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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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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 […]
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Friday, September 5th, 2014
TIME Magazine: How Nigeria keeps Ebola at bay Written by TIME Magazine Category: Columnists advertisement FEARS that Africa’s most populous country would become a tinderbox for the disease have so far not come to fruition. Ebola is still running rampant in parts of West Africa. Over 1,500 people have died in Guinea, Sierra Leone and […]
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Thursday, September 4th, 2014

• France restates support to fight insurgency • Senator seeks more troops, another blames weak military on Babangida • Shehu of Borno cautions CJTF on ‘rules of engagement’ DESPITE global outcry against the activities ofBoko Haram, the United States (U.S.) yesterday decried the security threat posed by the insurgents in Nigeria. Speaking at the opening […]
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Thursday, September 4th, 2014
Govt to help ECOWAS countries over Ebola outbreak World leaders seek more action to check disease A FRESH insight into why the United States (U.S.) rejected Nigerias request for the experimental Ebola drug ZMapp emerged Thursday. The U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, Linda Thomas Greenfield, explained that Nigerias request was […]