2014-12-22 Nigeria Health

WorldStage   

Ebola: Lagos calls for precautionary measures during yuletide   
WorldStage
In its bid to ensure that Lagos continue to remain Ebola Free, the State Government has called on residents of the State to be mindful of what they do, eat and drink during the yuletide celebrations stressing that since the season is noted for wining, dining and ...

2014-12-22 Nigeria Science

DhakaTribune   

Antarctic photo science archive unlocked   
DhakaTribune
Aerial photos from the 1940s and 1950s are being used to probe the climate history of the Antarctic Peninsula. UK scientists are comparing the images with newly acquired data sets to assess the changes that have occurred in some of the region's 400-plus ...

2014-12-22 Nigeria Sports

SuperSport   

Flying Eagles draw Cote d'Ivoire, Senegal, Congo   
The Guardian Nigeria
NIGERIA'S U-20 team, the Flying Eagles, will seek to avenge defeat by Cote d'Ivoire at the 2015 AYC, after both teams were drawn in the same first round group in Senegal 2015 Championship Sunday. The Flying Eagles class of 2015 are built around the ...

2014-12-22 Nigeria Entertainment

Nigerian Entertainment Today   

'People should concentrate on my talent, not my booty' - Didi Ekanem   
Nigerian Entertainment Today
Her butt must have given her untold attention in movies but fast rising and curvaceous actress, Didi Ekanem has come out to ask fans to concentrate more on her talent rather than her heavy backside. Speaking in recent interview with Vanguard, when asked ...

2014-12-22 Nigeria Technology

Livemint   

Obama says Sony hack was not 'an act of war'   
Livemint
Obama promised an unspecified 'proportionate' response, and said he would 'review' whether to return North Korea to the US list of state sponsors of terrorism, after a six-year absence. Photo: AP. Washington: North Korea's alleged hack of Sony Pictures ...

2014-12-22 Nigeria Business

The Punch   

Unity Bank to Raise Tier-2 Capital Next Year   
THISDAY Live
Unity Bank Plc has disclosed plan to strengthen its capital base by raising tier-2 capital next year. The bank's Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Henry James Semenitari said this during an interactive session with journalists in Lagos at the ...

2014-12-22 Nigeria World

Daily News & Analysis   

In wake of police killings, New York officers on edge   
Daily News & Analysis
On December 13, as thousands of protesters mobbed the New York streets, Yuseff Hamm, an NYPD police officer, was monitoring the demonstrations from a mobile command unit near the Brooklyn Bridge. As the protest drew near, Hamm and his fellow ...

2014-12-22 Nigeria Africa

BizNews   

Zuma interview: The highlights and the lowlights   
BizNews
A pre-recorded interview with Jacob Zuma aired on SABC this week. For those who missed it, here are some of the highlights from the Agence France-Presse reports on the interview. According to the SAPA coverage, Zuma also took the interview as an ...

2014-12-22 Nigeria Nigeria

Nigerian Tribune   

Post-2015 polls violence looms, Akinyemi warns   
The Nation Newspaper
A former minister has warned of a looming “horrendous violence” after next February's general election. Prof. Bolaji Akinyemi, a former minister of External Affairs, in a December 16 letter to President Goodluck Jonathan and Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, urged ...