2014-08-24 Nigeria Health

  Channel News Asia   

Briton in Sierra Leone tests positive for Ebola: London  Channel News Asia
A British national in Sierra Leone has tested positive for Ebola, the Department of Health in London said on Saturday (Aug 23), the first person from the country to have contracted the virus in a recent, devastating outbreak. PHOTOS. Illustration ...

2014-08-24 Nigeria Science

  Telegraph.co.uk   

Eruption begins in Iceland`s Bardarbunga volcano, `red` alert issued to airlines  Zee News
Reykjavik: Iceland on Saturday closed airspace over certain areas after Bardarbunga volcano burst forth with a small eruption under the ice of Europe's largest glacier. The chunk of closed airspace over the volcano extends over the North Atlantic and Virgin ...

2014-08-24 Nigeria Sports

  The Guardian Nigeria   

Germany's Kaemper vs. Nigeria's Oshoala  Soccer America
[UNDER-20 WOMEN'S WORLD CUP] Germany enters the Under-20 Women's World Cup final as the highest-scoring team in the tournament with 16 goals in five games, but its best player may be its goalkeeper, Meike Kaemper. From the opening game ...

2014-08-24 Nigeria Entertainment

  Osun Defender   

Controversy over Omoni Oboli's gorgeous dress, Jonathan cant stop looking…  Osun Defender
oboli-dress Last week, President Goodluck Jonathan attended the screening of 'Being Mrs. Elliot', a movie produced by sultry actress, Omoni Oboli, at the Aso Rock Villa. Jonathan has never hidden his belief in Nollywood as a major contributor to the nation's ...

2014-08-24 Nigeria Technology

  Zee News   

Apple replacing batteries of some iPhone 5 for free  Zee News
New Delhi: If you have been frequently charging your iPhone 5 due to battery problem, this news should come as a piece of cake - Apple is replacing batteries of some selected units of the phone that have battery problem. According to reports, Apple Inc is ...

2014-08-24 Nigeria Business

GTB Declares N53bn Profit Before Tax for First Half of 2014  Nigerian Bulletin
Guaranty Trust Bank plc according to #Punch newspaper has declared a profit before tax of N53.4bn for the first half of 2014, despite the challenges it faced. The bank's audited financial results for the half year ended June 30, 2014, which it file with the ...

2014-08-24 Nigeria World

  Voice of America   

Egypt, UAE involved in Tripoli airstrikes: Libyan Islamists  Zee News
Tripoli: Libya's Islamist militant groups Saturday accused the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Egypt of behind the recent airstrikes on their bases in Tripoli. A spokesperson for the Islamist coalition forces Libya Dawn said their intelligence information showed ...

2014-08-24 Nigeria Africa

  New York Daily News   

Cop calls protesters 'rabid dogs'  Oman Tribune
Ferguson A police officer in Missouri was suspended on Friday after he used Facebook to lash out at protesters condemning the fatal shooting of an unarmed black teenager by a white police officer. A second officer in the Midwestern state was taken off the ...

2014-08-24 Nigeria Nigeria

  Osun Defender   

EXCLUSIVE: Why INEC says NO to militarization of the elections  Osun Defender
The success of the recent Osun gubernatorial election notwithstanding, it is just as well that the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Attahiru Jega, has faulted the deployment of masked operatives by the Department of ...