It is exactly a year that Patrick Oliver Sawyer (1974 – 24 July 2014), a deceased Liberian-American lawyer introduced the deadly Ebola Virus disease into Nigeria during the West African Ebola epidemic. Patrick Sawyer Sawyer who was a naturalized U.S. citizen lived in Coon Rapids, Minnesota, was 40 at the time of his… Read More Today marks exactly one year the Ebola Virus Disease(EVD) invaded Nigeria
An explosion ripped through a rally Monday in the Turkish border town of Suruc, leaving at least 27 people dead and wounding 100 others, the country’s Interior Ministry said. The ministry blamed the explosion on a “terrorist attack” and said the death toll may rise. The explosion occurred at midday at the Amara Cultural Park… Read More Graphic photos: Dozens dead after terrorist attack a Turkish city
A new FIFA president will be elected on February 26, 2016, football’s world governing body has announced. An Emergency Executive Committee meeting in Zurich has determined that will be the date when Sepp Blatter’s successor is known. The Swiss has led FIFA since 1998 but decided to stand down on June 2 as the game’s… Read More FIFA election date announced
Alex Rocco, the veteran tough-guy character actor with the gravelly voice best known for playing mobster and Las Vegas casino owner Moe Greene in “The Godfather,” has died. He was 79. Rocco died Saturday, his daughter, Jennifer, announced on Facebook. No other details of his death were immediately available. Rocco, who studied acting with the… Read More ‘Godfather’ actor, Alex Rocco dies at 79
A man was found dead Sunday morning in a pool at Demi Moore’s Beverly Hills home, the Los Angeles Police Department’s West Los Angeles Division said. A call came in shortly before 5:30 a.m. (8:30 a.m. ET) to report a 21-year-old man dead in the pool, Officer Matthew Jones said. “Demi Moore was not at… Read More Dead body found in Demi Moore’s pool
The United States will offer to help Nigeria’s new leader track down billions of dollars in stolen assets and increase U.S. military assistance to fight Islamic militants, U.S. officials said, as Washington seeks to “reset” ties with Africa’s biggest economy. President Muhammadu Buhari visit to the US is viewed by the U.S. administration as a chance to set… Read More U.S. to trace Nigeria’s stolen assets, boost military aid
Retired Deputy Inspector-General of Police, Adebayo Adeoye, has called for the immediate restoration of the Department of State Services personnel to the Presidential Villa to provide close protection for President Buhari. The former DIG says the use of soldiers as presidential guards could expose Buhari to danger and jeopardize his life. Last week Friday, the… Read More Ex-Police Chiefs disagree over President Buhari’s security
A Magistrate Court sitting in Enugu North has remanded Rev. Fr. Isaac Nyinga, Dean of Students Affairs, Madonna University, Enugu Campus, and the University’s Chief Security Officer, Ogbonna Okey in prison custody for alleged felony and conspiracy to kill two students under their care. The Chief Security Officer and the Catholic Priest were arraigned on… Read More Magistrate court reprimands Catholic priest over conspiracy to kill student
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