Wives, children stop military trucks conveying soldiers to fight Boko Haram

►Hundreds of women and children weekend forcefully stopped military trucks from conveying their husbands and fathers to the Boko Haram-seized Gwoza by locking the exit gates of a barracks in Borno State, demanding quality fighting equipment for the soldiers.

►Scores of soldiers have been killed by Boko Haram in Borno State in the last few months, and many blame the inferior weapons Nigerian troops are equipped with to fight brutal insurgents.

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Ebola: Don't worry over Saudi Arabia’s visa suspension for W-Africa — Moslem leaders

Some leaders of the Nigerian Muslim Community has called for caution over the reported ban by Saudi Arabia on pilgrims from West African countries, following the death in that country of a patient, who contracted the Ebola Virus Disease, EVD, while he was on a business trip to Sierra Leone.

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Wednesday, reportedly suspended pilgrimage visas for West Africa sub-region after World Health Organisation, WHO, and Saudi authorities confirmed the infection from tests that were conducted on samples from the victim.

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FG commences remodelling of railway stations nationwide

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►The Federal Government has commenced remodelling of existing railway stations across the country through Public Private Partnership, PPP, initiative.

►Disclosing this in Abuja during a visit of the body of Permanent Secretaries, Minister of Transport, Senator Idris Umar said that  the Federal Ministry of Transportation is focused on its mandate particularly in respect of the country’s railway system.

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Seven-Year-Old Boy Burnt To Death In Lagos

►Tragedy struck, yesterday in Lagos, as a 7-year-old boy was burnt to death in an inferno that engulfed a two-storey building at the Lagos State Property Development Corporation Housing Estate, popularly called the Ijaiye Low Cost Housing Estate, Agege Local Government, Lagos.

►Also, a storey building at 24, Glover Road, lkoyi and 42 shops at Ojodu Market, Ojodu, Local Council Development Area, LCDA, Lagos State were razed over the weekend,  leaving property worth millions of Naira destroyed.

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Vacancy - Mercy Corps Nigeria Is Currently Accepting CVs

Employer: Mercy Corps Nigeria

Job Position: Finance Officer
Duty Station: Gombe, Nigeria
Position Category: Full-time

The Company:
Mercy Corps implements a UKAID-funded integrated peacebuilding and economic development

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Royal Rumble! Wenger's row with Mourinho goes - Arsenal boss prepare for round two At Emirate

Royal Rumble! Wenger's row with Mourinho

Wenger loses the plot! Arsenal boss has no regrets after pushing Mourinho on Chelsea touchline

Arsene Wenger makes no apology for pushing Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho as Arsenal boss says: 'What is there to regret?'

► Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger push Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho in the chest at Stamford Bridge after about 20 minutes

► Wenger was unhappy with Gary Cahill's nasty challenge on Alexis Sanchez

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