Tuesday, November 4, 2014

10 Europe bound victims of human traffickers arrested in Katsina.


Nigerian Immigration Service, Katsina State Command, has arrested 10 suspected victims of human traffickers and two members of the syndicate at Kongolam border in the state. The state Immigration Controller, Mr. Emmanu Ogbuomo, disclosed this while parading the suspects at the command headquarters in Katsina.

Monday, November 3, 2014

Doctor Dies From Ebola In Sierra Leone


Another doctor in Sierra Leone has died of Ebola — the fifth local doctor in the West African nation to die of the disease, authorities said Monday.

Dangote slashes cement price to N1,000 per bag

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In a move that will raise the stakes in the rapidly evolving Nigerian cement market, leading cement manufacturer, Dangote Ce­ment Plc, has announced huge cuts in the price of the essential product.
The new price regime an­nounced by the Group Manag­ing Director of Dangote Cement, Mr. Devakumar Edwin, pegged the Dangote 32.5 cement grade at N1,000 per 50 kg bag, while the higher 42.5 grade is to sell for N1,150 per bag.

Shias in Potiskum hit by ‘suicide attack’

A suicide bomber has blown himself up at a Shia religious ceremony in north-east Nigeria, killing about 20 people, eyewitnesses have told the BBC.

Ebola survivor reunites with dog

Watch this video A happy reunion in Dallas. An Ebola patient in France. And a condition upgrade in New York.
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British banker charged over bloody killings at luxury Hong Kong apartment

Watch this videoA British investment banker has been charged with murder in Hong Kong over the killings of two young Indonesian women at a high-rise apartment in the heart of the densely populated city.
One of the victims was discovered stuffed inside a suitcase on the balcony of the 31st-floor apartment. The other was found lying inside with cuts on her body.

Jail break in Kogi state, 144 freed, 1 inmate killed, 12 re-arrested


Gunmen suspected to be Boko Haram members yesterday night November 2nd attacked Koton-Karfi federal prison in Kogi state, freeing 144 inmates. One inmate was reportedly killed during the prison break.

The Koton-Karfi prison authorities later said 12 inmates that escaped during the jail break have been re-arrested. 

Women’s World Cup: Canada names squad to face Super Falcons, others

Canada has named their squad to play at the FIFA Women’s World Cup in Australia & New Zealand. Led by Head Coach Bev Priestman and capta...