Under the new proposals outlined by President Jacob Zuma of South Africa, foreigners will be banned from owning land in South Africa. Also, locals will have limits set on the size of their farms under the proposals. “Land has become one of the most critical factors in achieving redress for the wrongs of the past,”…
Boko Haram: Jonathan Appeals for US Support
President Goodluck Jonathan has appealed to the United States for greater military assistance in the fight against Boko Haram. He told the Wall Street Journal in an interview: “Are they (the United States) not fighting ISIS? Why can’t they come to Nigeria? “They are our friends. If Nigeria has a problem, then I expect the…
US Troops To End Ebola Mission by April
US troops will be ending its Ebola relief mission in West Africa, with the last American troops scheduled to leave Liberia by April 30. President Barrack Obama said all but 100 of the US troops currently stationed in Liberia to fight the spread of Ebola will pull out by the end of April. There were…
Bob Simon, CBS correspondent Killed
Bob Simon, “60 Minutes” correspondent and CBS News foreign reporter was killed on Wednesday, February 11 in a car accident in New York City, US. The New York Police Department said the accident occurred at about 6:45 p.m on 30th street and 12th avenue when the Lincoln Town Car in which Simon was riding struck…
PDP Distributes Branded Phones At Rallies
With the recent decision of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC to shift elections date by six weeks, Nigerian politicians seem to have upped the ante of their campaign strategy by introducing more items branded with their party logos. Prior to this time, there have been branded shirts, shoes, caps, and even bags of rice.…
How Hormone Therapies Increase Ovarian Cancer Risk
A recent study conducted at the University of Oxford, UK, has revealed that hormone replacement therapy, HRT, increases the risk of ovarian cancer, for every 1,000 women taking such drugs at anytime from age 55. The study looked at data from 52 separate studies including 21,500 women with ovarian cancer, before establishing that there is…
Nigeria Will Soon Eradicate Bird flu – FG
The Federal Government of Nigeria has announced that it is in full control of the outbreak of bird flu virus saying it is using multiple approaches to combat the virus. Ademola Raji, Director, Animal Production and Husbandry Services, Federal Ministry of Agriculture, disclosed this in an interview with newsmen in Abuja on Wednesday. He said…
President Jonathan To Hold Special Media Chat
President Goodluck Jonathan will on Wednesday, February 11, host what the Presidency described as a special edition of the presidential media chat. Reuben Abati, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, in a statement issued on Tuesday said Jonathan will, during the programme, answer questions on national issues. He said the programme would…
2015: Fleeing Nigerians return to the North
Following the postponement of the February general elections some Nigerians who left parts of the north for fear of being attacked are returning there to continue with their daily living. One of them, Moses Odeh, an estate surveyor, who left Kano early this month said he was considering going back as the elections have been…
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