2015-10-29 Nigeria Health

Daily Times Nigeria   

Rotary Votes $6.9m For Immunization   
The Tide
Posted by admin on Oct 28th, 2015 and filed under Health. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. Both comments and pings are currently closed. On the heels of historic success against polio in Nigeria and across the continent ...
Polio Eradication: Ogbemudia lauds Rotary, others   Nigerian Observer
Rotary spends $300m on polio in Nigeria   National Mirror
Now that Nigeria is polio-free   Daily Times Nigeria
Huewire News   
Newzy   
MyTechBits   
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The Nation Newspaper   

UCH, USA varsities discover cure for sickle cell anaemia   
Vanguard
Ibadan — OVER five million sickle cell patients in Nigeria and other African countries can now heave a sigh of relief as the University of Ibadan in partnership with the University of Illinois, Chicago, USA and University of Loyola, Chicago have ...
UCH raises hope for sickle cell victims   Daily Sun
Sickle Cell: UCH to begin bone marrow transplant   The Nation Newspaper
UCH To Start Curing Sickle Cell   Information Nigeria

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Vanguard   

50 Anambra disabled persons receive training from NGO, Obiano's wife   
Vanguard
AWKA—THE South Saharan Social Development Organization, SSDO, a non –governmental organization, NGO, and the wife of Anambra State governor, Mrs. Ebelechukwu Obiano, have put smiles on the faces of 50 persons with disabilities by empowering ...

2015-10-29 Nigeria Science

The Hindu   

Surprising discovery of oxygen in 67P comet's atmosphere   
The Hindu
The Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko has thrown a very big surprise — its atmosphere contains molecular oxygen. Based on our current thinking, the presence of molecular oxygen in a comet had been ruled out. But chemical analysis of its atmosphere ...

2015-10-29 Nigeria Sports

Vanguard   

Osimhen living up to his promise   
Vanguard
Nigeria's Victor Osimhen arrived at the FIFA U-17 World Cup Chile 2015 as a serious candidate for the adidas Golden Boot. Who, after all, could argue with his record of 39 goals in 71 appearances for the national team before the tournament started?
CHILE 2015: Golden Eaglets Demolishes The Aussies, Cruise Into Quarter-finals   NAIJ.COM
Nigeria Beat Australia 6-0 To Reach FIFA U17 World Cup Quarter Finals   Nigerian Bulletin
U-17 World Cup: Eaglets whitewash Australia, set up Brazil q/final clash   The Eagle Online
Complete Sports Nigeria   
The News   
News24 Nigeria   
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Vanguard   

Our role in Odegbami's failed bid, by Pinnick   
Vanguard
Abuja – President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Amaju Pinnick has refuted claims by former international, Chief Segun Odegbami that his failure to register for the forthcoming election for the FIFA presidency was due to sabotage from home.
FIFA PRESIDENCY: “NFF didn't sabotage Odegbami”   The Nation Newspaper
Factors that 'killed' Odegbami's FIFA Presidency bid   The Guardian Nigeria (satire) (press release) (blog)
Segun Odegbami: Ex Nigeria international wants probe into his failed FIFA ...   Pulse Nigeria
News24 Nigeria   
FootballliveNG (blog)   
Daily Sun   
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The Nation Newspaper   

ANGRY SIASIA SPITS FIRE: We're not ready for Olympic qualifier   
The Nation Newspaper
DREAM Team coach Samson Siasia has expressed anger and dissatisfaction over the way his team has been abandoned by the authorities even as they prepare for the U-23 AFCON to be hosted in Senegal. The competition will also serve as qualifier for the ...

2015-10-29 Nigeria Entertainment

Entertainment Express   

Toke Makinwa Hits 250K Instagram Followers   
Entertainment Express
Media personality, Toke Makinwa is celebrating as she hits 250 thousand instagram followers also stating how she started out with people hating . She wrote: “We are at 250k followers on Instagram!!!!! Yihaaaaaaa. You guys are the real MVP's. Some ...
Toke Makinwa Announces Her Readiness To Start All Over   Information Nigeria
Toke Makinwa Thanks God As She Reaches 250000 Followers On Instagram   360Nobs.com
Celebrity Marriage Crisis: Toke Makinwa Says She's Starting Over   Nigerian Bulletin

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ArtfixDaily   

Art of Friendship, tool for development, says Maku   
National Mirror
The Director General of National Gallery of Art NGR, Abdullahi Maku, has assured Nigerians that the 'Art of Friendship' exhibition' will have positive impact toward promoting unity and sustainable development among the nations around the world. The Art ...
5th Annual “Animals” Online Art Competition Announced   ArtfixDaily
Governor's Biennial Art Exhibition now on display in Vermillion   Equalizer Newspaper

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Bella Naija   

Tripican.com: From Acting in Small Plays to A Major Franchise! John Boyega is ...   
Bella Naija
For many who know British/Nigerian actor, John Boyega, your first encounter of him was probably in Biyi Bandele's movie adaptation of the book Half of a Yellow Sun, written by Chimamanda Adichie. For those who don't, be sure to take a close look at the ...

