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The current African footballer of the year, Yaya Toure has been shortlisted along side twenty-two others for the 2014 Ballon D’or in January. The cote D’ivoire and Manchester city midfielder is the only African player to make the twenty-three man list revealed by the world football governing body, FIFA on Tuesday. Six members of the Germany world cup winning squared are included in the FIFA shortlist for the coveted awards. Current holder of the Ballon D’or Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi are favourite to claim the 2013/2014 prestigious individual award. Other notable names shortlisted are of Diego Costa of Chelsea, Neymar of Barcelona, Zlanta Ibrahimovic of Paris Saint Germain, Eden Hazard of Chelsea, Thomas Mueller and Arjen Robben both from Bayern Munich. The twenty-three men shortlisted will be reduced to three in December before the winner is announced in Zurich on January 12th , 2015. The following 23 men (in alphabetical order) are in cont...

There was panic yesterday at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, MMIA, Lagos as a Nigerian, who had already been cured of Ebola Virus Disease in Sierra Leone arrived aboard Royal Air Maroc. The ebola victim, Mr. Theophilus Onnakhinon, was flown from Sierra Leone by the airline while his younger brother, Mr. Chinedu Eroka was said to have absconded from the Sierra Leonean authorities. It was not however clear why Eroka absconded. A source close to the Port Health at the Lagos Airport confided in aviation reporters yesterday that the victim had already been treated of Ebola virus in Sierra Leone and cured of the disease by the health authorities of that country after some weeks in their custody. The source who doesn’t want to be named as he was not allowed to talk to the media on the issue said that the victim was assisted into the country by the Nigeria’s consular officer, Mrs. T. Mohammed. According to the source, the consular officer accompanied t...

The World Health Organization (WHO) says there has been a decline in the spread of Ebola in Liberia, the country hardest hit in the outbreak. The WHO's Bruce Aylward said it was confident the response to the virus was now gaining the upper hand. But he warned against any suggestion that the crisis was over. The WHO later said the number of cases globally had risen more than 3,000 to 13,703 since its last report, but that this was due to reporting reasons. The number of deaths was put at 4,920, roughly the same as the last report four days ago. All but 10 of the deaths have been in Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea. In other developments: • A US man sues after his daughter's school in Connecticut bars her from attending amid fears she may have been exposed to Ebola • US Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel says US troops returning from Ebola missions will be kept in isolation for 21 days • US joins 30 other nations from the Americas at an Ebola conference in Cuba ...

Our correspondent interviewed a pharmacist at Sacred Heart Hospital Lantoro Annex at Ajebo, Mr. Michael Agbolade: Sir Oyero: Please can we meet you? Pharm: Ehm my name is Pharm Michael Agbolade Sir Oyero: When you are introducing yourself you call yourself Pharm can you just tell us where the journey started from, as in your educational background? Pharm: Well well well, I started my elementary school far back in the 90’s and I proceeded to secondary school, Molusi College Ijebu Igbo where I have my SSCE,  but before I left secondary school, my parent had the choice of my first son have to be a medical practitional and I have been thinking of being a medical doctor but due to the educational situation in Nigeria, so I first joined pharmacy. Sir Oyero: When you are introducing yourself, you made mention of Molusi college, Ijebu Igbo, are you a native of Ijebu Igbo? Pharm: I am a native of Ijebu North, Ijebu Igbo pre...

Nigeria football looks to be, unfortunately, heading into a long, dark night as world football –governing body is set to wield the big stick today against the most populous black nation on earth. Even as the Super Eagles still have a chance of qualifying for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations to defend their crown, despite a poor start in the race; even with the Golden Eaglets, the reigning champions of the world , ready to compete at the African Championship to be eligible to travel to Chile to defend their world title next year, and with the Super Falcons reclaiming their continental title in Namibia on Saturday, non – conformity to simple football rules and regulations has put Nigeria at the danger of a big slam. On Saturday in Windhoek, Namibia, CAF President Issa Hayatou told Nigeria’s Sports Minister, Tammy Danagogo in clear terms that the world was fed up with Nigeria’s incorrigibility in the area of football administration. Hayatou’s ...

The Board of Diamond Bank Plc, has announced the appointment of Mr. Uzoma Dozie as its new Group Managing Director/CEO following the voluntary retirement of the Group Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Alex Otti. Mr. Dozie’s appointment is subject to the approval of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). The bank’s Board approved the appointment of Uzoma Dozie as Group Managing Director/CEO designate subject to CBN approval. Dozie, 45, began his banking career two decade ago spanning various roles and functions related to Credit and Marketing, Planning and Financial Control and Business Process Re- engineering. He is currently the driving force behind the bank’s market leadership in the Nigerian Retail Banking space, championing major innovations in e-banking (Diamond Mobile app), banking the un-banked (Diamond Yello and BETA proposition) and masterminding the strategy for promoting a seamless transition to a cashless economy. Uzoma Dozie graduated in...

