He is one man who eats, lives and sleeps football. His romance with Nigerian football started over 35 years ago with his stint as flag carrying boy of the then Green Eagles. Over the years, his passion for football grew even as he grows too. With time, Rauf Ladipo became chairman and later president general…
A Peep into Lagos Ebola Camp
It is one place that has recently generated almost an equal mix of interest and controversy. Many are interested in knowing what the isolation treatment center set up for patients who have tested positive to the Ebola Virus Disease, EVD, at the Infectious Disease Hospital, IDH, Yaba, looks like. Others, who say they already know,…
Orji Debunks Allegations of Owing Workers Salary
Theodore Orji, Abia State governor, has debunked allegations that the state government owed workers salaries while it earns N5bn monthly from the federation account. Orji who stated this in a press statement released on Thursday also lashed out at Chikwe Udensi, the governorship aspirant of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA in the state who…
Ebola: Ghana suspends Resumption of Tertiary Institutions
Ghana’s public tertiary institutions will reopen later than expected for the start of the new academic session, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, Deputy Minister of Education has announced. Ablakwa explained that the decision was to guarantee that an effective virus screening system was in place before foreign students traveling from affected West African countries arrived in the…
Jonathan appoints Kifasi as new Head of Service
President Goodluck Jonathan has appointed Danladi Kifasi as the new Head of Service of the Federation as Bukar Goni Aji retires. This is contained in a tweet posted by Reuben Abati, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity. Kifasi, the new Head of Service of the Federation was, until this appointment, Permanent Secretary in…
Ebola: Government Postpones Schools Resumption
The Federal Government on Tuesday approved the extension of the current holiday of primary and secondary schools across the country as part of measures to curtail the spread of the Ebola Viral Disease, EVD in the country. Comrade Jude Imagwe, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Youth and Students Matters disclosed this in Abuja…
Ebola: NGE Calls for Proactive Action
The Nigerian Guild of Editors, NGE has called on government at all levels to “set up isolation centres and units as proactive measures to stay a step ahead of the deadly Ebola virus.” The body also commended the Nigerian media’s reportage and sensitisation measures taken as part of campaign against the disease, since its…
Actor Robin Williams Passes On At 63
Robin Williams, Oscar winning actor and comic died on August 11 at 63. He was found dead in his home in Tiburon California. Police suspect that the actor may have committed suicide by asphyxiation and his publicist said he had been battling severe depression for a while. William was born in Chicago in 1951, he…
Osun Election: Policemen Protest Non-Payment of Allowances
There has been an outbreak of violence at the Police headquarters, Osun State on Monday. Policemen posted to the state for the August 9, 2014 governorship elections are protesting non payment of their allowance. The road leading to the police headquarters has been blocked by the protesting police officers. They have also decided to vent…
Jubilation in Osun
Women, men, the aged, children and even the physically challenged gathered at the Freedom Park,Old Garage, Osogbo, Osun State on Sunday morning to celebrate the victory of the re-elected governor, Rauf Aregbesola. Many of them are decked in the colours of the APC, the governors’ party, wielding brooms, the party’s symbol. There are also firework…
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