2015-02-14 Nigeria Health

Dezeen   

Smartphone-powered dongle tests for HIV in 15 minutes   
Dezeen
News: Columbia Engineering researchers have developed a smartphone accessory that can simultaneously detect HIV and syphilis within minutes. A team led by professor Samuel K Sia, associate professor of biomedical engineering at Columbia University's ...

2015-02-14 Nigeria Science

Irish Independent   

US could be facing the worst droughts in history   
Irish Independent
A man carries drinking water as water wells supplying hundreds of residents remain dry in the fourth year of worsening drought in East Porterville, California. Long-lasting mega-droughts could occur with increasing frequency in the western United States later ...

2015-02-14 Nigeria Sports

Information Nigeria   

Eagles to play Bolivia in Uyo March 26   
Nigerian Tribune
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), and its FIFA Match Agent, Jairo Pachon have confirmed that the Super Eagles will confront Bolivia in a grade A international friendly in Uyo on Thursday, March 26. “We have had to work at a pace to seal agreement for ...

2015-02-14 Nigeria Entertainment

Premium Times   

High blood pressure led to Muna's kidney failure — late actor's step-sister   
Premium Times
A step-sister of late Nollywood actor, Muna Obiekwe, has revealed that the actor's kidney failure was triggered by high blood pressure. Muna died about 4:30pm on January 18 at a​ ​hospital in Festac, Lagos, after he collapsed and was rushed there. He died ...

2015-02-14 Nigeria Technology

Nigerian Tribune   

Tech-savvy Nissan Qashqai with contemporary   
Nigerian Tribune
Nissan has restyled the Qashqai crossover otherwise known as Compact Crossover Utility Vehicle (CCUV) to exude Nissan's contemporary design cues and tagline – 'Innovation that excites.' Coming eight years after the first generation model, Nissan says ...

2015-02-14 Nigeria Business

The Punch   

NSE index slips below 28000 basis points   
The Punch
Sustained selling pressure on Thursday caused 37 stocks to decline, sending the Nigerian Stock Exchange All-Share Index below 28,000 basis points. Specifically, the NSE ASI retreated by 785.5 basis points or 2.73 per cent to 27,935.77 basis points, ...

2015-02-14 Nigeria World

euronews   

UN chief condemns attack   
DAWN.com
UNITED NATIONS: UN Secretary-General condemned the attack on a mosque in Peshawar during Friday prayers, killing at least 20 people. Among those killed was Naveed Abbas, a Pakistan national working with a UN department. The attack comes merely ...

2015-02-14 Nigeria Africa

The Guardian Nigeria   

Boko Haram attacks village in Chad as revolt spreads   
Zee News
Ngouboua, Chad: Boko Haram fighters attacked a village in Chad on Friday, the first known lethal attack in that country by the Nigerian militant group, which killed several people including a local chief according to residents and security forces. Dozens of ...

2015-02-14 Nigeria Nigeria

Leadership Newspapers   

58 Killed In Pre-election Violence – NHRC   
Leadership Newspapers
Few weeks to the March and April general elections, a total of 58 deaths have already been recorded as a result of pre-election violence across the country. The chairman of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), Prof Chidi Odinkalu, made this ...