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Dora Akunyili to be laid to rest on August 28 By Omotola Filani (dailypost) Family of the late Dora Akunyili has released details about the late former Minister’s burial programme. The programme shows that she will be buried on August 28, 2014. Read the official statement below: The family of former Minister of Information and Communications, late Prof. (Mrs.) Dora Nkem Akunyili, …

Jonathan appoints Suleiman Abba new IGP By KINGSLEY OMONOBI, Ben Agande (Vanguard) President Goodluck Jonathan has approved the appointment of AIG Suleiman Abba as the new Inspector‑General of Police. A statement by Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Dr. Reuben Abati, said AIG Abba, currently the Assistant Inspector‑General of Police in charge of Zone 7, comprising Abuja, …

President of Liberia, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has closed down all the schools in the West African country in an attempt to address the spread of the deadly Ebola Virus Disease (EVD). She also declared tomorrow, Friday, a work-free day to enable health workers in the country to disinfect and chlorinate all public facilities. Sirleaf, who announced the measures in a …

Sani Adamu: When will Nigerians enjoy stable electricity? By Daily Post Staff on July 31, 2014 Unarguably, the provision of stable and uninterrupted power supply is key for accelerated economic and industrial development of any country. Analysts are quick to point out that Nigeria’s quest to become one of the 20th economies in the world may as well be a mirage without …

PDP members in US to hold convention in August JULY 28, 2014 BY NAN The members of Peoples Democratic Party in the US will hold the party’s convention between August 1 and August 5. According to a statement by the Chairman of the party in the US, Dr Harold Molokwu, the convention is aimed at sensitising Nigerians in the Diaspora …

Lagos generates N120bn from tax in 6 months on July 31, 2014 / in News 2:10 pm The Lagos State Internal Revenue Service (LIRS) on Thursday said it generated more than N120 billion from taxation between January and June this year. The Executive Chairman of the service, Mr Tunde Fowler, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos that …

Ebola death toll rises to 729—WHO on July 31, 2014 / in Ebola Outbreak 2:08 pm (AFP) – Fifty-seven more deaths from the Ebola epidemic spreading alarm in west Africa have pushed the overall fatality toll from the outbreak to 729, the World Health Organization said Thursday. The 57 deaths were recorded between Thursday and Sunday last week in Guinea, …

That bombing of Buhari’s convoy on July 31, 2014 / in Viewpoint 1:29 pm THE recent attack on the convoy of General Muhammadu Buhari, former Head of State and a national leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, by a suicide bomber in Kaduna is a wakeup call to all politicians that the time has come to close ranks and …

Intending Hajj pilgrims to undergo medical screening JULY 31, 2014  BY NAN The FCT Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board on Thursday said it would conduct medical screening on intending Pilgrims in the territory for this year’s Hajj. This is contained in a statement by the board’s Public Relations Officer, Mr Muhammad Lawal, in Abuja. According to the statement, intending pilgrims will …

Cross River 2015: Momentum builds up on July 31, 2014   /   in Politics 12:37 am About 22 persons from diverse political backgrounds have so far indicated interest in succeeding Senator Liyel Imoke as governor of Cross River State. Given Imoke’s own exemplary stance in not trading his present office for a higher office, the stakes in Cross River are unique By Emmanuel …