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Wednesday, October 8th, 2014
Mr Duncan, shown here at a 2011 wedding in Ghana Continue reading the main story Ebola outbreak How not to catch Ebola Living with Ebola Why so dangerous? Ailing health systems The first person to be diagnosed with Ebola within the US has died, Texas hospital officials have said. Thomas Eric Duncan, 42, who caught […]
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American Politics, Headlines
Wednesday, October 8th, 2014
The International Monetary Fund says China has overtaken the United States as the world’s largest economy, according to a report. The IMF estimates that the size of the US economy is $17.4tr, while the Chinese economy comes in at $17.6tr, Business Insider reports. China’s share of the global economy is 16.48 per cent, while the […]
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American Politics, Latest Politics
Saturday, October 4th, 2014
Former United States of America ambassador to Nigeria, Walter Carrington A former United States of America ambassador to Nigeria, Walter Carrington, in this interview with BAYO AKINLOYE,says Nigeria will face major instability if it fails to conduct free and fair elections in 2015 and that President Goodluck Jonathan should have visited Chibok to show the world that he is a […]
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Saturday, October 4th, 2014
The first person diagnosed with the deadly Ebola virus on US soil is faring worse and now in critical condition, health officials said Saturday, having previously described him as seriously ill. “Mr. Duncan is in critical condition,” the Texas hospital treating Thomas Eric Duncan, who traveled from Liberia to Texas in late September, said in a brief […]
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Saturday, September 27th, 2014
former United States of America Ambassador to Nigeria, John Campbell | credits: google.com A former United States of America Ambassador to Nigeria, John Campbell, has said the death of Boko Haram’s leader, Abubakar Shekau, is not as important as ending the ongoing insurgency in the North-East. The former ambassador argued that though Shekau, through his gruesome videos and fierce […]
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American Politics, Headlines
Saturday, September 20th, 2014
Two Russian fighter jets recently entered a US “air defense identification zone” and were intercepted by American warplanes near Alaska, two US defense officials said Friday. Although Russian aircraft have entered the zone previously it was “the first time in a long time” that fighter jets passed through the area, a defense official, who spoke […]
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Saturday, September 20th, 2014
Despite the United States government efforts at tightening the noose on Nigerian pregnant women who have formed the habit of travelling to the US to deliver their babies, more pregnant celebrities are steadily jetting out of the country to do so. The latest celebrity who has joined the train is actress Nuella Njubigbo. She’s currently having swell […]
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Friday, September 19th, 2014
US President Barack Obama congratulated Scotland Friday on its “full and energetic exercise of democracy,” as he welcomed the result of its historic referendum rejecting independence from the United Kingdom. “We have no closer ally than the United Kingdom, and we look forward to continuing our strong and special relationship with all the people of […]
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Thursday, September 11th, 2014

By Theophilus Ilevbare | NNP | Sept. 11, 2014 – These days, nothing strikes a bout of panic and paranoia than the thought of Ebola Virus Disease. Its been decades since a disease or calamity of such proportions threatened our relationships, businesses, sports and our very existence. In the midst of all the trepidation came a […]
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Thursday, September 11th, 2014
Russia said on Thursday that unilateral US airstrikes on jihadists in Syria would be a crude violation of international law. “In the absence of an appropriate decision of the UN Security Council, such a step would become an act of aggression, a crude violation of the norms of international law,” said Alexander Lukashevich, a spokesman […]