Category: The News Blog

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Kolapo OlapojuAugust 25, 2014

NMA strike: New salary structure for doctors takes off January 2015

by Olorunwa Lawal The House of Representatives on Monday, 25 August announced that the new salary structure for doctors would ...

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Kolapo OlapojuAugust 25, 2014

Nigerian soldiers flee into Cameroon after firefight with Boko Haram

by Kolapo Olapoju According to a BBC report, about 480 Nigerian soldiers have fled into Cameroon after the fire fight ...

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Kolapo OlapojuAugust 25, 2014

Woman who killed her 3-year-old son and hid him in a suitcase gets sentencing

by Kolapo Olapoju Rosdeep Adekoya, a mother who killed her 3-year-old son and hid his body in a suitcase has ...

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Isime EseneAugust 25, 2014

Ebola: Custom impounds trailer load of suspected monkey meat

by James Sambo The Nigeria Custom Service (NSC) has impounded a trailer load of smoked meat suspected to be monkey meat ...

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Isime EseneAugust 25, 2014

FG bats its eyelashes at LASU – To splurge N1.3 billion on infrastructure upgrade

by Godwin Akanfe The Lagos State University (LASU) is to get N1.3 billion from the Federal Government to upgrade infrastructure in ...

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Kolapo OlapojuAugust 25, 2014

These photos prove that policemen attacked NSCDC boss at Ikorodu

by Kolapo Olapoju Following the reports that the Commandant-General of the Nigeria Security Civil Defence Corps, Ade Abolurin, was challenged ...

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Kolapo OlapojuAugust 25, 2014

I want to kill him | 5-year-old girl says after being raped by 22-year-old man

by Azubuike Azikiwe Policemen of the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), Yaba, Lagos, have arrested a 22-year-old man for raping ...

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Kolapo OlapojuAugust 25, 2014

Soldiers and Boko Haram engaged in firefight in Borno

by Kolapo Olapoju Media reports are saying that soldiers of the Nigerian Army are currently engaged in a fire fight with ...

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Kolapo OlapojuAugust 25, 2014

Meet Bankole Cardoso, the only child of Dr Ameyo Adadevoh

by Damilola Jagun His name is Bankole Cardoso, and according to City People, he is the only child of late ...

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Kolapo OlapojuAugust 25, 2014

Boko Haram: Abubakar Shekau’s video of horror (VIEWER DISCRETION)

by Kolapo Olapoju Abubakar Shekau, the leader of Nigeria’s Islamist group, Boko Haram, on Sunday, 24 August, released a video ...

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YEditorAugust 25, 2014

Don’t listen to Shekau, his claims are empty – MOD

by James Sambo The Ministry of Defence Sunday dismissed the claim by the leader of the Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau, ...

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YEditorAugust 25, 2014

Floods sweep away parts of the FCT

by James Sambo Heavy rains flooded parts of Gwagwalada, an Abuja suburb, Friday, submerging homes and shops, residents and the ...

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SolaAugust 25, 2014

Ebola: US donates $500,000 screening equipment to Lagos airport

by S’ola Filani The United States has donated equipment worth $5,000 to boost screening of the Ebola Virus Disease at ...

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SolaAugust 24, 2014

We’re expecting Tinubu, El-Rufai, their godfathers to join Jonathan | Reuben Abati ‘explodes’ in new interview

by S’ola Filani   Presidential spokesman Reuben Abati in an interview with the Nigerian Tribune, which he calls “explosive”, defends ...

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YEditorAugust 24, 2014

They are stealing our old acronyms – APC raises the alarm over new parties

by Godwin Akanfe The All Progressives Congress (APC) has raised the alarm over a plan by unscrupulous and apparently-hired hands ...

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Kolapo OlapojuAugust 24, 2014

OOU students have dared Governor Amosun [DETAILS]

by Kolapo Olapoju The Committee for Defense of Human Right, CDHR, a student body, says the students will defy the order ...

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Kolapo OlapojuAugust 24, 2014

The weapons to end Boko Haram in Nigeria are on the way – Army chief

by Azubuike Azikiwe Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Kenneth Minimah, says the army would end the terror attacks of ...

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Kolapo OlapojuAugust 24, 2014

Be very afraid: Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau says Gwoza is no longer part of Nigeria

by Kolapo Olapoju In a video obtained by AFP on Sunday, 24 August, Boko Haram’s leader, Abubakar Shekau, said he ...

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YWriterAugust 24, 2014

#InCaseYouMissedIt: 10 lessons on trust we learnt from Orji Uzor Kalu this week

by Hauwa Gambo Very early in the week, the former governor of Abia and serial everything from publisher to presidential ...

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Kolapo OlapojuAugust 24, 2014

#Ebola: World Health Organisation staff gets infected with Ebola virus disease

by Kolapo Olapoju   The World health Organisation has disclosed that one of its health officials has contracted the Ebola ...

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Kolapo OlapojuAugust 24, 2014

Another attack: Gunmen kill 3 policemen in Bauchi [DETAILS]

by Kolapo Olapoju Unknown gunmen have reportedly killed three policemen at a check point around Tilden Fulani village in Toro ...

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SolaAugust 24, 2014

JUST IN: NMA calls off strike, doctors to resume on Monday

by S’ola Filani   The Nigerian Medical Association, NMA, has suspended its over two-month old strike – all Nigerian doctors ...

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Kolapo OlapojuAugust 24, 2014

Zmapp didn’t cure me, God did! Dr. Brantly, American Ebola survivor declares

by Azubuike Azikiwe Kent Brantly, the American doctor who got infected with the deadly Ebola Virus Disease in Liberia has ...

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Kolapo OlapojuAugust 24, 2014

Boko-Haram attack: 35 officers missing from police training camp

by Kolapo Olapoju   In a brazen show of power, the Boko Haram insurgents stormed the Police training camp in ...

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Kolapo OlapojuAugust 24, 2014

SAD! 2face Idibia loses 68-year-old father to prostrate cancer

by Kolapo Olapoju In a sad development, Michael Agbo Idibia, the father of iconic Nigerian singer, 2face Idibia, has passed ...

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Kolapo OlapojuAugust 24, 2014

Why Governor Amosun ordered closure of Olabisi Onabanjo University

by Kolapo Olapoju Reacting to the unwavering student protest of tuition fees, Governor Ibikunle Amosun has reportedly ordered the immediate ...

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Kolapo OlapojuAugust 24, 2014

RED is hiring: Are you ready to change the world? This is your chance to show what you’ve got!

by Jewel Stephens Are you ready change the world, do the heavy lifting, no matter how tough it gets? Be ...

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Kolapo OlapojuAugust 23, 2014

LOL! Why Obasanjo is afraid of revealing his next of kin

by Kolapo Olapoju On Friday, 22 August, Former President Olusegun Obasanjo caused a drama of sorts, when he refused to ...

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Kolapo OlapojuAugust 23, 2014

How NSCDC Commandant-General escaped being shot by Police Inspector in Lagos

by Azubuike Azikiwe The Commandant-General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Ade Abolurin, was almost shot on Friday, ...

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SolaAugust 23, 2014

How Covenant University student was kidnapped & murdered in Lagos

by S’ola Filani A 300 level Electrical Engineering student at Covenant University, Otta in Ogun State, John Chinedu Okere, has ...

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