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ISIS militant identified in beheading videos – FBI

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September 26, 2014 International

Woman having Ebola-like symptoms hospitalised in Australia

A female having Ebola-like symptoms was admitted to a hospital in Australia, according to reports. The woman who returned to Perth from West Africa has been admitted to the Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital with Ebola-like symptoms, watoday.com reported Tuesday. The [...]

September 23, 2014 International

Nigerian soldiers kill many Islamic extremists

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September 13, 2014 International, Military

Obama assures UN more US assistance to battle Ebola break out

[cleveryoutube video=”nibqk2sqZC8″ vidstyle=”1″ pic=”https://www.hopefornigeriaonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/u-s-president-barack-obama.jpg” afterpic=”” width=”” quality=”inherit” starttime=”” endtime=”” caption=”” showexpander=”off” alignment=”left” newser=”US assistance to battle Ebola break out”] President Barack Obama is promising more US aid to help support the Ebola outbreak throughout West Africa. The White House says [...]

September 9, 2014 Health issues, International

Man beheaded woman in London

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September 5, 2014 International

US Warns, Missing airplanes may be used for 9/11 attack

United States authorities worry Islamic militants have taken roughly 12 commercial airplanes in Libya that could be used to execute 9/11-style terrorist attacks in the area. Eleven commercial jets operated by two state-owned airlines went missing last month, after militant [...]

September 4, 2014 International

Steven Sotloff beheading – British hostage faces similar fate

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September 3, 2014 International

U.S. performs counterterrorism attack in Somalia

[cleveryoutube video=”DUBzqfrmMPQ” vidstyle=”1″ pic=”https://www.hopefornigeriaonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/U.S.-performs-counterterrorism-attack-in-Somalia.jpg” afterpic=”https://www.hopefornigeriaonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/U.S.-performs-counterterrorism-attack-in-Somalia.jpg” width=”580″ quality=”inherit” starttime=”” endtime=”” caption=”” showexpander=”off” alignment=”left” newser=”U.S. performs counterterrorism attack in Somalia”] The armed forces of the U.S performed a counterterrorism strike Monday against leaders of the militant group Al Shabab in Somalia, officials [...]

September 2, 2014 International, Military

Iceland Volcano Eruption : Lava Erupts Above 50 Meters High

The Bardarbunga volcano located in Iceland exploded, throwing lava to the distance of over 50 metres to the air on Aug. 31. Because of the danger of ash as the obstruction for aircrafts, an aviation alert is raised to the [...]

September 1, 2014 International

S’pore boosts business relationships with African nations

Singapore’s business relationships with a number of African economies had been boosted yesterday having a selection of deals to grow relations within areas which range from aviation up to education. The agreements were signed at the third Africa Singapore Business [...]

August 30, 2014 Business, Economy, International

UN declares Syria refugees top 3 million mark

  The civil war throughout Syria has got forced a record of 3 million individuals out of the country, a rise of 1 million from almost precisely last year, the U.N. refugee agency reported today. With about one of every [...]

August 29, 2014 International

9-year old Girl who pulled trigger likewise a victim in Arizona shooting range death

  There was 2 immediate victims of shooting in Arizona at the Bullets and Burgers gun range on Tuesday. One, most horribly, was the 39-year-old instructor who lost his life named Charles Vacca. The other was the 9-year-old girl from [...]

August 29, 2014 International, Video
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Nigerian who may become first black British PM

On May 7, 2015, a Nigerian, Chuka Umunna, could make history by becoming the first black Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Born in London in 1978, Chuka was bred in the UK. His late father, Bennett, hailed from Anambra [...]

August 22, 2014 International

Victims of Malaysia’s MH17 arrive home

Malaysian Flags flew at half-mast on Friday for a moment of mourning when 20 victims of Flight MH17 that has been downed in eastern Ukraine came home over a month after the tragedy. Prime Minister Najib Razak led top Malaysian [...]

August 22, 2014 International

Obama hails African relationship

The United States plays a vital role in strengthening an Africa which is progressively productive despite the continent’s deep and chronic challenges, President Obama stated Wednesday being an unprecedented summit focused in part at encouraging Obama’s own African legacy got [...]

August 7, 2014 Economy, International

Kim Kardashian charged with kissing stepbrother Brandon Jenner

The 30-year-old reality celebrity blurted out the surprise news in an episode of Keeping Up with the Kardashians right after he had been teased after seeing Kim pose in the barely-there attire. Kardashian’s mother Kris Jenner said: “I feel like [...]

