President Goodluck Jonathan and Vice President Joe Biden have agreed that Nigeria and the United States would work together to urgently curtail the outbreak of Ebola virus. Jonathan and Biden met in Washington D.C. on Tuesday on the side-line of the on-going US-Africa leader’s summit, according to a ‘readout’ issued by the White House, Office of the Vice President. Ebola ... Read More »
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) said Tuesday’s defection of Osun governor, Chief Olagunsoye Oyinlola, to All Peoples Congress (APC) would not affect outcome of Saturday’s governorship election in the state. The Chairman of the party in the state, Alhaji Gani OlaOluwa, stated this in a statement on Tuesday in Osogbo. Describing the defection as “inglorious’’, Olaoluwa said that there was ... Read More »
The Chairman, PDP Board of Trustees (BOT), Chief Tony Anenih, said on Tuesday in Calabar that President Goodluck Jonathan would contest the presidential election in 2015 on PDP platform. Anenih said this while addressing party faithful at the maiden zonal tour of the South-South by the new PDP chairman, Alhaji Adamu Mu’azu. “I want the national chairman to go home ... Read More »
> > The Situation Room of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun hereby reports that men of the Nigerian Army have taken over the Nelson Mandela Freedom Park, Venue of the rally organized by the entire workers of Osun to show support for the re-election of Governor Rauf Aregbesola. > Stern and gun-wielding security agents stopped those who had ... Read More »
According to Cable news The Nigerian doctor who was infected with the Ebola virus died on Tuesday, minister of health, Professor Onyebuchi Chukwu, has said. Seven new cases have also been confirmed. Details shortly… Read More »
A group, Boluwaduro Democratic Vanguard (BDV), has charged a leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Bisi Akande, not to impose his daughter, Dr, Temitope Ilori, as House of Representatives candidate, urging him to allow internal democracy to thrive in Osun State, especially the federal constituency. But in response to the allegation yesterday, Ilori, who is the state Commissioner ... Read More »
Nigeria coach Stephen Keshi has sent in a formal notice to the Nigeria Football Federation accepting to continue as the country’s coach. The letter was submitted to the NFF Secretariat in Abuja on Monday. A person with detail knowledge of the transaction as reported by AfricanFootball.com confirmed to The PUNCH that the letter was brought to the office by a ... Read More »
Uduaghan to petition Jonathan over suspension of company officials The Delta State Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan, has frowned at the action of the new management of the Delta Steel Company, Ovwian-Aladja, for arbitrarily sacking the heads of the company’s Hospital and Technical High School. Governor Uduaghan, who described the action as “wicked, insensitive and inhuman”, has threatened to petition President ... Read More »
Ater 6 and half weeks of traveling more than 28,000 miles through 6 countries [USA, Brazil, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Mauritius and South Africa] on 3 continents, Zuriel Oduwole’s #FollowTheBallForEducation project came to a befitting close on Thursday, July 31 in Port Harcourt – Rivers State. She arrived in Nigeria on Saturday for the last leg, starting first at the Lagos House ... Read More »
A fresh case of Ebola virus disease has been recorded in Nigeria.One of the doctors that attended to the Liberian, Patrick Sawyler, tested positive to the virus.Result of the second doctor who was symptomatic is being awaited — this the Minister of Health said would be made public on Monday afternoon.At least 70 of those that also travelled along with ... Read More »
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