2014-12-31 Nigeria Health

Irish Independent   

Pressure upped on IMF to cancel debts of Ebola hit West Africa nations   
Firstpost
The International Monetary Fund is under mounting pressure to cancel the debts of the three poor West African countries hit hardest by Ebola, as their economies stall under the fallout from the disease. The calls for a debt alleviation for Guinea, Liberia and ...

2014-12-31 Nigeria Science

Capitalberg   

Drunken birds slur just like humans: Study says   
Capitalberg
Researchers from Oregon Health & Science University have found that birds slur after getting drunk just like human do. Scientists selected Zebra finch, a song bird that learns to sing in the same manner as humans learn speech. In the study made, Researcher ...

2014-12-31 Nigeria Sports

SuperSport   

Stories of Nigerian football in 2014   
SuperSport
A year earlier, Nigerians were still basking in the euphoria of unexpected success at the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) in South Africa. A forgettable 2014 exemplified by consistently underwhelming results meant the Super Eagles failed to even qualify for ...

2014-12-31 Nigeria Entertainment

Information Nigeria   

Tonto Dikeh Visits Old People's Home In Lagos To Mark Her Boo's Birthday   
Nigerian Bulletin
Nollywood actress, Tonto Dikeh, recently celebrated her boyfriend's birthday, and visits a home for old people in Lagos as part of the celebration. Tonto Dikeh is yet to disclose the identity of her loverboy, but she seems to be proud of him, and willing to walk ...

2014-12-31 Nigeria Technology

The Punch   

120 People Died During The Christmas Celebrations: FRSC   
NAIJ.COM
Not less than 120 persons have been killed in road accidents across the country during the 2014 festive season between December 19 and 28, 2014 Daily Trust reports. The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) disclosed that the figures translated as 42 ...

2014-12-31 Nigeria Business

The Punch   

FG Pays N166bn Outstanding Fuel Subsidy Claims   
Leadership Newspapers
The federal government has approved the payment of about N166 billion to petroleum marketers as reimbursement for the 2014 outstanding subsidy claims. A statement issued yesterday by the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA) ...

2014-12-31 Nigeria World

Irish Independent   

Mass protests in Moscow as leading Putin critic is jailed   
Irish Independent
Police officers detain a protester during an unsanctioned protest in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday. The unsanctioned protest came hours after Alexei Navalny was found guilty of fraud and given a suspended sentence. Navalny, who has been under house arrest ...

2014-12-31 Nigeria Africa

Christian Science Monitor   

Gambian president flying home after gunfire panics the nation's capital   
Brisbane Times
Banjul: Gambia's President Yahya Jammeh said he was returning home from Chad late on Tuesday, after gunfire erupted around the presidential palace in the Gambian capital of Banjul last night. The government denied reports of an attempted coup, but a ...

2014-12-31 Nigeria Nigeria

The Nation Newspaper   

Jonathan: I will Be Appreciated after Office   
THISDAY Live
President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday said Nigerians would appreciate him for the transformation he has brought to bear in the country after he must have left office as president. The president stated this in his remarks when traditional rulers and ...