Picture: Fattest man in the world dies at 44

A British who was officially the world’s fattest man has died from pneumonia, his family have announced. Keith Martin, 44, suffered with weight problems for most of his adult life, at one point consuming as much as 20,000 calories a day, nine times more than the recommended amount. His sister Tina told the Mirror last […]

Japan grants Nigeria N1.9bn to develop solar electricity

  Solar panels | credits: blogs.ft.com Japan has given a grant of N1.9bn ($9.8m) for the generation of solar electricity in Nigeria, as part of its infrastructure development assistance. The Asian country is also considering a $200m request from the Federal Government for power transmission project. The Japanese Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. Ryuichi Shoji, who […]

Synagogue: South Africa receives corpses…shuns Nigerian facilities

The South African government on Saturday began the repatriation of the bodies of its citizens killed in the Synagogue Church of All Nations, Lagos building collapse. Eighty-one South Africans were confirmed killed in a guest house owned by the church of popular televangelist, Temitope Joshua, on September 12. The bodies were removed from Isolo General […]

Porous Nigeria-Cameroon border worries UN

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees has said it is concerned about the growing insecurity at the border areas between Nigeria and Cameroon, where thousands of Nigerian refugees fleeing Boko Haram attacks have sought refuge. The insurgents have in recent times launched repeated cross-border attacks from Nigerian border towns into northern Cameroon, hindering the […]

Oyedepo’s school request under investigation — Britain

Bishop David Oyedepo The British government has said it is investigating David Oyedepo’s Winners’ Chapel International’s request to establish an independent school in the country. The fee-paying school, Kingdom Heritage Model School in Dartford, was set to open to children from the age of four in September. The school, which will teach “Biblical truths” in […]

Dictator in Burkina Faso rejects AU’s two-week deadline

The talks are continuing as the various parties attempt to agree on a civilian interim leader. Some opposition parties do not want Mr Compaore’s former governing party to be involved in the discussions. Col Zida has agreed to hand over power to civilians but late on Thursday said he was not concerned by the African […]

Ebola: Jonathan fails to make Accra trip

President Goodluck Jonathan was on Thursday unable to travel to Accra, Ghana as earlier scheduled. He was earlier billed to join other leaders of the Economic Community of West African States in Accra for an emergency summit on the Ebola Virus Disease. Jonathan however could not travel again due to prolonged mediation talks in Ouagadougou […]

British-Nigerian Man in UK Banned from Work over Ebola Fears

Our Reporter Wednesday, November 5, 2014   British-Nigerian Man in UK Banned from Work over Ebola Fears   advertisement         A Nigerian man in the UK who is a British citizen, has been banned from his workplace over fears that he may have contracted Ebola during a recent trip to Nigeria.   […]

Mubi battle: 300 Nigerian soldiers flee to Cameroon again

No fewer than 300 Nigerian soldiers fled to Cameroon when Boko Haram insurgents overran Mubi, the second largest city in Borno State from security forces on Wednesday, SUNDAY PUNCH has learnt. Cameroonian military sources told our correspondent that Nigerian soldiers fled the north-eastern part of Nigeria, where the insurgency launched by the sect was raging, […]

Two Malaysian boys sue govt over missing MH370 flight

Two Malaysian teenage boys on Friday filed a negligence case against the state-owned Malaysia Airlines and the government over the disappearance of flight MH370, their lawyers said. The case, which the minors filed through their mother, was the first legal action by relatives in relation to the incident. It was brought before the Kuala Lumpur […]

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