Barack Obama, President of the United States of America, USA, while speaking in Estonia vowed that the US will not be intimidated by the Islamic States militants, after they released a video showing the beheading of Steven Sotloff, an American journalist. Sotloff was the second American journalist to be so beheaded by the militant group.…
NAFCA to hold in Hollywood
An Africa-centered movie award is set to hold in Hollywood, California, US. The show, Nollywood and African Film Critics’ Awards, NAFCA, according to its founder, Dr. Victor Olatoye, will hold at the Saban Theater, Beverly Hills, California, on Saturday, September 13. Olatoye who described the show as a glorious dawn, said, “This year’s awards in…
M-Net Postpones Big Brother Show
Following Tuesday’s fire incident at its Johannesburg, South Africa studios, organizers of the popular Big Brother Africa, BBA, television reality show have announced the suspension of this years’ edition of the show. M-Net and Endemol, the South African producers of the programme, on Tuesday, announced the suspension of this year’s edition of the reality show.…
British Deputy High Commissioner Dies in Lagos
Carter Leslie, the British Deputy High Commissioner to Nigeria, has died of a heart attack after he collapsed at the Murtala Muhammad International Airport, Lagos. Leslie reportedly slumped on arrival in Nigeria aboard a Delta Airlines on his way from Atlanta, Georgia. A mild drama occurred at the airport when Leslie fell, as many feared…
Panic In LUTH As Patient With Ebola Symptoms Dies
The death of a patient suspected to have contracted the Ebola Virus Disease, EVD has caused panic among doctors and patients at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, LUTH, Idi-Araba, Lagos. A doctor at the teaching hospital, who pleaded anonymity, confirmed the development on Tuesday. The doctor said that the patient was brought into the hospital…
FIRS Launches New Tax Revenue Plan
The Federal Inland Revenue Service, FIRS, on Tuesday, released fresh initiatives to improve the current level of non-oil tax revenue collection in the country. Kabir Mashi, the group’s acting Executive Chairman said the move is part of efforts to improve the major indices of growth, such as the ratio of oil to non-oil tax revenue…
Fire Razes Big Brother Africa House in S’Africa
The Big Brother Africa House located at the Sasani Studios in Johannesburg, South Africa, was today gutted by fire. A statement issued by M-Net and Endemol SA on Tuesday said, “due to a devastating fire at the Big Brother House on 2 September 2014, Big Brother Hotshots will not launch this Sunday, 7 September as scheduled.…
NUJ Media Games: TELL Triumphs Over NAN
Tell Communications Limited football team on Tuesday recorded a second match victory at the ongoing 2014 MedView/Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ Media Games. The TELL team defeated the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN team by a lone goal scored by Aleem Murtala to qualify for the quarter finals of the competition making their third…
Frankfurt court Bans Uber in Germany
Uber, a car pick-up service has been banned across Germany after a court in Frankfurt ruled that the firm lacked the necessary legal credentials to operate under German law. The legal battle began last week when the firm was told that its “low-cost” UberPop service could no longer take passengers and will face a fine…
‘My Election Is Irreversible’ – Giwa
Christopher Giwa, factional chairman, Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, has said that the election that brought him into office on Tuesday August 26 in Abuja was irreversible. While speaking to journalists at the NFF secretariat in Abuja, Giwa assured that there would not be a repeat election on September 4 as has been widely speculated by…
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