US Navy Sacks Africa American Woman For Refusing to cut off Her Natural Hair

The U.S Navy announced this weekend that it was discharging Jessica Sims, an Africa American woman who has been a sailor for 12-years, for “failing to obey an order to cut off her natural hairstyle.”The military has been under scrutiny for guidelines issued in March that critics believe were discriminatory toward African-American women.

Mimiko defects to PDP

At last, Ondo State Governor, Dr Olusegun Mimiko has  decamped from the Labour Party (LP) to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Leaders of both parties confirmed the development to newsmen in Akure last night.
However, Ondo State Information Commissioner, Mr.  Kayode Akinmade said that due to “serious pressure from the leadership of the PDP before and  after the Osun governorship election, the governor is still consulting with stakeholders across the country on this.”

Presidency's Effort To Rescue Chibok Girls Not Good Enough— Oby Ezekwesili

The international coordinator #BringBackOurGirls group, Professor Obi Ezekwesili  yesterday, expressed doubt of the rescue mission of the Chibok school girls abducted over 4 months ago has not been effective enough to rescue the harmless girls in the hands of their abductors.

She cited federal government’s position of not neither negotiating nor engaging in military action as not good enough.

Dame Patience Jonathan Eulogies Apostle Samuel Onunkwo

The First Lady of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Dame Patience Jonathan has extolled the leadership virtues on Late Apostle Samuel Onunkwo, father in-law of her Director of Protocol, Mr. Mfawa Abam who was buried on Thursday at Ifite Ogbunike, Anambra State. 

Mrs. Jonathan made the eulogy during the burial ceremony  of  late Apostle Onunkwo who lived devoted Christian life worthy of emulation for all and sundry, and also an accomplished bureaucrat who impacted positively on the lives of his people.

Adamawa 2014 Guber Election: Presidency May Have Backed Down On Ribadu

 Ahead the October 11 gubernatorial election in Adamawa State, strong indications emerged yesterday that the presidency may have bowed to criticisms trailing its support for former Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, just as it has made a U- Turn on him.

Man Murdered By Girlfriend For Not Marrying Her

The body of the Arab man, who was stabbed by his European girlfriend in the early hours of Saturday for not marrying her after a four- year relationship, has been handed over to his family.A security source at Dubai Police said that the operations room received a call from a European woman, saying there was a person who had been stabbed in her apartment in Al Nahda area.Police found the 38-year-old Arab man with multiple stab wounds lying on the bed. The European woman, 32, who was his girlfriend, then confessed that she had stabbed him and tried to commit suicide but she could not.

BREAKING NEWS: Nigeria records new Ebola cases

Nigeria has recorded two new Ebola cases, the Minister of Health, Onyebuchi Chukwu, announced Friday. Mr. Chukwu said the new cases are spouses of the primary contacts of the index case, Patrick Sawyer, the Liberian-American who brought the virus to Nigeria Premiumtimes Reports. He said the new cases are the first secondary contacts to test positive to the deadly virus that has killed five people in Nigeria. The secondary contacts had been under surveillance since the outbreak of the disease in Nigeria, Mr. Chukwu added.

President Jonathan Vowed Twice Publicly Not to Contest 2015 - Obasanjo

Barely two months after former president Olusegun Obasanjo said in a letter that President Goodluck Jonathan promised to serve one term, he has restated that the president actually vowed to do so. Speaking to Bloomberg News, a London-based tabloid, yesterday, Obasanjo said during the 2011 electioneering, Jonathan promised to serve one term.b“President Jonathan said, not only once, twice, publicly, not only in Nigeria, outside Nigeria, that he would have one term, and said that to me,” Obasanjo said.
In the interview, Obasanjo challenged Jonathan to be a man of his words while reminding the president of the implication of not keeping vows.

I thank God For Saving my life----Dr. Brantly

The two Americandoctors who were treated for the Ebola virus after being infected with the deadly disease in Liberia, were, on Thursday, discharged from a United States hospital.“Today is a miraculous day,” Dr Kent Brantly, one of the doctors, said at a Thursday news conference in Atlanta, Georgia, with Emory University Hospital staff members.“I am thrilled to be alive, to be well and to be reunited with my family,”

My Late Husband Was Not An Evil man-- Decontee sawyer

The wife of the late Liberian- American, Patrick Sawyer has apologized for her earlier letter and commiserated with the family of the late Dr. Ameyo Stella Adedavoh.
Decontee Sawyer earlier spoke out in defense of her husband who brought Ebola into Nigeria and infected Adadevoh leading to her death on August 19.Speaking to Leadership, she said:"I share the pains that the family members of the Nigerian doctor are going through. It is just a pity that Patrick had to cause this damage both in Liberia and Nigeria.