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Monthly Archives: August, 2014

3 dead, one injured as UN helicopter crashes in Sudan

Three people lost their lives while one person was reported injured late Tuesday as a helicopter belonging to the UN Mission in South Sudan...

Nigeria successfully blocks Ebola, has one case left- Minister

Nigeria has successfully reduced the number of Ebola cases in the country to one, the Minister of Health, Onyebuchi Chukwu, has said.   As of Tuesday,...

SSS arrests FA chairman, Aminu Maigari

State Security Services, SSS, agents on Tuesday arrested the Chairman of the Nigerian Football Federation, NFF, Aminu Maigari, halting the federation’s meeting scheduled to...

Tony Elumelu appointed UBA chairman

The Board of United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA) Monday announced the appointment of Mr. Tony O. Elumelu as Chairman, succeeding Ambassador Joe Keshi. The...

NDLEA warns security officers against illicit drugs consumption

 The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Tuesday warned security officers in the state against consuming banned substances and hard drugs. The Principal Staff...

Treatment begins for British first Ebola patient in London

Mr William Pooley, 29, the first Briton to contract the Ebola disease in Sierra Leone has started receiving treatment in London. Pooley, a volunteer nurse was flown...

Enugu Assembly impeaches deputy governor

The Enugu State House of Assembly has removed the state’s Deputy Governor, Sunday Onyebuchi, from office. The Assembly voted Tuesday morning to sack Mr. Onyebuchi...

Ebola kills Liberia doctor despite ZMapp treatment

A Liberian doctor has died despite taking experimental anti-Ebola drug ZMapp, a minister has said.   ZMapp has been credited with helping several patients recover, including...

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VCDF, SEEPCO launch free eye care programme in Delta’s Ndokwa East LGA

Many Nigerians continue to suffer from avoidable vision problems, with cataracts and other eye conditions being major causes of...
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ICARRD+20: Group urges banks to finance agroecology, equitable food systems

As governments, social movements, and multilateral institutions gather in Cartagena for ICARRD+20 to advance agrarian reform and rural development,...

NAPTIP, UK unite to amplify voices of trafficking survivors

The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), in partnership with the British High Commission Abuja,...

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VCDF, SEEPCO launch free eye care programme in Delta’s Ndokwa East LGA

Many Nigerians continue to suffer from avoidable vision problems,...

ICARRD+20: Group urges banks to finance agroecology, equitable food systems

As governments, social movements, and multilateral institutions gather in...
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