2015-10-29 Nigeria Technology

NAIJ.COM   

Go And Ask Buhari – Nigerians Angry With PMB Over Fuel Scarcity   
NAIJ.COM
Fuel scarcity hit Lagos, Anambra and some Northern states on October 28 as long queue of vehicles were seen at different filling stations. Though some of the independent traders in Lagos claimed that fuel was not available for sale, some other were ...
Fuel scarcity hits Lagos, litre goes for 120   DailyPost Nigeria

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Wall Street Journal   

Nintendo Jumps Into Mobile Gaming With Miitomo   
Wall Street Journal
TOKYO— Nintendo Co. NTDOY 1.16 % said Thursday that its first mobile application would be called Miitomo, clearing up a mystery that has gripped the videogame industry since the company said in spring that it would make the leap to smartphones.
Nintendo delays the launch of Miitomo, its first smartphone game   VentureBeat
Personalized Mii avatars will invade your smartphone in Nintendo's first ...   Mashable
Nintendo Announces Its First Mobile Game, For March 2016   WIRED
Quartz   
Engadget   
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Business Standard   

'You just can't leave India out'   
Business Standard
Facebook co-founder and chief executive Mark Zuckerberg smiled much more at a 'town hall' meet at Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, on Wednesday than he did on his first visit to India exactly a year ago. The Taj Mahal, which left the 31-year-old ...

2015-10-29 Nigeria Business

Leadership Newspapers   

Poor Airport Rating: Reps Probe N400bn Remodelling Contracts   
Leadership Newspapers
Following the recent poor ratings of Nigerian airports, the House of Representatives yesterday resolved to investigate the utilisation of the $1 billion Chinese loan obtained by former President Goodluck Jonathan's administration for airports ...
In Abuja: CNN report: Reps orders investigation of N400bn airports remodelling ...   Pulse Nigeria
Reps to probe Jonathan's airport projects   The Nation Newspaper
Reps to investigate CNN report on Nigeria airports   Vanguard
CHANNELS TELEVISION   
Daily Trust   
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Leadership Newspapers   

NCC $5.2bn Fine: MTN Loses $4.7bn In 3 days   
Leadership Newspapers
The telecom firm, MTN, seems to have run into more trouble as its stocks fell for a third day in Johannesburg to a three-year low. The stock declined 2.6 percent to 155.85 rand by the close in Johannesburg, the lowest since October 2012. That values ...
Reps investigate NCC, telecom operators over SIM cards   Vanguard
Reps to NCC: Account for N6.1bn SIM card fund   National Mirror
“Investor Perceptions of Nigeria Strained over MTN's $5.2 Billion Penalty   Naija247news
CHANNELS TELEVISION   
TheCable   
NigerianReviews   
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P.M. News   

FAAC: FG, states, LGs share N389.9bn in September   
P.M. News
The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Finance, Mrs Anastasia Nwaobia, on Wednesday said that N389.9 billion was shared among the federal, states and local governments as revenue for September 2015. Nwaobia announced this in Abuja when she ...

2015-10-29 Nigeria World

CHANNELS TELEVISION   

Cote D'Ivoire Election: Buhari Congratulates Ouattara   
CHANNELS TELEVISION
Cote D'Ivoire Election: Buhari Congratulates Ouattara President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated President Alassane Ouattara of Cote D'Ivoire on his re-election for a second term in office. In a statement released by the Senior Special Assistant to ...
Buhari: President congratulates President Ouattara of Cote d'Ivoire on his re ...   Pulse Nigeria
Ivory Coast: Buhari congratulates Ouattara on his reelection as president   P.M. News
Buhari Congratulates Ouattara Of Cote d'Ivoire On Re-Election   Information Nigeria

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NBCNews.com   

South China Sea dispute: As Obama weighed patrol to counter China, Pentagon ...   
The Indian Express
The U.S. naval challenge to China's territorial assertiveness in the South China Sea this week came after months of frustration within the Pentagon at what some defense officials saw as unnecessary delays by the White House and State Department in ...

2015-10-29 Nigeria Africa

Livemint   

African leaders unveil wish list of projects they want India to help in   
Livemint
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, welcomes Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta in New Delhi. Photo: Ramesh Pathania/Mint. New Delhi: African leaders on Wednesday unveiled a wishlist of projects that they wanted Indian assistance with, including the setting ...

2015-10-29 Nigeria Nigeria

Vanguard   

APC up to mischief-Dickson   
Vanguard
THE Bayelsa State Government has denied claims by the All Progressives Congress (APC) that it was planning to raise fresh loan, which it said was meant to prosecute the forthcoming governorship election in the state. Sylva: APC leader and Dickson: ...