The football team of Tell Communications Limited today thrashed the football team of DAAR Communications Limited, 1-0 in it’s first match of the round one stage at the ongoing 2014 Med-View/Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ Media Games. The match was played at the Legacy Pitch of the National Stadium, Surulere, Lagos on Monday, September 1.…
Insecurity: Editors Express Fear for conduct of 2015 Elections
The Nigerian Guild of Editors, NGE, has warned that the high level of insecurity, insurgency and kidnappings across the country which create atmosphere of fear and apprehension, cannot guarantee free, fair and credible elections in 2015. The NGE issued this warning at the 10th All Nigerian Editors Conference, ANEC, held in Katsina State, at the…
Boko Haram Killings: Catholic Diocese of Maiduguri Raises Alarm
The Catholic diocese of Maiduguri has decried the onslaught of the Boko Haram sect on the North-eastern part of Nigeria. The diocese drew the attention of the world to what it called the apparent genocide of Christians in Borno in an electronic message issued through its Director of Social Communications, Fr. Gideon Obasogie. ‘‘The whole…
Senegal records first Ebola case
Barely one week after shutting its borders against countries with Ebola Virus Disease, EVD, Senegal has recorded first case of Ebola outbreak, report says. It was reported that Awa Marie Coll Seck, Senegal’s health minister, who confirmed the case said the disease was brought into the country by a 21-year-old Conakry University student from Guinea.…
Timipre Sylva’s Uncle Dies In Kidnappers’ Den
Benson Adigio-Eseni, 87, uncle to Timipre Sylva, former governor of Bayelsa State has died in the hands of his abductors, the Bayelsa State police command says. The police say one of the suspected kidnappers already in police custody, said Adigio-Eseni died on August 14 after suffering shock. The suspect, simply identified as Nelson, 27, said…
Ebola: Widow of late Port Harcourt Doctor tests positive
The widow of Iyke Enemuo, the doctor who died from Ebola in Nigeria’s oil city of Port Harcourt has also tested positive to the virus, the state government said on Sunday. Sampson Parker, the Rivers State Health Commissioner while briefing newsmen on Sunday said test results showed the woman had the disease, which claimed the…
Ebola: US to conduct vaccine trial in Nigeria
United States health officials have said they are considering a trial test of the recently launched Ebola vaccine in Nigeria, as they also prepare to test the vaccine in The Gambia and Mali in mid-September. The US National Institutes of Health, NIH, announced in a statement recently that it would launch the safety trial on…
Army Trains Over 350 NSCDC Officials in Cross River
The Nigeria Army in Calabar has trained over 350 men of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC in the area of arms handling and maintenance. Benito Eze, the Rivers State commandant of NSCDC disclosed this on Saturday urging the trained members of the corps to effectively utilize the skills and knowledge they have…
TAN Port Harcourt Rally, A firing squad against the people – APC
The All Progressives Congress, APC has described the rally held yesterday in Rivers State by members of the Transformation Ambassadors of Nigeria, TAN as a firing squad against the people of the country. The party speaking through Lai Mohammed, its National Publicity Secretary also stated that President Goodluck Jonathan should be held responsible if Ebola…
Lagos NUJ Games to Get N5 million
Muneer Bankole, the Managing Director and Chief executive officer of Med-View Airline has promised to sponsor the next annual games of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, with a sum of N5 million. He made the pledge today while giving his opening remarks at the opening ceremony of the Med-View NUJ Media Games 2014 held…
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