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HEALTHOct 7Kenya: Health Minister insists no ebola outbreak in countryKenya is not in the grips of an ebola outbreak, the country's health secretary insisted on Wednesday, in the wake of Kenya's first death from the disease.Africanews [en]
WORLDOct 7Police confirms death of Edo University lecturer after sex in hotelThe police in Edo State have confirmed the death of a lecturer of the Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma identified as Dr. Matthew Uwaigbe who was said to have died after an amorous affair with a sex worker in a hotel. The post Police confirms death of Edo University lecturer after sex in hotel appeared first on Vanguard News.Vanguard Nigeria
POLITICSOct 7Uzodimma commends security agencies for quick release of corps membersImo State Governor, Senator Hope Uzodimma, has applauded security agencies for their quick intervention in securing the release of 20 corps members kidnapped along the Onitsha-Owerri Road a few days ago. The post Uzodimma commends security agencies for quick release of corps members appeared first on Vanguard News.Vanguard Nigeria
POLITICSOct 7CJN charges judges to uphold integrity matching beauty of new industrial court’s headquarters“A beautiful building cannot by itself deliver justice. The true measure of this edifice will ultimately be found in what takes place within its walls," the CJN said. The post CJN charges judges to uphold integrity matching beauty of new industrial court’s headquarters appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.Premium Times
POLITICSOct 7Courtrooms, power and networks: these lawyers who shape Ivorian politicsHabiba Touré, Jean-Chrysostome Blessy, Abdoulaye Meïté… En Côte d’Ivoire, les robes noires s’imposent au premier rang des batailles de partis, au sein desquels ils sont militants ou responsables. Le Palais de justice d’Abidjan est ainsi devenu le nouveau théâtre des luttes de pouvoir.Jeune Afrique
BUSINESSOct 7NES#32: FG to assess what’s working in Nigeria’s economyThe Federal Government, Wednesday, through the Federal Ministry of Federal Ministry of Budget and Economic Planning, said the the 32nd edition of the Nigerian Economic Summit tagged NES#32 will be used to examine what is working in the economy. The post NES#32: FG to assess what’s working in Nigeria’s economy appeared first on Vanguard News.Vanguard Nigeria
WORLDOct 7Southern right whales return to South Africa, drawing crowds to the coastSouthern right whales return to Hermanus, South Africa, drawing crowds to the cliffs and whale festival as mothers nurse newborn calves in Walker Bay.EuroNews [en]
CONFLICTOct 7Can Regional Powers Prevent Ethiopia’s Conflict From Spreading?Foreign Policy
WORLDOct 7Whose archive, whose history? Reclaiming the African past, By Toyin FalolaAt its deepest level, therefore, “Whose History?” is a question about power. Who has the power to record history? Who has the power to preserve it? Who has the power to classify it? Who has the power to interpret it? Who has the power to teach it? And who has the power to define what […] The post Whose archive, whose history? Reclaiming the African past, By Toyin Falola appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.Premium Times
BUSINESSOct 7NLC Declares Indefinite Strike In FCT Over Teachers’ Promotion PolicyChannels TV
POLITICSOct 72027: Tinubu’s win gap over opponents will be unbelievable — BwalaAccording to Bwala, the odds were also against Tinubu during the presidential primary of the All Progressives Congress, APC.“The odds were against him, even at the primary level. The post 2027: Tinubu’s win gap over opponents will be unbelievable — Bwala appeared first on Vanguard News.Vanguard Nigeria
WORLDOct 720 corps members: We are making efforts to apprehend those responsible, say police, confirm rescueBy Emmanuel Iheaka The police have confirmed the rescue of the 20 corps members abducted along the Owerri-Onitsha express way in Imo State last week Thursday A statement endorsed by the Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Ani Iniedu, said the corps members were rescued at Amakohia Ubi, Owerri West Local Government Area of the state, […] The post 20 corps members: Police confirm rescue, vow to arrest suspects appeared first on Vanguard News.Vanguard Nigeria
