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  • Man City Kompany bags Masters degree

    29 December 2017 ( #sport, #News )

    Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany has graduated with a Masters of Business Administration (MBA) degree. The Belgian, who has won two Premier League titles, was awarded a merit grade and achieved a distinction with a score of 72 on his dissertation...

  • Harry Kane breaks premier league record

    26 December 2017 ( #sport, #News )

    The English international and Tottenham Hotspur star, Harry Kane, today broke the long held premier league record of 36 goals in a calendar year, which was held by Alan Shearer with Blackburn Rovers in 1995. Harry Kane already levelled the record in his...

  • Update on Liberia Run-off election

    26 December 2017 ( #foreign, #News )

    Liberians are choosing a new president in a run-off vote between Vice-President Joseph Boakai and former international footballer George Weah. Mr Weah, 51, won the first round, but he did not secure the required 50% of the vote for an outright victory....

  • Facts and figures: Buhari’s State House is more expensive than that of Jonathan's

    26 December 2017 ( #Politics-economy, #News )

    Buhari did not only adopt the budget template of Goodluck Jonathan, whom his administration has consistently accused of financial profligacy, he has presented more outrageous budgets than the defeated PDP leader did while at the helm. The most inexplicable...

  • Buhari engages Suspended lawmaker Jibrin

    28 December 2017 ( #Politics-economy, #News )

    President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday had a discussion behind closed doors with the embattled member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Abdulmumunin Jibrin at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Speaking with State House correspondents after the meeting,...

  • MOCPED gets New Acting Provost

    28 December 2017 ( #Politics-economy, #News )

    Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Thursday approved the appointment of Dr. Nosiru Olajide Onibon as the Acting Provost of the Michael Otedola College of Primary Education ( MOCPED ), Noforija, Epe. Special Adviser to the Governor on Education,...

  • Woman dashes neighbor's head with razor

    28 December 2017 ( #Event, #News )

    A woman, Mary Johnson, who allegedly slashed her neighbour’s head with a razor blade, has been arraigned at an Apapa Magistrates’ Court, Lagos. Johnson, 24, of Okito Street, Ajegunle, was brought by the police before Senior Magistrate M.A. Etti on a charge...

  • Atiku Abubakar reacts to president Buhari's son bike accident

    27 December 2017 ( #Politics-economy, #News )

    The former vice president of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar, has reacted to the power bike accident making round the news of which the son of president Muhammadu Buhari was a victim. Yusuf Buhari reportedly had an accident in Abuja on his power bike, where he...

  • Atiku, APC 's greatest nightmare for 2019- FFK

    27 December 2017 ( #Politics-economy, #News )

    Ex-Aviation Minister Femi Fani-Kayode has described former Vice president Atiku Abubakar as the All Progressive Congress (APC)’s greatest fear for 2019. According to Fani-Kayode, hate comments from some APC governors have proven this, adding that they...

  • Gory! Bike Accident: President Buhari’s child undergoes surgery

    27 December 2017 ( #Event, #News )

    Yusuf Buhari had a bike accident last night around Gwarimpa in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. He broke a limb and had an injury in the head and as a result, he has undergone surgery at a clinic in Abuja. He is now in a stable condition. The President...

  • Russia and Angola in disconnect

    27 December 2017 ( #foreign, #News )

    Russia has lost contact with Angola’s first national telecoms satellite launched from the Baikonur space pad, its maker said Wednesday — a fresh embarrassment for Moscow’s once proud space industry. The incident involving the Russian-made Angosat-1 followed...

  • We supply fuel to you despite #6.7 billion debt, NNPC replies Marketers

    27 December 2017 ( #Politics-economy, #News )

    The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has described as very unfortunate a statement credited to the Depot and Petroleum Products Marketers Association (DAPPMA) on the fuel supply situation, especially Premium Motor Spirit (petrol). NNPC wishes...

  • See what Soldiers did to Okada rider after hitting their car

    27 December 2017 ( #Event, #News )

    2017 Christmas day will be an unforgettable day for a Lagos okada rider, who reportedly hit Nigerian soldiers' car and received the beating of his life. According to reports from Ebiwali's blog, the innocent okada rider mistakenly hit Nigerian Soldiers...