July 29, 2014 General, International, Nollywood

Cannibal British nurse found guilty of attempting to meet up with girl

The British nurse having a cannibalism fetish named Dale Bolinger, 58, that fantasised about killing as well as eating the 14-year-old female, is found guilty on Monday of sexual grooming. Bolinger was found guilty at Canterbury Crown Court of attempting [...]

July 22, 2014 International

US Father will make her daughter a princess by getting the unclaimed African Kingdom

To fulfil his promise to his 7-year-old daughter that she may become a princess, a US father set claim to the desert land in between Egypt and Sudan. A father from Virginia has gone to extreme lengths for his daughter, [...]

July 15, 2014 International

Overpass collapse kills 2 and 22 injured

The under construction overpass collapsed on Thursday in Belo Horizonte, the World Cup host city. The incident killed 2 people as well as trapping a passenger bus, 2 construction vehicles, and also a car. At least 22 people were reported [...]

July 4, 2014 International

American consortium to boost power generation in Nigeria with 400MW

An American consortium- Team Africa is sets to generate 400Mega Watts (MW) in the next 14 months, from its electricity investment plans for Nigeria. This was revealed during a visit to the Ministry of Power, Abuja. AThe leader of the American [...]

June 17, 2014 Economy, International

Former President George H.W. Bush Skydives

Former President George H.W. Bush kept his promise to jump from an aircraft on his ninetieth birthday.The crash landing causing some concern for spectators, but Bush showed resilience walking off with his partner afterwards.The first time he jumped from an [...]

June 13, 2014 International

Business interests increasingly conflict with national interests

It’s all well and good that Ukraine wants to retain its independence, but business is business. The Western democracies may be divided on how best to deter Russia from taking over the Ukrainian east, but the multinational corporations of every [...]

May 8, 2014 Economy, International

Woman prematurely gives birth aboard plane on Spanish island after flight diverted

Aviation officials say a woman has given birth prematurely aboard a passenger plane after it was diverted to a Spanish resort island. The 30-year-old woman, who was in the 26th week of pregnancy, went into labor during the British Airways [...]

May 3, 2014 International

Solar eclipse set to cast its shadow

Australian star-gazers will be treated to a rare celestial spectacle from late Tuesday afternoon, as an annular solar eclipse casts its shadow across the land down under. Perth will be the first to welcome what will be seen here as [...]

April 29, 2014 International
World Bank formulate social security programme for Nigeria

IMF, World Bank formulate social security programme for Nigeria

Pool $700m to upgrade electricity transmission infrastructure • Assist in tracking illicit financial flows from Africa NIGERIANS, particularly those at the lowest and lower rungs of the social ladder in the country, are soon to begin to count their blessings [...]

April 14, 2014 International

Too much time on Facebook leads to negative body images in women

Too much time on Facebook leads to negative body images in women – The researchers were able to predict how often women felt negatively about their own bodies after looking at someone else’s photos or posts, and how often women [...]

April 11, 2014 Health issues, International

Chevron, YPF ramp up Argentina shale investment

Chevron, YPF ramp up Argentina shale investment – US oil giant Chevron and state-controlled YPF unveiled plans to spend another $1.6 billion to develop Argentina’s Vaca Muerta shale formation for oil and gas projects. The investment comes on top of [...]

April 11, 2014 International

Kerry Trying to Boost Mideast Peace Talks Amid Challenges

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will continue working with Israeli and Palestinian leaders in the coming days, as he tries push their peace talks through a set of challenges that threaten to derail process. Kerry held what the State [...]

March 27, 2014 International

Missing plane live: Search resumes for flight MH370 in Indian Ocean as weather conditions improve

Search operations have resumed in the southern Indian Ocean overnight, after weather conditions in the search area improved. Twelve aircraft are involved in today’s operations, in a search area totalling 80,000 square kilometres. Seven of those aircraft are already in [...]

March 26, 2014 General, International

Police arrest two ‘baby traders’ in Ogun

The Ogun Police Command on Friday arrested a woman and her brother-in-law for their alleged complicity in the sale of babies. The state’s Commissioner of Police, Ikemefuna Okoye, identified the suspects as Mrs Angela Chigoeze, and Obinna Ndunaga, her brother-in-law. [...]

March 22, 2014 International