nigerian Police Search for Kidnapped American Missionary   
Wall Street Journal
Nigerian police said Wednesday they are searching for an American missionary kidnapped from a school compound in the central part of the country. Officials from the Free Methodist Church said they received word Monday that Phyllis Sortor, a reverend with ...

2015-02-26 Nigeria Nigeria

The Punch   

PDP to APC: Your manifesto is deceitful, unrealisable   
Daily Times Nigeria
The Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP) yesterday described the manifesto of its main challenger in the forthcoming general election, the All Progressives Congress (APC), as ghostly, deceitful and bogus, saying emphatically that it (the manifesto) is unrealisable ...

2015-02-25 Nigeria Health

NAIJ.COM   

Ebola Survivor Donates Blood Sample for Research   
TWC News
Finding a cure for an often deadly disease that's topped headlines for the last year could start with a single blood draw. "The earlier you admit you have Ebola, the better,” Dr. Akinniyi Fadipe said. Those aren't just words of wisdom from Fadipe. He is an Ebola ...

2015-02-25 Nigeria Science

South Wales Evening Post   

Dolly the Sheep is getting one, so should Swansea Jack have a blue plaque as ...   
South Wales Evening Post
IF Dolly the sheep can get a blue plaque - surely Swansea Jack can get one too? This may be your view after hearing that Dolly is to have a blue plaque in her memory in Edinburgh. The plaque will acknowledge her contribution to science as the first mammal ...

2015-02-25 Nigeria Sports

The Guardian Nigeria   

Glo Urges Eaglets to Beat South Africa   
THISDAY Live
Major sponsor of Nigerian national teams, Globacom, has enjoined the Emmanuel Amuneke led coaching crew of the Golden Eaglets to ensure that Nigeria defeats South Africa today to qualify for the finals of the ongoing 2015 African Junior Championship in ...

2015-02-25 Nigeria Entertainment

Nigerian Entertainment Today   

'You can't afford a girl like me' Skales' boo lashes out at Wizkid   
Nigerian Entertainment Today
The last has surely not been heard in the on-going rancour between Baseline Music act, Skales and Starboy boss, Wizkid. The duo went at each other on social media yesterday, February 23, 2015, calling themselves out and washing their dirty linen in public.
Fans amazed at Wizkid and Skales twitter war   spyghana.com
Wizkid: Beef with Skales shows star is yet to learn from past mistakes   Pulse Nigeria

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Daily Times Nigeria   

After Pressure,Tonto Dikeh Reveals her Famous Mr X   
Daily Times Nigeria
Tonto Dikeh has finally revealed her man who she always posted pictures with but excludes his face. She famously calls him Mr X on her Instagram page and used to only show parts of his body. This is happening just 15 days after a blogger wrote a story ...

2015-02-25 Nigeria Technology

IBNLive   

Pebble Time smartwatch raises more than $1 million in less than an hour of ...   
IBNLive
New Delhi: Pebble Time, the latest smartwatch by Pebble Technology, garnered more than a million dollars on project-funding website Kickstarter within an hour of getting listed. The company announced its latest smartwatch on February 24 and through a ...

2015-02-25 Nigeria Business

The Punch   

APC asks FG to account for $800m, N50bn Cabotage Fund   
Daily Times Nigeria
The cocktail of accusations and counter-accusations which has been the lot of Nigerians in the wake of the 2015 elections has continued unabated. On Tuesday, the APC Presidential Campaign Organization (APCPCO) challenged the Federal Government ...

2015-02-25 Nigeria World

Reuters   

Islamic State in Syria abducts at least 150 Christians   
Reuters Canada
AMMAN (Reuters) - Islamic State militants have abducted at least 150 people from Assyrian Christian villages in northeastern Syria they had raided, Christian Syrian activists said on Tuesday. A Syrian Christian group representing several NGOs inside and ...

2015-02-25 Nigeria Africa

Ghana News Agency   

Alhaji Dawood Mohammed   
Ghana News Agency
Accra, Feb 24, GNA – The State on Tuesday filed a nolle prosequi on notice at an Accra Circuit Court presided over by Mr Francis Obiri to drop the charges against Alhaji Dawood Mohammed, a businessman. It was upon the notice to the court that the judge ...

2015-02-25 Nigeria Nigeria

The Punch   

560285 uncollected PVCs in Ogun –INEC   
The Punch
The Administrative Secretary of the Independent National Electoral Commission in Ogun State, Mr. Dickson Atiba, said on Tuesday that the commission had become worried over 560,285 uncollected Permanent Voter Cards in the state. Atiba said this during a ...

2015-02-24 Nigeria Health

The Nation Newspaper   

NAFDAC seals off 12 shops, impounds confectioneries   
Nigerian Tribune
The National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), on Monday, sealed-off 12 shops and impounded confectioneries worth millions of naira at Ogbaru Relief Main Market, Onitsha. Although, nobody was arrested as they got information ...

2015-02-24 Nigeria Science

Metro   

Animals seem to get ranked according to human associations   
Economic Times
The commemoration of Dolly, the first cloned sheep, by a plaque last week should weigh in for her species on the contentious issue of the animal that the just-commenced Chinese year symbolises. In earlier instances, many have tried to ram home the ...