  • CIA Director, Mike Pompeo urges Trump to prepare for military options against N’Korea

    21 October 2017 ( #Politics-economy, #foreign )

    At a forum in Washington, which also has National Security Adviser HR McMaster in attendance, CIA Director Mike Pompeo expressed the need for the United States to act as if North Korea is on the verge of being able to strike it with a missile and act...

  • Maina under gun persecution

    26 December 2017 ( #Event, #News )

    Gunmen on Christmas Eve (Sunday) raided the Kaduna home of the former Chairman of the Presidential Task Team on Pension Reforms, Abdulrasheed Maina. The spokesman for the Kaduna State Police Command, ASP Aliyu Mukhtar, who confirmed the incident, noted...

  • Troops rescue 200 cows from Rustlers, kill three terrorists

    26 December 2017 ( #Event, #News )

    The Nigerian Army said on Tuesday that troops of the Operation Lafiya Dole operating in Borno State have recovered over 200 cows from Boko Haram members, while three of insurgents were killed during encounter with soldiers. According to the Director of...

  • Why Egypt hangs 15 militants [DETAILS]

    26 December 2017 ( #Event, #News )

    Egypt has hanged 15 militants who were convicted of carrying out attacks on security forces in the Sinai Peninsula in 2013, authorities discolored. The executions were carried out on Tuesday at two prisons in the north of the country, where the men were...

  • Senate president felicitates with Yakubu Dogara.

    26 December 2017 ( #Politics-economy, #News )

    The senate President, Bukola Saraki, has joined well wishers in celebrating the speaker of the federal house of Representatives, Hon. Yakuba Dogara, on his 50th birthday. Senator Bukola Saraki who congratulated Dogara on behalf of the members of the senate,...

  • Buhari’s documentary is an insult to Nigerians- Kayode

    26 December 2017 ( #Politics-economy, #News )

    According to Kayode Ogundamisi, a rights activist and social commentator, the timing of the release of a documentary on Buhari by the presidency is all wrong. “Buhari documentary commissioned by Femi Adesina during fuel scarcity is an insult on Nigerians.”...

  • British tourist sentenced to jail in Egypt, breaks down in tears.

    26 December 2017 ( #Event, #News )

    A British lady, Laura Plummer has been sentenced to three years imprisonment for being caught with tramadol tablet in her brief case. Plummer, 33 years old, was reportedly said to be unaware that tramadol is a banned substance in Egypt, while it is not...

  • Oyo tertiary institutions issue ultimatum

    21 October 2017 ( #Event, #education )

    Academic and non academic staff unions working in the six Oyo State government owned tertiary institutions have issued a 14 day ultimatum to the government to pay their 15 months outstanding salaries. The workers said they may be forced to embark on an...

  • 13 Things You Should Give Up If You Want To Be Successful

    26 December 2017 ( #Event, #News )

    There are certain things that are universal, which will make you successful if you give up on them, even though each one of us could have a different definition of success. You can give up on some of them as soon as today, while it might take a bit longer...

  • Kabila residence on fire in DR Congo

    26 December 2017 ( #foreign, #News )

    A residence of President Joseph Kabila was burned down early Monday in a suspected militia attack that killed a police officer in the Democratic Republic of Congo, witnesses said. So-called Mai-Mai armed groups were probably trying to steal goods from...

  • Read Canterbury Archbishop Christmas message

    26 December 2017 ( #Event, #News )

    The archbishop of Canterbury has spoken out against “tyrannical and populist” world leaders in a Christmas message likely to be seen partly as a rebuke against US president Donald Trump. The pontiff made particular reference to the situation in the Middle...

  • Shocking! See where NNPC, DPR uncover illegal fuel reservoirs

    26 December 2017 ( #Politics-economy, #News )

    Speaking at the site of the mini depot, the Group Managing Director of the NNPC, Dr Maikanti Baru, said it was saddening to make such discoveries in the city center when less than 500 meters away, motorists were on endless queues. The News Agency of Nigeria...