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Presidency keeps mum as Head of Service implicates Buhari over Maina
About 24 hours after information leaked that President Muhammadu Buhari was in the know about the questionable reinstatement of a dismissed pension fraud suspect into the civil service, the presidency has refused to speak on the matter. The allegations...
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Trump vows to terminate US green Card lottery
President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he would end the popular US green card lottery after a radicalized Uzbek man who entered the country under the programme killed eight people in New York. “I am starting the process of terminating the diversity...
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See the outing of Queen Maxima of Netherlands and Gov. Ambode
Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State on Tuesday said the state would begin the implementation of Health Insurance Scheme in 2018 to make healthcare accessible to every resident, irrespective of financial status. The governor said this when Queen Maxima...
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How Fire guts Access bank’s ATM gallery
The Ikotun Lagos branch of Access Bank, on Tuesday was engulfed by fire, destroying Automated Teller Machine (ATM) gallery. The fire, which was said to have started around 3:30pm, affected six ATM machines. It was gathered that the inferno was caused...
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Gruesome! Former Vice President slumps at home, gets hospitalized
Former Vice President Alex Ekwueme is being treated for Neurosurgery at the Intensive Care Unit of Memfys Hospital in Enugu state. Reports say the 85-year-old collapsed at about 2am on Saturday at his home in Independence Layout, Enugu. Ekwueme, who celebrated...
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Check the numbers of professors and graduates UNILAG has produced since inception - VC
Prof. Rahamon Bello, the outgoing Vice-Chancellor of the University of Lagos (UNILAG), has said that within the last 55 years of the institution’s establishment a total of 292 professors and more than 200,000 graduates of both undergraduate and postgraduate...
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Young man fakes kidnapping to get ransom from his grandfather in Imo State [DETAILS]
The Imo State Police Command say they have arrested four suspects in connection with a fake kidnap.On October 23, operatives of the Command Anti-Kidnapping Unit acting on information arrested the suspects below in connection with the fake kidnap of Chisom...
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See what Italian man got for intentionally infecting 30 women with HIV
An Italian court has sentenced an HIV-positive man to 24 years in jail for intentionally infecting 30 women he had unprotected sex with over nearly 10 years.Under the pseudonym "Hearty Style", 33-year-old accountant Valentino Talluto seduced dozens of...
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2019: Governors trigger for automatic ticket for Buhari’s crashes
A move by some governors on the platform of the All Progressives Congress to use the platform of the National Executive Council of the party to endorse President Muhammadu Buhari for a second term failed on Tuesday. The APC NEC is the second highest decision-making...
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Check why 36 males, 30 females were paraded by Police in Bayelsa
Asuquo Amba, the Commissioner of Police Bayelsa state today paraded 36 males and 30 females between the ages of 14 to 17 years at the command for being in possession of illegal substances suspected to Indian hemp. He said they were not going to press...
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EFCC begins probe into $43.4m found in Ikoyi Residence
Investigation into the $43.4million cash found at Osborne Towers in Ikoyi, Lagos, has resumed, a source at the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has said. The anti-graft agency had put the investigation on hold to allow a Presidential Investigative...
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See demands of APC Youths at Party Secretariat against Oyegun
The youth wing of the All Progressives Congress (APC), under the aegis of Save APC Democracy Youth Vanguard, on Monday besieged the National Secretariat of the ruling party in Abuja, demanding the immediate sack of the National Chairman, Chief John Oyegun....
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See the close relationship between the New SGF and Ex SGF, Babachir Lawal
A member of the House of Representatives during the Second Republic, Dr Junaid Muhammed, has revealed that the newly appointed Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, is a first cousin to Babachir Lawal. “Before you begin to celebrate...
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Breaking! Read the huge amounts Jonathan Seeks before he Appears As Witness
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has asked a Federal High Court in Abuja to compel the former National Publicity Secretary to the Peoples Democratic Party, Mr Olisa Metuh, to pay N1 bn to cover his travel expenses to appear as a defence witness in Metuh’s...
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How Bale Misses Tottenham Reunion
Gareth Bale will not be reunited with Tottenham in the Champions League after missing out on a place in Real Madrid’s travelling squad. The Blancos have named a 19-man party for the midweek clash at Wembley Stadium. Bale had been hoping to make the cut,...
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TStv begins distribution, installation of decoders
Telcomm Satellite, operator of TStv Africa, the newly inaugurated indigenous pay satellite TV in Nigeria, has commenced distribution and installation of decoders free of charge nationwide. Ugo Madu, Head, Corporate Communications, TStv in a Statement...
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Read Why Cameroon Court sentences Opposition Leader to Jail
A military court in Cameroon sentenced an opposition leader on Monday to 25 years in prison, his lawyer and Amnesty International said and denounced the trial as politically motivated. The court convicted Aboubakar Siddiki, the president of northern Cameroon's...
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See Navy preparations for operation `Octopusgrip’ in Niger Delta
The Flag Officer Commanding Central Naval Command, Rear Adm. Bello Al-Hassan, on Tuesday said the Navy had deployed seven ships and 37 patrol boats for maritime security drill in the Niger Delta. Al-Hassan told the News Agency of Nigeria at the Federal...
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Breaking News: Biafra referendum to start Monday
Biafra Nations Youth League, BNYL, has said grassroots referendum programs will commence Monday, next week. Princewill Obuka, BNYL Leader, said the group will converge in Akwa Ibom State, to honour late Biafra Chief of General Staff and Vice President...
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Sule Lamido visits Obasanjo for consultation over presidential ambition
Former Governor of Jigawa state Dr. Sule Lamido CON, met former President Chief Olusegun Aremu Obasanjo GCFR, today 31st October, 2017 in his hill-top residence in Abeokuta, Ogun state The consultation meeting with the former President was held behind...
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APC caucus pass vote of confidence on Leader
Gov. Abdulaziz Yari of Zamfara said that the meeting also reinforced the unity, commitment and strength of all members of the party. Chieftains of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), on Monday night, passed a vote of confidence on the leadership...
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Fact Sheet: 81% of Buhari’s appointees are from North. Check the list
A breakdown has surfaced online of the list of all President Muhammadu Buhari’s appointment since he assumed office in 2015. According to Business Day newspaper, 81 of the 100 appointments made by Buhari were from the North while the other regions shared...
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'Despacito' lyrics translated to English are very raunchy
'Despacito' lyrics translated to English are very raunchy Already, the track — the remix of which features Justin Bieber — has accumulated over 4.6 billion streams worldwide, becoming the most streamed song of all time. However, some parents might be...
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Breaking! Another killed in Eiye And Aiye Cultists Rampage In Ekiti University
Pandemonium continues to run unfettered in Ado Ekiti, Ekiti state. This has been in place for more than a week. According to investigation, the violent conflict was between two rival cult groups; Aiye Confraternity a.k.a ‘Black Axe’ and Eiye Confraternity,...
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23-year-old woman arrested for dumping day-old baby behind a building
An eyewitness, Malam Musa Yauri, told journalists in Yauri that the newborn baby was found dumped behind a building at about 5 p.m. on Sunday evening. “They have handed over the baby to the Yauri Local Government Authority, who in turn, handed over the...