Ho: Lord, Make us instruments of your peace, Where there is hatred, let your love increase Lord, make us instruments of your peace, Walls of pride and prejudice shall cease When we are your instruments of peace. Where there is hatred, we will show his love Where there is injury, we will never judge Where there is striving, we will speak his peace To the millions crying for release, We will be his instruments of peace Lord, Make us instruments of your peace, Where there is hatred, let your love increase Lord, make us instruments of your peace, Walls of pride and prejudice shall cease When we are your instruments of peace. Where there is blindness, we will pray for sight where there is darkness, we will shine his light Where there is sadness, we will bear their grief To the millions crying for relief, We will be your instruments of peace

The number of cases in the Ebola outbreak has exceeded 10,000, with 4,922 deaths, the World Health Organization says in its latest report. Only 27 of the cases have occurred outside the three worst-hit countries, Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea. Those three countries account for all but 10 of the fatalities. Mali became the latest nation to record a death, a two-year-old girl. More than 40 people known to have come into contact with her have been quarantined. The latest WHO situation report says that Liberia remains the worst affected country, with 2,705 deaths. Sierra Leone has had 1,281 fatalities and there have been 926 in Guinea. Nigeria has recorded eight deaths and there has been one in Mali and one in the United States. The WHO said the number of cases was now 10,141 but that the figure could be much higher, as many families were keeping relatives at home rather than taking them to treatment centres. It said many of the centres were overcrowded. And the latest report als...

Nollywood actress, Fausat Balogun popularly known as Madam Saje, may have done well for herself in the Nigerian Yoruba movie industry, but she is still asking herself some questions especially about her low standard of education which has hindered her from featuring in the English movie sector. Though fans and friends love her both as a mother and as an actress because of her ability to interpret her scripts well to the taste of many. This has continued to bring more movie producers to keep coming for her to feature in lots of their movie. Madam Saje during a TV programme, ‘Gbarada,’ revealed that her ability of not having an educational degree, has hindered her growth in the English movie industry as producers keep inviting her for jobs but she keeps turning them down. The ace actress explained that though she is seen as a versatile actress, her little spoken English cannot help her and also, she is scared of losing her teeth in the course of tryi...

The authorities in Mali have confirmed the death of the country's first Ebola patient, a two-year-old girl. The World Health Organisation said the toddler had travelled hundreds of kilometres by bus from Guinea through Mali showing symptoms of the disease. More than 40 people known to have come into contact with her have been quarantined. The girl was being treated in the western town of Kayes, after arriving at a hospital on Wednesday. The child had travelled more than 1,000 km (600 miles) from Guinea through the capital, Bamako, to Kayes. "The child's symptomatic state during the bus journey is especially concerning, as it presented multiple opportunities for exposures, including high-risk exposures, involving many people," the WHO said. The girl's mother died in Guinea a few weeks ago and the child was then brought by relatives to Mali. Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone have seen most of the 4,800 Ebola deaths. In the US, the governors of the states of N...

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The governor of Mexico’s southern Guerrero state –where 43 students went missing after clashing with police last month – has said he is standing down. Angel Aguirre said he hoped the move would create “a more favourable political climate to bring about the solution to the crisis.” He has faced growing criticism since the disappearance of the students in the town of Iguala on September 26, the BBC reports. Eyewitnesses described seeing them being bundled into police cars. Six people were killed during the clashes. Mexico’s Attorney General, Jesus Murillo Karam, on Thursday said there appeared to be deep ties across the southern state between politicians, the police and drug gangs. He said arrest warrants had been issued for Iguala Mayor Jose Luis Abarca, his wife, and the town’s police chief. They are suspected of ordering the police to hand over the students to local gangsters. All three suspects have gone missing.

As the Gulder Ultimate Search XI (The Mission) got to the 19th day at Aguleri forest in Anambra state. Eight warrior got recruited to the general army before the eviction of Sharon yesterday leaving the competition with seven contestants ( 3 female and 4 male) before the anchor man, Chidi Mokeme ask the army to name their camp, little did Noela knew that she will be evicted before the naming of the camp as she failed in the climbing challenge. The camp was named COSCANE tribe as it contains all the initial of the last seven contestants. The eviction of Noela leave the camp with Six contestants, 4 males (Chinedu, Emmanuel, Canon and Cosy) and 2 females (Evi and Samantha). The competition begins with 14 contestants ant their mission is to search for a warrior helmet. They've found the Shield, blade, sword, bow and Axe.

Four armed men, yesterday, attacked a bullion van in Asaba, Delta State, killing a popular film actor, Clement Onyeaka. An eye witness said the actor, who was driving a Mercedes Benz C-class was hit in the head by a flying bullet during the attack. The Nation gathered that the bullion van conveying cash from the Onitsha branch of a new generation commercial bank to Asaba, was reportedly attacked at about 2:30pm, along the Delta Broadcasting Service (DBS) road. Delta State Public Relations Officer, DSP Tina Kalu, who confirmed the incident, said no policeman was killed in the attack, adding that rather, the police gunned down a robber who was eventually whisked away by his colleagues. The Nation also gathered that three policemen who were on escort duty and three members of staff of the bank were seriously wounded. The Nation learnt that the robbers, who drove in a Toyota Camry car, may have trailed their victims from Onitsha. The victims were rushed to the Federal Medical Centre...

Nigeria’s Super Eagles failed beat Sudan in the away game on October 11, 2014, Saturday. Stephen Keshi’s team is now rooted to the bottom of Group A with 1 point. However, there are still some theoretical chances for them to go to Morocco next year and defend their title at the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations. After three rounds of qualifying, Bafana Bafana are on top with 7 points, ahead of Congo and Sudan with 6 and 3 points respectively. The match ‘in return’, Nigeria vs Sudan, is scheduled for October 15, 2014, Wednesday (17:00).