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Scotland has voted to stay in the United Kingdom after voters decisively rejected independence. With the results in from all 32 council areas, the “No” side won with 2,001,926 votes over 1,617,989 for “Yes”. Scotland’s First Minister Alex Salmond called for unity and urged the unionist parties to deliver on more powers. UK Prime Minister David Cameron said he was …

The Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Peoples democratic Party (PDP) early Thursday morning unanimously adopted President Goodluck Jonathan as the sole candidate of the party for the 2015 presidential poll party The decision of the BOT, according to the former Minister of Information and member of the Board, Professor Jerry Gana was an affirmation of the position of the …

People in Scotland are voting on whether the country should stay in the UK or become an independent nation. Voters will answer “Yes” or “No” to the referendum question: “Should Scotland be an independent country?” With 4,285,323 people – 97% of the electorate – registered to vote, it is expected to be the busiest day in Scottish electoral history. Votes …

Medics carrying out a vaccination programme in rebel-held northern Syria accidentally administered a muscle relaxant to up to 75 children, killing 15 of them, the opposition says. A preliminary investigation by the National Coalition found atracurium was given to the children instead of a solution used to mix measles vaccines. The packaging for the drug is said to be similar …

Aminu Tambuwal, speaker, House of Representatives, on Tuesday, directed the ad hoc committee on Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) to submit its report within 21 days. Tambuwal, who gave the directive while declaring open the 8th legislative session of the seventh Assembly, also directed the clerk of the House to activate the electronic voting system without further delay. The 23-member ad …

President Jacob Zuma on Thursday vowed his government would do everything it can to help the families of 67 South Africans believed killed in last week’s church collapse in Nigeria. Facing allegations that the South African government’s response to the tragedy was tardy and inadequate, Zuma said he had appointed a ministerial task force to respond. “They will support families …

President Goodluck Jonathan has pleaded with the Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT) and other unions to listen to government and resume work on Monday the 22nd of September. Speaking to journalists he said the NUT should resume on the 22nd of September because the Ebola issue is under control. He said necessary equipments and gadgets at the nation’s airport have …

President Barack Obama is to address US troops involved in his new strategy to “degrade and destroy” Islamic State (IS) militants in Iraq and Syria. He will also be briefed by commanders at the Florida headquarters of Centcom, the command covering the region. The president has said US troops will not have a combat mission in Iraq, under the strategy …

President Barack Obama has called the Ebola outbreak in West Africa “a threat to global security”, as he announced a larger US role in fighting the virus. The world was looking to the US, Mr Obama said, but added that the outbreak required a “global response”. The measures announced included ordering 3,000 US troops to the region and building new …

Both sides in the Scottish referendum campaign have held rallies as they make their final efforts to win over undecided voters. Independence supporters attended a mass event in the centre of Glasgow, where they were urged to “vote ‘Yes’ for a prosperous Scotland”. At the same time, pro-UK campaigners gathered nearby to insist the case for independence had not been …