DISASTEROct 7NAF crash: ‘You didn’t say you wouldn’t return from Abuja’ — Bako’s partnerThe partner of Flight Lieutenant I.S. Bako, one of the 25 people killed in Tuesday’s Nigerian Air Force aircraft crash in Igbokoda, Ondo State, has mourned the deceased officer in an emotional social media post. Joanna Yakubu, in a TikTok post on Tuesday, recalled her last conversation with Bako, a co-pilot aboard the ill-fated aircraft. […] The post NAF crash: ‘You didn’t say you wouldn’t return from Abuja’ — Bako’s partner appeared first on Vanguard News.Vanguard Nigeria
POLITICSOct 7Trump administration proposes $70,000 fee for Nigerian, other foreign students seeking US jobsThe United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has proposed a $70,000 fee for international students seeking to work in the country, in the latest move by the Trump administration to tighten rules around foreign students and immigration. The post Trump administration proposes $70,000 fee for Nigerian, other foreign students seeking US jobs appeared first on Vanguard News.Vanguard Nigeria
WORLDOct 7Funke Akindele, Tunde Olaoye top box-office chart with ₦1.32 billionAdebayo Tijani, Tope Adebayo, and Toyin Abraham-Ajeyemi also made the cut. The post Funke Akindele, Tunde Olaoye top box-office chart with ₦1.32 billion appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.Premium Times
CONFLICTOct 7Witnesses spot Eritrean troops inside northern Ethiopia as tensions flareEritrea dismisses allegation as Ethiopia's pretext for more war.Al Jazeera [en]
POLITICSOct 7FG can increase workers’ salaries without raising minimum wage — TUC—Says govt can pay between N200,000, N400,000 By Johnbosco Agbakwuru ABUJA — THE Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) on Wednesday, urged the Federal Government to improve workers’ pay immediately, rather than waiting for the next review of the national minimum wage. Briefing journalists in Abuja after its National Administrative Executive Council, NAC meeting, the […] The post FG can increase workers’ salaries without raising minimum wage — TUC appeared first on Vanguard News.Vanguard Nigeria
HEALTHOct 7Kenya on high alert amid concern over screening after first Ebola deathKenya’s government has intensified Ebola preparedness efforts amid growing concern over lapses in border screening.Al Jazeera [en]
MILITARYOct 7Ondo Crash: Keyamo, Air Chief Move To Deepen Civil-Military Aviation Safety CooperationThe agreement was reached when the minister paid a condolence visit to the Chief of Air Staff over the October 5 crash. The post Ondo Crash: Keyamo, Air Chief Move To Deepen Civil-Military Aviation Safety Cooperation appeared first on Channels Television.Channels TV
CONFLICTOct 7Police parade suspects over Oyo family-of-six killingsThe Oyo State Police Command has paraded several suspects arrested in connection with three separate criminal cases, including the alleged murder of a family of six at Oloba Village in Lagelu Local Government Area of the state. The post Family of 6 killed in Oyo over damaged phone as police parade suspects appeared first on Vanguard News.Vanguard Nigeria
POLITICSOct 7No federal project came to South-East before Tinubu — UmahiBy John AlechenuABUJA The Minister of Works, Engr. David Umahi, has claimed that the South-East did not benefit from any federal project during his previous political career until the administration of President Bola Tinubu, which he said had deliberately integrated the region into the country’s development agenda. Umahi made the claim at a press briefing […] The post No federal project came to South-East before Tinubu — Umahi appeared first on Vanguard News.Vanguard Nigeria
CONFLICTOct 7Insecurity: Nigeria in state of war, TUC lamentsVanguard Nigeria
POLITICSOct 7BRICS: Ghana's parliament gives green light to formal applicationGhana's cabinet has given the green light to a decision to formally apply to join the BRICS geopolitical and economic bloc, according to the country's foreign minister.Africanews [en]
POLITICSOct 7N70,000 minimum wage fails decent living — LabourBy Victor Ahiuma-Young & Omotola AremoLAGOS The Association of Senior Staff of Banks, Insurance and Financial Institutions, ASSBIFI, on Wednesday said the N70,000 national minimum wage was inadequate to guarantee decent living for Nigerian workers. The union described the wage as grossly insufficient to meet workers’ basic needs, saying it “does not take the worker […] The post N70,000 minimum wage fails decent living — Labour appeared first on Vanguard News.Vanguard Nigeria