Sunshine Stars of Akure Football Club has appointed Erasmus Onuh as its new coach. He replaces Henry Abiodun, who recently left the club in controversial circumstances. Onuh, a former ABS of Ilorin coach, is to take charge of the club for the remaining games of the Nigeria Professional Football League season. A statement signed by…
Abia Government threatens Orji Uzor Kalu with legal Action
The Abia State government on Monday threatened to institute legal proceedings against Orji Uzor Kalu, former governor of the state and The SUN newspaper over what it described as unwarranted attack on the Theodore Amaefule Orji led government. In a reaction to a story titled: “Abia stinks, says billionaire, Arthur Eze” published in today’s edition…
Reminisce becomes Samsung brand Ambassador
Nigerian singer, rapper, and songwriter, Remilekun Abdulkalid Safaru, popularly known as Reminisce, has joined the list of Samsung West Africa brand ambassadors. The company says it intends to leverage on Reminisce in its product advertising for entry-level mobile phones. Emmanuel Revmatas, Samsung Electronics West Africa’s Director for Information Technology and Mobile, says the rapper represents…
NUJ Media Games: Tell Beats Daar Communications In Football Match
The football team of Tell Communications Limited today thrashed the football team of DAAR Communications Limited, 1-0 in it’s first match of the round one stage at the ongoing 2014 Med-View/Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ Media Games. The match was played at the Legacy Pitch of the National Stadium, Surulere, Lagos on Monday, September 1.…
Insecurity: Editors Express Fear for conduct of 2015 Elections
The Nigerian Guild of Editors, NGE, has warned that the high level of insecurity, insurgency and kidnappings across the country which create atmosphere of fear and apprehension, cannot guarantee free, fair and credible elections in 2015. The NGE issued this warning at the 10th All Nigerian Editors Conference, ANEC, held in Katsina State, at the…
Boko Haram Killings: Catholic Diocese of Maiduguri Raises Alarm
The Catholic diocese of Maiduguri has decried the onslaught of the Boko Haram sect on the North-eastern part of Nigeria. The diocese drew the attention of the world to what it called the apparent genocide of Christians in Borno in an electronic message issued through its Director of Social Communications, Fr. Gideon Obasogie. ‘‘The whole…
Senegal records first Ebola case
Barely one week after shutting its borders against countries with Ebola Virus Disease, EVD, Senegal has recorded first case of Ebola outbreak, report says. It was reported that Awa Marie Coll Seck, Senegal’s health minister, who confirmed the case said the disease was brought into the country by a 21-year-old Conakry University student from Guinea.…
Timipre Sylva’s Uncle Dies In Kidnappers’ Den
Benson Adigio-Eseni, 87, uncle to Timipre Sylva, former governor of Bayelsa State has died in the hands of his abductors, the Bayelsa State police command says. The police say one of the suspected kidnappers already in police custody, said Adigio-Eseni died on August 14 after suffering shock. The suspect, simply identified as Nelson, 27, said…
Ebola: Widow of late Port Harcourt Doctor tests positive
The widow of Iyke Enemuo, the doctor who died from Ebola in Nigeria’s oil city of Port Harcourt has also tested positive to the virus, the state government said on Sunday. Sampson Parker, the Rivers State Health Commissioner while briefing newsmen on Sunday said test results showed the woman had the disease, which claimed the…
Ebola: US to conduct vaccine trial in Nigeria
United States health officials have said they are considering a trial test of the recently launched Ebola vaccine in Nigeria, as they also prepare to test the vaccine in The Gambia and Mali in mid-September. The US National Institutes of Health, NIH, announced in a statement recently that it would launch the safety trial on…